On Friday 05Nov99, AvantGo will be hosting a free seminar entitled "Take a Walk on the Wireless Side With Your Handheld and AvantGo!" in Los Angeles, California (AT&T Building, Yosemite Room, 12900 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos, CA 90703-8573, Hotel: 562-468-8686). To register check out: corp.avantgo.com/news/seminars/ or call: 877-779-8191.

Telstreet.com or 877-947-3537 has announced that you can now purchase from them Qualcomm's pdQ integrated Palm OS smartphone (US$800).

"Web On The Go" and Xircom have announced a new promotional rebate kit available to Windows CE device purchasers between now and 31Jan00 -- "Xircom 56-Kbps modem and software kit that includes 10 packages for US$49."

DataGet v1.2 for Palm OS from Tescina has been improved to allow for the collection of 1000 variable gauge values with each variable able to store 2000 measurements. Other enhancements: barcode support, backup data logs, saved data purge, and better cut-n-paste capabilities. The software costs US$149 and the add-on port for the Palm IIIe is US$399. You can also get a complete package for US$713 that includes software and a Symbol SPT 1500 (integrated Palm OS barcode scanner handheld).

Delta Air Lines has announced plans to offer "wireless access to customers' flight itineraries, up-to-date flight arrival/departure information, same-day gate information and worldwide flight schedules" via "next-generation" handheld mobile computers and smartphones.

iScribe (a healthcare technology company) has announced a suite of new solutions for wireless handheld devices that enables healthcare professionals to "quickly and easily enter and transmit prescriptions, order laboratory tests and capture billing charges at the point of care."

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com) eFax: 978-246-3067