Sybase announced that its mobile and embedded database technology, Sybase SQL Anywhere Studio will support the Global Data Access architecture for Windows CE. This will enable a broader range of developers to leverage the ADO and OLE DB support in Visual Basic and Visual C++ to develop enterprise applications for Windows CE.

Intel announced it will start making chips with more advanced production techniques in 2002. According to News.com, smaller, faster chips will be needed in devices such as handhelds, TV set-top boxes, and low-cost PCs.

CNN Interactive has this story on the state of the handheld market. The story says that while sales for handhelds will grow, smart phone sales are expected to reach 12.9 million units in 2003.

Microsoft Europe announced that new Windows CE based color palm-size PC products are outselling 3Com’s Palm computers 3 to 1 in France.

Addonics Communications announced the ART 4000, a Windows-based remote terminal that supports Citrix’s latest Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) software, MetaFrame 1.8 and WinFrame 1.8 and includes a Cyrix Media GX processor and Windows CE operating system. It is targeted at the corporate market as a high performance, low-cost, ease-of-use enterprise solution.

PC World Magazine has this wrap-up from this week’s Windows CE Developers Conference in Denver, Colorado. According to the report, this year’s conference was unusually quiet.

Motorola announced the availability of its PageWriter 2000X two-way wireless communications center. PageWriter 2000x comes with comes with TrueSync Software to help enable users to manage appointments, contacts, tasks and notes. Compatible with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0, the TrueSync Software solution enables the pager to be synchronized with compatible PC and select PIM applications, services and Web-based calendars, including Microsoft’s Outlook, Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, and personal digital assistant (PDA) devices.

Intel announced it will start making chips with more advanced production techniques in 2002. According to News.com, smaller, faster chips will be needed in devices such as handhelds, TV set-top boxes, and low-cost PCs.

CNN Interactive has this story on the state of the handheld market. The story says that while sales for handhelds will grow, smart phone sales are expected to reach 12.9 million units in 2003.

Microsoft Europe announced that new Windows CE based color palm-size PC products are outselling 3Com’s Palm computers 3 to 1 in France.