PC Week has this article about the increasing convergence of PDAs and mobile phones.

News.com has this story on how Motorola introduced a handheld organizer that meshes with its cellular phone technology. The Motorola StarTac Organizer has TrueSynch technology to synchronize with PC organizer software such as Microsoft’s Outlook, IBM’s Lotus Organizer, and Lotus Notes.

Here’s a story on the deal between America Online, Netscape, and Sun Microsystems. The article mentions AOL chairman Steve Case’s AOL Anywhere initiative.

3Com Corporation announced that it has acquired Smartcode Technologie of Montpellier, France. Smartcode is a developer and provider of wireless data communications and Internet access software technology used by many of the world’s cellular telecommunications companies. Smartcode’s 33 employees will form the nucleus of 3Com’s new Palm Computing platform’s European development center in Montpellier.

NTS Computer Systems Ltd. announced that the company has signed an agreement with Sciencesoft Ltd. of the UK, to become the exclusive distributor of its Windows CE version Sciencesoft Calculator. The Sciencesoft Calculator will be included as a standard application within each DreamWriter I.T.

CNN has this article about how IT managers are unprepared to deal with the use of handhelds for tracking data. According to the article, IT managers are also unprepared to deal with the security risks associated with the growing use of PDAs.

Last week Sun Microsystems announced it has licensed 3Com’s HotSync technology. PC Week has more on this agreement.

Organic announced its collaboration with Day-Timers, Inc. to develop Day-Timer Digital. Organic will continue to work with the Day-Timer Digital team to create synchronization for electronic or desktop calendaring systems including Outlook, PalmPilot, CE, Sharp and Day-Timer Organizer.

ZDNet has this article about Microsoft’s fight on all fronts.

CNN has this article about Microsoft’s update to Windows CE. The article also previews Windows CE devices from Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Everex, and Casio.