Mark-Space Software has announced the release of PageNOW! v1.1 for PalmPilot devices. The new version is selling at MacWorld Expo for US$59.95 + $7 S&H. Some new features include support for all the paging services using the TAP protocol, and support for all Hayes-compatible modems.

Fujitsu will be releasing to their vertical market customers this summer a new DOS based handheld unit called the "TeamPad 7100" that will weigh just over half a pound. In related news, Acadian Ambulance has announced plans to use Fujitsu's Stylistic 1200 pen-based tablets throughout their enterprise for mobile data collection and information retrieval.

TDK is now shipping a Windows CE savvy GSM software product called GlobalPulse that will link handheld devices to a host of GSM hardware products.

Reuters is reporting that 3Com is following up the recent news of the PalmPilot founders leaving 3Com to build PalmPilot devices for consumers, stating plans to increase their commitment to build and expand their offering of handheld solutions to business users.

Canadian mobile handheld users will be happy to learn that PageMart Canada has announced plans to partner with Motorola and 3Com to offer "wireless messaging" to PalmPilot users in Canada during this summer.

Telxon has announced that Europe's Castorama/Brico Depot stores will be using Telxon's PTC-960X wireless systems to perform "in-store applications" in nearly 140 stores throughout Europe.

Textware Solutions has announced the release of the FITALY Keyboard v1.0 for PalmPilot devices. This package provides "an ergonomic replacement for the standard QWERTY on-screen keyboard" and minimizes how far one must move their pen to spell common English words. A 30-day demo is available, and the per copy cost is US$25.

Prism Research has released a "major" enhancement to Apple's Works Calculations for the Newton called MathLib 3.00. Now you can do "Mathematica" type functionality in the palm of your hand. A collection of screen shots have been posted to the WWW along with a 14-day demo.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)