Data Representations, Inc. announced the general availability of Simplicity for Mobile Servers at PalmSource Expo 2002. This application development software was shown for the first time in the Cingular Wireless booth. Data Representations & Cingular built integrated server and Palm applications for attendees then sent responses and requests via Palm.Net to a server based in New Jersey. The demonstration was a proof statement for how quickly and efficiently the network operates and how easy it is to program applications and servlets in a J2EE and J2ME Java Enterprise Environment using Simplicity for Mobile Servers rapid application development tools.

Chapura, Inc. has announced that Handspring, Inc., chose PocketMirror Standard as the Microsoft Outlook synchronization software to be included with the new Treo 180 communicator.

SplashData, Inc. announced SplashShopper, a personal shopping list manager that allows users to manage multiple shopping lists on a Palm OS handheld and desktop computer.

Audible, Inc. announced that its Audible Advisor Springboard module for Handspring Visors was awarded the title of “Best Audio Product” of 2001 by Handheld Computing Magazine.

Mitigo Inc. unveiled CodePoint, a software solution that allows mobile phones, PDAs, and emerging wireless devices to read visual symbols such as barcodes and complex matrix codes via integrated digital cameras.

Lancer, a mobile invoicing program suitable for freelancers, consultants, contractors, sales people, and tradesmen, has been released. Lancer allows the user to generate an invoice on the road and add to it as the project progresses.

At the PalmSource Conference & Expo, Handheld Computing Magazine announced that Action Names Datebook had won the Best Replacement Application among all Palm OS software for 2001. Action Names Datebook from iambic is designed to provide complete control over your Schedule, Contacts, and To Do List for Palm OS devices.

Palm, Inc. announced that the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSN) has selected Palm handheld computers for an initiative designed to promote evidence-based, error-free patient care in nursing.

Fictionwise has launched eleven 2001 Nebula Preliminary Ballot nominees available as a free ebooks. The finalists for this year’s Nebula awards will be chosen very soon, and once they are announced many of their preliminary ballot stories will no longer be free.

Portable Innovation Technology, Ltd. (PIT) announced the availability of the MemPlug Secure Digital/MultiMedia Memory (MemPlug SD/MMC) adaptor Springboard module for the Handspring Visor that provides up to 256MB of storage using a SD/MMC memory card.