New version of TinySheet

iambic announced TinySheet 4, which includes the Excel-like charts of TinyChart, 113 built-in functions, and speed improvements.

Posted on: September 21, 2001 9:00 am

Scrabble on Palm OS devices

Handmark will release Scrabble on an expansion card for the Palm m125 handheld and the Palm m500 series. It is also being made available on CD-ROM for all other Palm OS based devices.

Posted on: September 21, 2001 9:00 am

PalmSource postponed

Palm, Inc. announced it has postponed next month’s PalmSource 2001 developer conference in the wake of the country’s tragic events last week. PalmSource was scheduled for Oct. 23-26 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. Palm plans to reschedule the event for later this year or early next year and will announce further details as they become available.

Posted on: September 21, 2001 9:00 am

Palm m125 released

Palm, Inc. introduced the Palm m125 handheld computer today. The m125 comes with Palm OS Version 4.0. The handheld offers a faster processor — the Dragonball VZ 33 MHz, operates on two AAA batteries and includes 8MB of RAM.The device also offers expansion via a Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard expansion slot for postage-stamp-sized content cards, and Palm’s Universal Connector for hardware accessories.The Palm m125 handheld has an estimated U.S. street price of $249 and includes bundled software solutions valued at more than $100.

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

New data utilities

DATA BECKER Corp. introduced new utilities for the Palm OS that address two PDA issues – data security and memory capacity. Conceal It protects information on a handheld device by encrypting and then ghosting files. Compress IT extends handheld memory by condensing, or zipping files.

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

Aluminum cases for m500 series

Saunders, manufacturer and marketer of RhinoSkin cases, announced that RhinoSkin Aluminum Molded Hardcases for the Palm m500 and m505 were made available on RhinoSkin’s Web site. The aluminum cases will be available at retail locations nationwide in mid-October.

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

Handmark to publish PrintBoy Pro

Bachmann Software announced a licensing agreement with Handmark, whereby retail chains nationwide will sell Bachmann

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

Palm names new board member

Palm, Inc. announced it has named Gareth C.C. Chang to a newly created seat on the Palm board of directors. Until last year, Chang served as chairman and chief executive officer of STAR TV and served on the board of News Corporation. Before joining STAR TV, Chang served as president of DirecTV International and president of Hughes International, responsible for operations in Europe, Canada, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. Previously, Chang served in a 20-year career at McDonnell Douglas Corporation, finishing as a corporate vice president and president of McDonnell Douglas Pacific and Asia.

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

Look at m125, Palm’s earnings

Here’s an article from CNET about the release of the m125. CNET also reports that Palm is due to release its quarterly earnings today.

Posted on: September 20, 2001 9:00 am

Expand Beyond helps enterprises

Expand Beyond Corporation, formerly known as PocketDBA Systems, has announced the closing of an $11.2 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures with additional participation from the company’s angel investor group. Expand Beyond develops products that enable enterprises to wirelessly manage their entire Information Technology infrastructure, from servers to databases.

Posted on: September 19, 2001 9:00 am