Itron, a major automatic meter reading (AMR) services and equipment company that is focused on the utility industry, has selected Schlumberger to provide Itron with "mobile and handheld meter reading systems."

Alan Yoshioka reports some problems connecting to his new iPass using the "standard settings" that came with his Sharp Mobilon 4100. The tech support folks at iPass were able to come up with a series of workarounds, but Alan would like other Windows CE users to know that you have to expect some workarounds depending on your hardware device.

Symbol Technologies has announced that Selsius Systems (an integrator of IP-PBX systems) has chosen to use Symbol's wireless Spectrum24 NetVision IP phone technology in future Selsius Systems' retail and business applications.

The Wireless Today published on 09Sep98 notes that Mitsubishi Wireless Communications has created a new "accessory kit" that will make it possible to use Mitsubishi's new "MobileAccess Series 100 smartphone" (CDPD) as a wireless modem for a 3Com PalmPilot devices.

SAP Canada is working with Intermec Technologies, Norand Mobile Systems, and FinTech Services to market completely integrated hardware and software systems that make mobile solutions possible for SAP Canada customers. In related news, 3Com's Palm Computing is going to team with SAP North American to provide mobile enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to SAP customers.

Lunatech Research has announced the release of LunaSuite Pro 2.1Bc350EN: a set of modular network tools (eMail, a WWW Browser, FTP, and GSM-SMS) for devices running Newton OS 2.1. The list price of LunaSuite Pro is US$69. Lunatech has also recently announced plans for a maintenance release during Q4'98, and during 1999 Lunatech will put the source code to the LunaSuite in the public domain.

Mark Conn has announced on the NewtonMail listserver the availability of professionally embroidered "Think Newton" Polo shirts. The shirts will be available for US$32 each plus $3.50 per shirt. If interested send Mark email ASAP!

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)