3Com has named former Sony Executive and former Reebok Brand CEO Carl Yankowski as CEO and Director of their "IPO bound" subsidiary Palm Computing. He will reportedly take over on 13Dec99. [SOURCES: BusinessWire, Associated Press, and Reuters]

Sage U.S. Holdings and iambic Software have introduced TimeReporter (from iambic) for Carpe Diem Electronic Time Sheet (from Sage) that enables new "enterprise" time tracking software solutions for Palm OS devices.

Looking for some "encryption" packages for securely saving data on your Palm OS device? -- Then check out Strip or ReadThis! and also Secret and Top Secret that offer desktop access to encrypted data on both your desktop PC and Palm OS device.

PMN News Service has posted a host of good coverage related to: #1.) Vodafone & Reuters "collaboration" plans for future wireless news services; #2.) Kabestin Software new "Web Grabber" (US$20) for EPOC devices; #3.) Solvepoint new "PalmDock" (US$35) that enables Palm V devices to use peripherals designed for Palm III/VII devices; #4.) Puma Technologies plans to team with Japanese mobile network operator IDO to offer "WAP savvy" IntelliSync capabilities; #5.) AOL's announcement to acquire Tegic Communications (the developer of T9 input systems); #6.), Palm-Tec's new "hard cases" for Palm OS devices called "Scribble"; #7.) Psion's outsourcing of the manufacturing of their Series 5mx devices to Flextronics; and #8.) Gixom's plans for "WAP savvy" site directory and site search functionality.

World Market Strategies is giving away a Windows CE palm-size computer on 23Dec99 in a random drawing of online users who participate in a survey: www.mobilevillage.com/mobilevillage/expo/survey/. For more information contact: Jason Covington.

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