Sybase has created a Windows CE developer "jumpstart" point on the Internet for their Windows CE database technology called "SQL Anywhere Studio". On this site you can find a "free" 60-day evaluation copy and more detailed information about how to program and deploy Windows CE mobile enterprise solutions.

On The Go Software has announced an agreement with LandWare to develop a version of their Quicken ExpensAble program (US$50) that supports the Palm Computing platform by late Spring 1999. The ported software will synchronize with the desktop version of Quicken ExpensAble 98 using Palm Computing's HotSync function.

POSITIVE NEWS FROM ASIA!

• Nitsuko has announced a new "name-card size information terminal" that will allow users to exchange email and access Internet data [SOURCE: Nikkei English News]
• Asia Computer Weekly notes that 1999 will continue to be a growth marketplace in Japan for thin/light notebooks, handheld devices, and smart phones
• The Daily Telegraph reports that Psion/Symbian is "nearly ready to sign a licensing agreement" with Japan's Sony.

Motorola has announced a new US$369 PageWriter 2000X pager that lets "users get limited information from the Internet, as well as send and receive email, text messages, and regular pages." [SOURCE: New York Daily News]

NEC Computer Systems Division has announced a new Windows CE Handheld Professional PC called the "MobilePro 770 Handheld PC" that is thinner and lighter than previous HPC devices from NEC.

A recent TipWorld's "New Product Gossip of the Day" takes a look at the new Jump! Internet based calendar, email, address book, and task-list technology that links to "select PIMs and PDAs."

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)