News.com reports that Palm is facing a shortage due to the tight supply of LCDs and flash memory chips. The article says that the problem is related to the production of cellular phones, which contain the same memory and LCD screen parts used to make Palm devices.

DocuTouch, a provider of on-line identity authentication and document collaboration, announced the release of free software that will allow Palm VII and Palm.Net users to directly access the DocuTouch on-line services.

Motorola, Inc., along with Starfish Software, a wireless Internet solutions supplier, announced the availability of Starfish’s TrueSync technology for the new Motorola ACCOMPLI A6188 phone. TrueSync allows users to create their ideal solution with many devices, desktop PIMs, or web based calendars including Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Organizer, Lotus Notes, Windows CE devices, and Palm-based devices.

Esquire and peanutpress.com, the handheld eBook division of netLibrary Inc., are offering a free preview of the Esquire Summer Reading Issue for Palm and Windows CE handheld computers.

PC World reports that Microsoft and some of its partners are showing off new wireless solutions for the Pocket PC at OpeningWireless 2000. The article says that Nextcell is adding wireless capabilities to Pocket PC using CompactFlash and Novatel will sell a modem for the HP Jornada in August.

Esquire and peanutpress.com, the handheld eBook division of netLibrary Inc., are offering a free preview of the Esquire Summer Reading Issue for Palm and Windows CE handheld computers.

Handspring and PalmGear H.Q. announced they have opened a Web store for Springboard modules at PalmGear H.Q. Several modules and accessories are available today and many more solutions ranging from content modules to communications solutions will be added in the coming months.

IBM today announced a new line of AS/400e servers powered by production microchips made of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors and copper wiring. The new AS/400e servers support eXtensible Markup Language (XML), allowing customers to extend AS/400 applications to devices like cell phones and handhelds.

Socket Communications announced an alliance with Amazon.com to offer Socket’s Battery Friendly family of CompactFlash plug-in cards online. Cards now available for purchase online from Amazon.com include Socket’s Digital Phone Card, which allows mobile users to connect a Pocket PC to a mobile phone in order to surf the Web wirelessly. Amazon.com also offers Socket’s Low Power Ethernet Card, and Socket’s Bar Code Wand Card for adding bar code scanning capability.

IBM today announced a new line of AS/400e servers powered by production microchips made of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors and copper wiring. The new AS/400e servers support eXtensible Markup Language (XML), allowing customers to extend AS/400 applications to devices like cell phones and handhelds.