3Com's new Palm V device was designed with help from IDEO Product Development. [OTHER SOURCE: The latest Fortune magazine also reportedly has coverage.]

The TeleAdapt Group has announced a new line of mobile "in-line power surge and spike protector" products called "SurgeStop."

Alpha Microsystems' AlphaServ.com is "nearly" up and running with goals of providing a "multi-vendor" information management marketplace that will include details about handheld devices and vendors.

The Standards Committee of the Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA) will hold a working meeting on 16Mar99 at the Biltmore Hotel and Suites, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, California.

Cygnus Solutions has announced "GNUPro" embedded software technology for Intel's StrongARM microprocessors. This could be a useful tool for build a Linux OS based handheld devices.

K2 Consultants has announced the release of Griffith's Five Minute Clinical Consult for Palm OS devices (US$65). This edition includes over 1000 clinical topics that can be used by primary care physicians, nurses, physical assistants, and other specialists.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)