A new, free Palm OS program from the National Institutes of Health is claimed to be able to help health providers reduce heart attacks, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular mortality among their patients by as much as 30 percent.

LandWare, Inc. has released a preview of its Pocket Quicken 2.0. A visual tour of the software is available at their Web site.

MercuryGuide has selected Advertising.com, Inc. to market and sell sponsorship opportunities on MercuryGuide’s interactive event guides for handheld computers.

MaGlobe Inc. announced the release of its new AutoDialer for Palm OS handhelds designed to allow travelers to access the Internet from international destinations using any Palm OS PDA.

CNET News.com has a bit of news analysis of the recent announcements saying Palm faces a number of tough decisions in the coming months.

The Standard also has an article on Palm’s recent announcements. According to the article, the two developments suggest that Palm’s fight to reach profitability amid a slowing market for consumer devices is stalling.

CNET News.com has an article on Palm’s “double dose of bad news” announced Thursday.

Smart Business has an article that talks to Michael Mace, Palm’s chief competitive officer to get his take on whether or not the company can fend off increasing competition to maintain its lead.

Palm, Inc. and Extended Systems Inc. announced that they have mutually and amicably agreed to terminate their proposed merger agreement for Palm to acquire Extended Systems without payment of any termination fee. A proposed acquisition was announced March 6 and was expected to close in June. The slowing economy and market conditions led both companies to conclude that a termination of merger plans would best serve both companies and their respective shareholders.

Palm, Inc. has provided a business update. This update includes a lower revenue outlook for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. It also summarizes recent actions Palm has taken to address current conditions.