TechTracker announced the extension of its site, VersionTracker.com, to include not only Mac support but also Windows and Palm OS.

Larry Garfield has a column at Palm Station in which he suggest Palm could unload some of its excess inventory by taking it to college campuses and marketing directly to students, much as cell phone companies have been doing for years.

CNET reports Handspring will release a wireless phone module for its Visor handheld in Japan this fall.

CNET has an article on the speculation as to whether Palm may be acquired by a company like Apple or IBM.

Palm, Inc. announced it has hired Todd Bradley, formerly executive vice president of global operations at Gateway Inc., to be executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Solutions Group. In addition, the company said channel sell-through has continued to improve as the company’s new line–the m500 series–is selling well in the United States and has just begun selling internationally.

Palm also said it will make additional reductions in its work force in the first fiscal quarter of 2002 to bring its cost structure closer in line with business conditions. Last month, Palm reduced its work force by a total of about 300 regular and contract workers. The company expects to provide more information about its work-force reduction when it announces fourth-quarter 2001 results the week of June 25.

Palm Boulevard reports GoAmerica Inc. unveiled Mobile Office, a new wireless offering for the enterprise, designed to facilitate desktop replication for mobile professionals and provide the enterprise with one simple and customizable wireless product. Mobile Office is slated for general availability June 25, 2001.

Palm has is offering employees of authorized Palm retailers a chance to win a Palm m500. To enter the Sell & Win reseller promotion, you need to sell any 15 Palm handhelds between April 26 and June 24, 2001 and then successfully complete the online 6-question quiz about the new m500 and m505 handhelds. More details are available on Palm’s Web site.

CNET News.com reports Extended Systems has announced that it would trim 15 percent of its staff and sell its print-server business. According to the article, the exit from the print-server business and the job cuts had been anticipated as part of the Palm acquisition deal, and despite the fact that the deal is no longer going through, the company is continuing with its planned restructuring.

ZDNet reports Acer, a Taiwan-based computer and computer component company, plans to base a new line of handhelds called the Acer Mobile Device on the Palm OS. The deal, which will be officially announced in Taipei, will be good through 2005.

The PDA Company Inc. announced it has opened its doors and its Web site for business. The PDA Company was created to provide essential PDA services to a wide variety of users. These services include tech support, device configuration, on-line training, corporate support, software quality assurance, and mobile enterprise solutions. Their PDACORP division provides a support service designed for corporate executives, small businesses, and large corporations who have adopted or would like to adopt PDA enterprise solutions. These special services include high priority tech support, custom device configuration, on-line solution training, and Web-based reporting of corporate user inquiries.