Quickies: Enterprise, eBooks and More

Posted By: PIC Monday, February 3, 2003 11:04:53 AM

United Kingdom
The Tungsten W is now available in the United Kingdom through Expansys. ZDNET is reporting that Sony has confirmed that the UK will get the NZ90, in mid-March, shortly after its release in the US.

Palm Wireless DB Server
Palm Inc today announced that Anyware is using Palm Solutions Group's Wireless Database Access Server (WDBAS) to deliver data-collection services to Anyware's mobile enterprise customers. Anyware customers using Palm handhelds can now create data-collection applications with Anyware's Remote End-user Data Services (REDS), and distribute the electronic forms to handhelds in the field within minutes. More in this press release.

AvantGo Mobile Sales Software
AvantGo today announced that it has shipped the second generation of its AvantGo Mobile Sales(TM) solution, a enhanced version of its mobile application built to help executives accelerate the adoption of existing customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA) applications. With out-of-the-box Siebel and Web integration, companies can increase the ROI and effectiveness of current CRM installations, while enhancing sales force productivity, improving customer interactions and gaining pipeline visibility. The new version of AvantGo Mobile Sales provides handheld access to key sales tools at the point of customer interaction, minimizing downtime by providing access to multiple data resources such as SFA, call center, ERP, intranet and legacy systems. More in this press release.

Sony T-series battery pack
PN Technologies is announcing an External Battery Pack for Sony Clie PDA's. This device works with Clie's that have a t-series connector. The battery pack holds 4 AAA batteries. The part number of this new cable is PDCT-BATTPACK. It is currently shipping from pcables.com.

MegaLauncher
MegaLauncher 4 has been released. The new version includes Palm OS 5 support, high-res+, handera 330 supports and new skins, icons and backgrounds.

Free Nebula eBooks
Fictionwise now has launched eight 2002 Nebula Preliminary Ballot nominees available as a free eBooks. The finalists for this year's Nebula awards will be chosen very soon, and once they are announced many of our preliminary ballot stories will no longer be free. Get them here.

Caught in the Act
A Norwegian Parliament member was caught playing a war game on his PDA while military action was being debated on the floor....

Helleland said he had intended to check his schedule on his Palm personal digital assistant but couldn't resist a round of Metalion, a war-game set in space that lets players shoot laser cannon at targets. He played it for about seven minutes in full view of cameras.

Update:CNN goofed, the MP was using a Pocket PC(not a Palm handheld), go figure...

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Can I Play too?

ozz @ 2/3/2003 12:18:56 PM #

That is hilarious about the MP getting caught playing war games. Now, ALL the members of parliament will want a Palm to play games too!! HEY...there's a new marketing strategy....market to all the US Senators and Congressmen/women and show all the games they could play while sitting in on the floor debates! LOL

RE: Can I Play too?

amflores @ 2/3/2003 3:13:42 PM #

the only thing is that it seems that the guy was playing on a Pocket PC...

Url?

skeezix @ 2/3/2003 12:32:31 PM #

I'm curious about the game now of course; did a quick google and found reference to a Ziosoft Pocket PC game by that name. Checking ZioSoft they indeed only have it for Pocket PC. Is there an unrelated Palm OS game of the same name somewhere?

jeff

The Shadow knows!

RE: Url?

Nebrie @ 2/3/2003 12:37:23 PM #

The picture clearly shows an iPaq with the Pocket PC game Metalion.

RE: Url?

skeezix @ 2/3/2003 12:43:34 PM #

Oh, so hows that for journalistic integrity and fact checking :) Doh!

The Shadow knows!

RE: Url?

Admin @ 2/3/2003 1:31:42 PM #

CNN's fault, not mine ;)

RE: Url?

xolstis @ 2/3/2003 5:14:04 PM #

Definitely is a PPC. Saw that post and a pic yesterday in myPDAcafe which then linked me to PPCthoughts.

xolstis

RE: Url?

xolstis @ 2/3/2003 5:15:38 PM #

Here are some of the links. Apparantly they were deabting the war on iraq when this happened.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=481193

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=72849

xolstis

Palm Rules

Emma @ 2/4/2003 7:46:24 AM #

That the MP actually had a PPC is not the issue. What you see is simply a reflection of Palm's dominance (a brand name assuming generic name status).

Have heard/seen this many times before. People (yes even those that should know better), quite conveniently refer to any PDA as a Palm.

When think photocopy machines and you think Xerox. Same here.....

NZ90 in UK? hahahahah

ardiri @ 2/3/2003 1:19:44 PM #

> ZDNET is reporting that Sony has confirmed that the UK will get the NZ90,
> in mid-March, shortly after its release in the US.

now, *this* made me laugh. try and get an NX70 in the UK right now; all the shops say "we'll have it in january" - when approached, most dont know anything about it; and, the ones that do say it is 2-3 weeks (this was back around 18th january). you *may* be able to get the NX70 in the UK now - i surely dont believe that you'll be able to get the NZ90 in mid-march. thats just not going to happen; maybe june, thats my guess.

// az
aaron@ardiri.com
http://www.ardiri.com/
http://www.mobilewizardry.com/

Norway :)

ardiri @ 2/3/2003 1:22:14 PM #

> A Norwegian Parliament member was caught playing a war game on his PDA while military action
> was being debated

for the record, it wasn't a PalmOS unit :( not to be bias or anything, but, was there a reason why this wasn't posted? :P now, if it was a palm game!! *G*

// az
aaron@ardiri.com
http://www.ardiri.com/
http://www.mobilewizardry.com/

RE: Norway :)

Ben S @ 2/3/2003 2:42:15 PM #

I think it's funny that CNN reported it as a "PalmPilot" -- an example of prevalent mindshare at its finest :-)

RE: Norway :)

M3wThr33 @ 2/3/2003 4:25:07 PM #

Gee Aaron, what game would you PREFER to see him playing? MT3D? Lemmings? ;-)

I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. We're in space.

So when will the i705 be discontinued?

gfunkmagic @ 2/4/2003 4:19:20 AM #

As the T|W release approaches its US release date, I wonder if the life of the i705 is numbered? It doesn't make much sense for PalmSG to sell both these devices? It's just a mater of time I believe...

Tungsten W cheaper here

edX @ 2/4/2003 9:28:25 AM #

For you guys looking at buying the Tungsten W, I found it cheaper here, http://www.doml.com.sg/product.asp?id=762
They're selling it for SG$1099, which is approx $635.