Gerald Lazar examines "Getting a good grip: the handheld computer market is taking hold as the technology matures" in a major article published on page 34 - 36 of Federal Computer Week for 27Jul98. The article includes references to a host of U.S. Government handheld system efforts currently underway.

Psion has announced the release of Artamedia's Psion Soccer Manager (£34.95) for Series 3a/3c and Series 5 devices. This soccer management simulation lets you participate in soccer players' transfers, strategy and tactics, and interactive matches.

InfoWorld published on 03Aug98 has two potentially interesting stories for Pen Computing readers. The first is entitled "Puma to hand down databases" written by Andy Santoni and Ephraim Schwartz (page 8). This article looks at the latest handheld syncing technology being developed by Puma Technologies for Palm Pilot and Windows CE devices. The second article is entitled "Lucent Cards Free Mobile Users" by Eric Hall, and is a "review" of Lucent's recently announced WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Cards and WavePoint II Access Points.

Microsoft's Magazine has an article entitled "New Developments in Mobile Computing With Windows CE" that includes details about how one Seattle Mariners' talent scout uses his Windows CE handheld PC (HPC).

Geoworks has announced a co-marketing agreement with Fujitsu Software to promote Geoworks' new Premion Information Service via Fujitsu's ByeDesk Link server software application.

PageNet and Motorola have announced a new "two-way paging" package that will enable mobile users to get access to the Internet via PageWriter handheld devices. Services start at US$24.95 for coverage throughout the United States, and a PageWriter can either be purchased for just under US$400 or leased. [SOURCE: Wireless Today, "PageNet Stresses E-Mail Capability In New Two-Way Offering ", 13Aug98]

Timothy Killian has announced the formatting of a new collection of Newton Books entitled "Secular Humanist Manifestos (I, II, III)". If you are interested in these books send Timothy email directly.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)