XcelleNet, Inc., a provider of management solutions for remote systems and mobile devices, announced that its Afaria solution now offers a broad range of database support, including Oracle8 and 8i and Microsoft SQL v. 7 and SQL Server 2000.

Wireless NewsFactor has an article on the surprisingly slow entrance the pornography industry is making into handheld computing.

ZDNet reports IBM is moving beyond clamshells in terms of mobile computer design, instead experimenting with more unusual designs, such as wearable PCs, watch computers, and even a computer sewn into clothing that integrates wires into the fabric.

ZDNet has an article on a new type of display being developed by Sony that will provide brighter images at a lower cost than current technologies. According to the article, Sony announced a prototype active-matrix display that takes advantage of organic electroluminescence (OEL) display technology which will lend itself well to handhelds and mobile phones.

PDASquare has an article on how to obtain software for your PDA.

Bachmann Software & Services announced that it has partnered with Macmillan Software to distribute a physical version of Bachmann

Wired.com has an article from Reuters about a team of researchers who claim to have found security flaws in the corporate standard for wireless computer networks that would allow hackers to break in and steal or modify data.

Handspring, Inc. announced expanded service activation for its VisorPhone Springboard expansion module through VoiceStream Wireless and Powertel, Inc. Handspring previously announced service activation in December with Cingular Wireless. Customers can now use their VisorPhone in GSM service areas in over 6,000 U.S. and Canadian cities and towns including New York, Dallas, Seattle, and Atlanta.

InformationWeek has an article on Wireless Knowledge Inc., which recently launched Anystyle, a wireless application designed to help users of personal digital assistants easily access company data.

Aventail Corporation and AvantGo, Inc. announced that they have entered into a joint marketing relationship that combines Aventail.Net managed service with AvantGo Enterprise software.