News.com has an article on Microsoft’s announcement about Universal Plug and Play (UPNP), which is designed to connect consumer electronics devices with personal computers to create a home network capable of sharing devices and data.

GoldMine Software Corp. will be making what they claim to be “a major industry announcement” at the DCI Customer Relationship Management Expo in San Francisco on April 19-20. At the expo, they will be demonstrating a preview of GoldMine’s thin JAVA client and GoldMine’s PDA/Outlook synchronization.

Law.com, the Internet’s Portal to the Law announced it is awarding new members of its web community with the opportunity to win a Palm IIIx organizer or designer golf clubs just for joining. Membership @law.com is free.

Insignia Solutions announced today that it has released version 1.0 of the Jeode platform. Insignia has released the Jeode platform for use by Windows CE Java developers.

Rachis Corp. announced that ATI Technologies is using Rachis system-level software within its new Set-top-Wonder II set-top box reference design. Using Rachis’ PlusTV Platform Integration Kit for QED MIPS 5231/V3 320, ATI’s Set-Top-Wonder II provides a platform for manufacturers to create Windows CE-based set-top boxes.

Taco Bell has selected Thinque Systems to test Merchandising Sales Portfolio, the Windows CE-based software, as the field automation solution to automate their mystery shopping field personnel.

Ilium Software announces a new product, TapeMinder, for Handheld, Palm-size and Desktop PCs. TapeMinder organizes videotape and program information in addition to giving reminders of upcoming programs to record. TapeMinder can be used on the Palm-size or Handheld PC by itself, or its information can be synchronized with the optional desktop add-on.

Microsoft and Spyglass have announced that Spyglass signed a 3-year deal with Microsoft to help develop and integrate Internet-ready applications for Windows CE device manufacturers. News.com has the details on this agreement.

Newsweek.com has this article on Windows CE based Handheld PCs.

If you haven’t already, you can register for DemoMobile ’99, which will be held April 11-13 at the at the Lowes Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, California.