Puma Technology previewed Vulcan, a server-based device connectivity platform. Vulcan is a single vendor solution that works with Intellisync Anywhere and Satellite Forms and leverages all of the advanced features of the Intellisync Synchronization solution such as query/response, conflict resolution and filtering. The Vulcan platform, an extension to Puma’s Intellisync Anywhere software, can be deployed across multiple applications and devices, supporting standard back-end interfaces such as ODBC, HTML, and Lotus Notes. Sorry, no pointy ears.

Proxim, Inc. announced the availability of the RangeLAN2 CE PC Card for Windows CE-based handheld PCs and devices for $295.

Hewlett- Packard announced an upgrade for its HP 620LX and 660LX color palmtop PCs. The upgrade includes productivity applications from HP and an upgrade from Windows=AE CE 2.0 to Windows CE Handheld Professional Edition software. The HP productivity applications provide 64K color and MP3 player support, full backup capabilities, an HP viewer for enhanced viewing of PIM information, and HP quick pad.

We’re so cool. At the New Jersey Venture Fair yesterday, ZATZ: Pure Internet Publishing was awarded Best Sales and Marketing Strategy. We even got a cool plaque.

GeeThree.com announced the Stealth Serial Port for the Power Macintosh G3. It is compatible with Palm handhelds, printers, MIDI devices, LocalTalk devices, modems and digital cameras. The Stealth Serial Port will be available next week.

Pendragon Software Corporation and WaveWare Communications announced interoperability plans for their products, Pendragon OrderForms and WaveWare

For readers in the Palo Alto, California area, the Stanford PalmPilot User Group will meet on April 6th. The Guest of Honor will be John Figueroa, of the Electronic Fast Integration Group, who will demonstrate (and raffle) their V8 eight-megabyte upgrade for the PalmV.

News.com reports that 3Com will ditch the storage area network market to focus on its Palm Computing division.

Puma Technology previewed Vulcan, a server-based device connectivity platform. Vulcan is a single vendor solution that works with Intellisync Anywhere and Satellite Forms and leverages all of the advanced features of the Intellisync Synchronization solution such as query/response, conflict resolution and filtering. The Vulcan platform, an extension to Puma’s Intellisync Anywhere software, can be deployed across multiple applications and devices, supporting standard back-end interfaces such as ODBC, HTML, and Lotus Notes. Sorry, no pointy ears.

The San Francisco Business Journal has this story on Handspring, Inc. the newly formed handheld company founded by former Palm Computing executives Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan.