Symbol Technologies has announced that Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) will be using the Symbol SPT 1500 palm-size computer based on 3Com's Palm III device for their new "physician charge capture initiative to enhance patient care." The customized solution is being developed by ClinEffect Systems. [SOURCE: Business Wire]

PowerGizmo Technologies has announced the release of "nine personal and business applications for the Microsoft's Windows CE and 3Com's Palm OS family of products." This collection includes To-Do list trackers and object trackers (movies, CDs, etc.).

REVIEWS!--PC Magazine recently reviewed the Novatel Contact Wireless Handheld PC and LandWare's GoType! Keyboard for Palm OS devices. PC Week has also recently reviewed the new Cassiopeia E-100 from Casio Computer, and Fujitsu PC's new LifeBook B112 (Win98 but in a Windows CE form factor).

Advance Systems has announced plans to license Certicom's encryption technology to be used in Advance Systems' future enterprise applications for Palm OS and Windows CE devices.

IBM has announced plans to follow in the footsteps of Oracle and Sybase and offer a "smaller version" of their DB2 database technology for Windows CE and Palm OS devices. [SOURCE: Mark Hammond, PC Week, 15Feb99, page 8]

Jean-Louis Villecroze has announced the release of Version R15 of NewtProlog Beta.

And, finally for this week: Jaap Rodenburg is interested in trying to find a solution that would let his eMate 300 communicate with any of the new iMac systems using IrDA. If you know of a solution, send Jaap email.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)