Thinking Bytes Technologies released MyTapes&CDs, a multimedia catalog for Palm Computing platform. The program allows users to catalog videotapes, cassettes and CDs.

Thanks to reader Dan Hargens for sending in this item on Secure ID for the Palm organizer. Secure ID uses copy protection mechanisms to safeguard the SecurID application on Palm devices.

PC Week has this report from DemoMobile ’99 in San Diego. The report says that Fujitsu Personal Systems, Vadem, and IBM are showing off new Windows CE devices at this year’s show.

Dragon Systems introduced Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Organizer, a handheld recorder that stores and transcribes voice commands. News.com has more on this and other announcements made at DemoMobile ’99.

BSquare announced that it has shipped software to Hewlett-Packard Company and Philips for inclusion on their Palm-size PC devices. The HP Jornada 420 Palm-size PCs are currently shipping with BSQUARE’s bTASK device management program, and the Philips’ Nino 500 series palm-size PCs will ship with bTASK, bFAX Express, and bPRINT software programs during the second quarter of this year.

Vadem announced that its ParaGraph division will provide its CalliGrapher 5.2 natural handwriting recognition software as a standard feature for the Nino 500 series and future palm-size PCs manufactured by Philips.

Dragon Systems introduced Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Organizer, a handheld recorder that stores and transcribes voice commands. News.com has more on this and other announcements made at DemoMobile ’99. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,35000,00.html?st.ne.fd.mdh

Thanks to all of our readers who sent in this article from PC Week about third-party support for the Palm VII.

Sovereign Software announced its emergence into developing products for the Palm computing platform. They will also be giving away a free Caribbean cruise for two in the weeks to come.

Socket Communications announced the release of the Socket Laser Scanner Connection Kit, a mobile bar code scanning solution that allows users to plug a Symbol Technologies LS2104, LS3603 or LS4004 laser scanner gun into a Windows CE-based Handheld PC or a Windows 9x/NT notebook. The kit is intended for VARs, OEMs and integrators who want to create high-performance mobile data collection solutions based on Microsoft Windows technology.