Palm has announced new expanded features in their "Escalation Support Program" for enterprise customers -- improved tech support, training, hardware replacement options, and integration services.

BSQUARE has announced new partnerships with the following companies (listed below) to provide Bluetooth developer resources geared to reduce development time and costs -- National Semiconductor, Silicon Wave, Socket Communications, NSM Technology, Brain, and Digianswer Corporation.

Rick Broida will be holding an "eBooks: Fact or Fiction?" online discussion on PlanetIt. Mr. Broida works for Handheld Computing Magazine and has written two Palm OS focused books.

Motorola has reportedly announced plans to license ARM 16-bit and 32-bit microprocessor core designs for use in future DigitalDNA solutions. Some industry analysts are considering this news confirmation that Motorola plans to stop building next-generation DragonBall processors, which are currently used in Palm OS devices.

Tech Data and FileMaker have announced plans to provide database software solutions to resellers and systems integrators in North and South America. Part of this deal includes increased marketing efforts related to highlighting FileMaker's Palm OS based database solution strengths for use in mobile applications.

PhatWare Corporation has announced new "Holiday Season" pricing via their online store that will be valid through January 31, 2001. For instance HPC Notes Standard Edition (Windows CE) will be offered for US$30 vs. US$40.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)