Pen Computing Daily News Archives, January 14, 1999

Andrew Seybold's "Summit Mobility 2000" will be held 13-15Feb99 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. Major participants and sponsors include: Andrew Seybold's Outlook; Forbes & Forbes ASAP; Wireless Week; Microsoft Corporation; Nortel Networks; GoAmerica Communications; Infowave Software; and Research In Motion Limited.

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) has announced a new joint development effort with QNX Software Systems to extend CIC's Jot handwriting recognition system to licensees of the QNX real-time operating system.

BusinessWire has announced that NeoMedia Technologies has a new service they are calling PaperClick that enables Wireless Markup Language v1.1 and Handheld Device Markup Language 3.0 compliant micro- browsers to be used on cellular phones.

Actual Software is reportedly now shipping MultiMail Pro v3.1 for Palm OS devices that enables "direct email server" access.

Microsoft has appointed Ben Waldman to Vice President of their Mobile Devices Division in Microsoft's Business Productivity Group. Waldman will be responsible for "design, development and marketing of software for mobile devices such as Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs and mobile phone products."

Symbol Technologies is now demoing their new 11-Mbps wireless LAN systems at a host of Jan00 trade shows, and announced three new major customers: Alocoa, Alaska Airlines, and Warehouse Entertainment.

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