Synchrologic announced that it has added new features to its iMobile Suite product that will let business professionals synchronize data between their Palm devices and Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes servers. iMobile Suite’s RealSync Server is being upgraded to enable users to synchronize their email and personal information management data.

XcelleNet, Inc. announced that Afaria, its mobile resource management solution, can now be used to deploy and update anti-virus software to handheld computers running the Palm OS platform.

WaveLink Corporation announced that their platform has passed Ericsson’s General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) Applications Performance Evaluation within Ericsson’s Mobile Applications Initiative (MAI).

CNET News.com has an article on Handspring beginning to sell its VisorPhone.

Developers’ Nation announced that it has created a service that will allow Palm OS developers worldwide to receive technical assistance for creating and writing code for the Palm OS platform. The new service was previewed December 11 through December 15, 2000 at PalmSource 2000 in Santa Clara, CA and is positioned to serve as a comprehensive online technical resource for the Palm OS development community.

HandHeldCrime has published its 9th issue with more free crime fiction available for reading through AvantGo or with a doc reader, as well as directly from their Web site. The issue features new original short fiction from Patricia Alameda and Ray Nayler; the second installment of David Kearns’ novel THE MUCKRAKERS; a J. Michael Blue discussion of hard-boiled author George P. Pelecanos; and, a guest introduction by Kevin Burton Smith of Thrilling Detective.

Handspring, Inc. will begin selling its VisorPhone Springboard expansion module. VisorPhone is available now at Handspring’s Web site with competitive service plans available in select regions from Cingular Wireless, a GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) carrier in the United States.

Time is running out to buy that special someone a new Palm computer for Christmas. All orders must be in to the Palm Store today by 11 a.m. PST. Orders placed after today won’t be guaranteed delivery in time for Christmas.

eWEEK has an article on location-based advertising services for wireless devices that says while the technology has a great deal of potential, it may be hindered by the fact that people hate it. Jason Catlett, a privacy advocate and president of Junkbusters Corp., compares it to the Internet’s use of spam and nonconsensual tracking.

Centura Software Corp. announced a partnership with Bematek Ltd, a Hong Kong based IT services and solutions company. Bematek Ltd is Centura Software