Computer Reseller News says that the reaction from VARs to Palm Computing’s upcoming spin-off from 3Com has been positive.

Infinity Softworks announced shipment of version 2.0 of the FCPlus Professional financial calculator. Designed for financial, real estate and retail professionals, the FCPlus Professional calculator includes over 400 built-in business, math, finance, and statistics functions.

Computer Reseller News has this article on how IT professionals are implementing handheld devices. The article says that instead of choosing between the Palm OS or Windows CE, IT professionals are using both.

Tibco Software and announced that Tibco will resell AvantGo Enterprise along with Tibco’s Tib/ContentBroker and Tib/EventConsole products to mobile professionals who need access to Enterprise Resource Planning data via handheld devices.

Mainbrace Corporation announced the FastTrack Portable Data Terminal (PDT), a ready-for-manufacture product that enables OEMs to reduce the risk, decrease the cost, and accelerate the development of highly differentiated Microsoft Windows CE-based systems for vertical markets.

PC World has this article covering Compaq’s newest devices, the Aero 1530 and the Aero 2180.The Aero 1530, which is seen as a Palm V competitor, has a docking cradle, AC adapter, an auto adapter, and a travel synchronization cable. Aero 2180 is a color palm-size PC with 24MB of memory.

Qualcomm’s pdQ smartphone was chosen by WaveWare Communications a platform for its new WaveSync synchronization server. WaveSync enables Palm Computing platform users to synchronize with an enterprise server, allowing multiple users to synchronize multiple applications simultaneously with a central server from the desktop or remotely via a wireless device such as the pdQ smartphone.

Tibco Software and announced that Tibco will resell AvantGo Enterprise along with Tibco’s Tib/ContentBroker and Tib/EventConsole products to mobile professionals who need access to Enterprise Resource Planning data via handheld devices.

Pocketportfolio.com was introduced by Palmtop Publishing. This solution for the Palm OS puts your company’s complete analyst and earnings package in the pocket of your senior staff and select members of the financial community.

Just what is the Palm Economy? Interactive Week has this article which explains how Palm Computing’s spin-off will enable it to become the “Microsoft of the digital device era.”