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Palm, Inc. has extended its customer service hours during the holiday season to cater to the growing demand for support. The company has also introduced the Palm Knowledge Finder, a web-based interactive customer-service tool available at www.palm.com/support. This new tool enables customers to search for and find
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XcelleNet, the leader in the mobile resource management market, has announced that its Afaria solution can now be used to deploy and update anti-virus software to handheld computers running the Palm OS platform. This capability allows enterprises to centrally manage virus scanning software from industry leaders such as Symantec, F-Secure,
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VMware, Inc. has announced the formation of its Preferred Hardware Partner Program, with Compaq, Dell, IBM, and VA Linux Systems as founding partners. This program enables VMware and its hardware partners to test, optimize, and jointly market solutions based on VMware software and partner hardware. By participating in the program,
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Tom O'Gara, co-founder of MobileAria, will address venture capitalists, investment bankers, and industry analysts at the Technology Outlook Conference 2000, highlighting the potential of in-vehicle mobile communications. According to Goldman Sachs research, North Americans spend 500 million hours per week in their automobiles, with 86% of wireless phone
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Com21, Inc., a leading global provider of system solutions for the broadband access market, has signed a licensing agreement with TriGem Computer, Inc., one of the world's largest PC manufacturers, to manufacture and distribute Com21's latest DOXport(TM) cable modems in Korea. This partnership aims to
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JP Systems, a pioneer in wireless enabling technology, has announced its SureWave platform, a robust solution for deploying wireless vertical applications and other wireless solutions to enterprises and their customers. The platform, featuring end-to-end security provided by Certicom, enables the wireless adaptation of content for mail, information, and enterprise applications.
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MobileAria, a company dedicated to developing a hands-free mobile Internet service platform for the automobile, was launched on October 11, 2000, with significant investments from industry leaders Delphi Automotive Systems, Palm, Inc., and Mayfield Fund. This innovative platform aims to provide an open access system for in-vehicle management of personal
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Microsoft Corp. and PC maker eMachines Inc. have announced the launch of an Internet device that can be bundled with a subscription to Microsoft's MSN Companion Internet access offering. The eMachines MSN Companion comes with a full-sized keyboard but without a monitor, designed to work with a standard
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V-ONE Corporation, a leading provider of Virtual Private Networks (VPN), has announced the availability of the beta version of their VPN client, SmartPass, for most versions of the Palm OS. The launch comes as corporations face a rapidly growing need to securely integrate Palm PDA users into their corporate data
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G. Joseph Prendergast, 55, will retire as president and chief operating officer of Wachovia Corp. on January 1, after more than 28 years with the company and less than two years with the dual titles. Prendergast's departure was not attributed to a specific reason. Wachovia has outlined expanded
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New York-based Sony Corp. is poised to release a new handheld computer, dubbed the CLIE, which will utilize Palm Inc.'s operating system. This move aims to expand the market for Palm handhelds beyond the tech-savvy crowd and mobile professionals, said Mark Bercow, a Palm executive. The CLIE will
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At a launch event on August 30, 2000, Sony Electronics unveiled its latest handheld device, the CLIE Handheld, equipped with digital imaging features and a Palm operating system. This device marks Sony's continued innovation in integrating entertainment with functional electronics. The CLIE Handheld will be available in September
