Wavecom S.A. announced a strategic relationship with Handspring, Inc. to explore the development of future wireless data products and modules for U.S. and worldwide markets.

Personal Electronics Concealment, LLC, is now introducing the e-Holster Single line of products for wireless phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld computers.

Handspring will introduce VisorPhone to the European market at 3GSM World Congress this week, with targeted customer availability in the first half of 2001.

Tally Systems announced that it has added recognition of PDA synchronization software to its asset tracking software, TS.Census. The new software recognition update is designed to allow IT managers to determine which end-users are utilizing Palm-type devices in conjunction with their computers.

Palm is offering $100 in credit when you buy a Palm VIIx handheld and sign up for qualifying Palm.Net wireless service.

The Register has an article on how Sharp is looking to Linux as the basis for the next generation of its Zaurus PDAs sold outside Japan.

According to the Desmoines Register, TRG Products is changing its name to HandEra as it does away with its contract work, adds to its sales force, and focuses engineers on improving the company’s handheld computer products.

CNET News.com reports Palm and Handspring saw a decline in their share of the handheld market in January, losing some ground to devices running Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system. According to the article, however, PC Data analyst Stephen Baker said the new figures probably don’t signify a long-term change in market share as it has more to do with normal, post-holiday fluctuations.

CASLsoft announced an updated release of the CASL development environment.

At GSM World Cannes, ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., unveiled its new smARTspeak NG, a Voice Recognition solution for mass market cellular handsets.