TealPoint Software announced the release of TealAlias version 1.00 for Palm OS handhelds. TealAlias allows handheld owners to take advantage of external expansion memory cards like Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SD, and MMC. Similar to Windows “shortcuts” or MacOS “alias” files, TealAlias aliases are small placeholder applications that, when run, automatically find, load, and launch specified applications and data files from memory or external flash cards.

Palm, Inc. announced five agreements with technology companies for voice over IP (VoIP), Wi-Fi, and authentication software based on protocol developed by Cisco. These agreements are designed to make wirelessly using the Internet or corporate network more accessible, versatile, and secure for professionals using the Palm Tungsten C handheld. VLI, Linksys, Wayport, WiFinder, and Meetinghouse Data Communications introduced products, services, and special offers that capitalize on the integrated Wi-Fi of the Tungsten C handheld for Wi-Fi campus networkers and small office or home office (SOHO) professionals.

Palm, Inc. has teamed with Orange France to design solutions for professionals on the move to gain access to their email and enterprise data. The companies will offer the Orange bureau service powered by the Palm Tungsten W handheld computer, scheduled for release in France this summer via Orange’s distribution network.

The first 100 people to place an order for any SCOTTeVEST will receive a brand new compass/light/keychain for free.

Loris Ltd. launched a new product, MetaInstaller. This software allows developers to package their software and build installations for Windows, Palm, and Pocket PC platforms. MetaInstaller is a flexible shell, where developers can adjust all necessary installation package parameters–from visual appearance to processor and color depth sensitive files. The installer also allows building cross-platform installation packages, where the same software with different versions for different platforms (Palm, PocketPC, Windows) is distributed in a single installation package.

AccuWeather.com has introduced a BREW enabled weather application to offer “zoomable” and animated radar imagery for wireless phones. The new weather application, based on QUALCOMM’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform, delivers rich, multimedia weather forecasts and images to users who download the application using the latest handsets.

sfr GmbH in Cologne presented a new version of their graphical security solution for PDAs: visual Key PalmOS 1.6. visual Key PalmOS 1.6 is a security solution that replaces the standard login of all Palm, Handspring, Handera, and Sony PDAs from Palm OS 3.5 to Palm OS 5.0 with an easier and safer procedure.

StylusCentral.com announces the commercial availability of its new 2-in-1 stylus pen for the Palm Tungsten T PDA. The new model incorporates both a stylus and refillable ink pen and fits into the PDA silo, the channel in which users store their styli when not in use. The stylus also telescopes from a length of 3 10/16″ to a maximum length of 5″.

Grey Matter India launched Mobile Assist, Symbian based call management software for mobile handsets. Mobile Assist is a complete call management application that automates inbound/outbound calls and two way SMS messages. Mobile Assist allows user to respond to callers with personalized voice messages. Mobile Assist can identify the caller and play a prerecorded message for the particular user.

Those attending this year’s BookExpo America (BEA) conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center may want to stop by the Palm Digital Media, Inc. booth on May 30 for a high-tech ebook signing with New York Times best-selling fantasy writer Tad Williams. Williams will be at the Palm Digital Media booth located in the show’s eBook Experience pavilion from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. May 31 to sign copies of The War of the Flowers, a contemporary novel set in Northern California, and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination. Williams is also the author of the popular OtherLand series, a four-volume epic about a global conspiracy that threatens to sacrifice Earth for the promise of a more exclusive universe. The books are published by DAW Books, Inc., the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy.