In this issue . . . NEWS BRIEF 1. Palm, Inc. Announces IPO! 2. Palm, Inc. Announces Several New Products! 3. Palm OS(R) Pre-Release 3.5 ROM Images Now Available for the Palm VII(TM) Handheld! 4. GSM World Congress DEVELOPMENT TRAINING 5. Palm OS(R) Development Training DEVELOPMENT 6. POSE 3.0a4 Now Supports Visor(TM)! 7. TRGpro(TM) Beta Testing ENTERPRISE 8. TRG(TM) Products Announces Wireless Connectivity 9. Sybase(R) Selected by Symbol to Power Mobile Wireless Solution for PGA European Tour EVENTS 10. Palm, Inc. at Game Developers Conference 11. Sybase(R) SQL Anywhere(R) Discovery Days 2000 12. PalmSource 2000 coming up! ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- NEWS BRIEF ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Palm, Inc. Announces IPO! On Thursday March 2, 2000, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) announced that its common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The company's shares are trading under the ticker symbol, PALM. Please read our press releases at http://www.palm.com/pr/030200.html ---------------------------------------------------------- 2. Palm, Inc. Announces Several New Products! - Palm IIIc(TM) Connected Organizer - Palm IIIxe(TM) Connected Organizer - New versions of the Palm V (TM) and Palm Vx(TM) Connected Organizers - New localized versions of the Palm IIIe(TM) Connected Organizer and the Palm IIIe Special Edition Connected Organizer Current Palm OS documentation can be found at http://www.palm.com/devzone/docs.html. ---------------------------------------------------------- 3. Palm OS(R) Pre-Release 3.5 ROM Images Now Available for the Palm VII(TM) Handheld! The first developer release of the 3.5 ROM images for the Palm VII handheld are available for download in the Development Seeding Program and in the Clickwrap Program of the Provider Pavilion on our web site http://www.palm.com/devzone/pavilion.html. Use these pre-release images to aid in testing your applications and discover any problems before the Palm OS release 3.5 for the Palm VII handheld upgrade is made available later this year. Please note that these ROM images are not meant to be flashed onto a non-Palm VII handheld. If your Developer Resource License Agreement has been processed, you should have a link to the Development Seeding Area under the "Member Areas" section. Once in the seeding program you should have a link for the SDK and the ROM images. If you do not have this link, and you are not located within the U.S. or Canada, you will not be able to access the ROM images and SDKs web pages. If you are unable access those pages, please download, fill out, and send in your Developer Resource License Agreement per the instructions in the Provider Pavilion. ---------------------------------------------------------- 4. GSM World Congress During the GSM World Congress (Week 5, 1st week of Feb. 2000) at Cannes, Palm, Inc. with the collaboration of major mobile phone companies and Strategic Alliances has demonstrated the potential of the Palm, Inc. platform to access data wirelessly, using standard handset phones over GSM networks. In conjunction with leading companies such as Motorola, Alcatel and Sagem, Palm, Inc. has been demonstrating on partners booths "wireless connectivity" between handheld computers based on the Palm OS(R) operating system and GSM cellular phones via cable or infrared communication, and the display of Internet information, through Palm, Inc's own Web Clipping technology (access on-line services such as ABC News, Yahoo People Search, The Weather Channel, Travelocity, and E*Trade) or through WAP. We also have the pleasure to demonstrate the same services with the new Sagem GPRS mobile phone! Demonstrations were also done with some key players in their area: - AU System (Swedish company) with their WAP browser for the Palm. - Option International (Belgium company) with their Snap On product for the Palm (GSM adapter) in combination with an HTML browser. - France Telecom has shown the Palm V with the GSM Modem V connected to "Portal To Go" (Oracle solution) customized for France Telecom. - IBM has shown Mobile Connect solution for the Palm. In conclusion, this GSM worldwide event gave us the opportunity to show the Palm, Inc. platform capabilities with Strategic Palm Alliances and GSM/GPRS key leaders and players. It was the right place to show and demonstrate to attendees (6,000+) the potential of our Palm OS devices with Internet access content over a GSM network. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ---------------------------------------------------------- 5. Palm OS(R) Development Training Be sure to check http://www.palm.com/devzone/training for updates and additions to Palm OS development training courses. Upcoming classes are scheduled for: March 6 - 10 Dallas, TX (5 day, handheld and conduit) March 13 - 17 Long Island, NY (5 days, handheld and conduit) March 27 - 31 San Jose, CA (5 days, handheld and conduit) April 3 - 7 Long Island, NY (5 days, handheld and conduit) April 17 - 21 Atlanta, GA (5 days, handheld and conduit) These sessions are hosted by our partner Symbol Technologies. For more information about these classes and to enroll, contact Maureen Tiritilli at (800) 877-3897, ext. 6262 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Be sure to ask about Symbol's special introductory giveaways and discounts on Symbol's popular SPT products! http://www.palm.com/devzone/training ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. POSE 3.0a4 Now Supports Visor(TM)! The Handspring(TM) Developer Technical Team is happy to announce that the new version of the POSE (Palm OS(R) Emulator) 3.0a4 now supports Visor! You can choose between the 2- or 8-MB version and even a Graphite or Blue skin. Note that we also discovered a small bug in the ROM Transfer Application so we made a revision to it that is posted on our web site at http://www.handspring.com/developers/tech_pose.asp. Having support for Visor in POSE is a major step in making more tools available to the developer community. The next step is to emulate the 8-MB Flash module so that you can test applications running from a Springboard(TM) module. ---------------------------------------------------------- 7. TRGpro(TM) Beta Testing TRG(TM) Products is preparing a beta test of a new feature on the TRGpro to allow programs and databases to be run directly from CF. Any Palm developer that is interested in testing this software and already has a TRGpro computer should email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please include your name and the serial number of your TRGpro computer. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ENTERPRISE ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. TRG(TM) Products Announces Wireless Connectivity TRG(TM) Products announces wireless connectivity with the TRGpro computer using the Socket Communications Digital Phone Card and Mark/Space Softworks PageNOW! wireless messaging solution. Demonstrations of this were shown at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Developers who have wireless applications should contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------- 9. Sybase(R) Selected by Symbol to Power Mobile Wireless Solution for PGA European Tour Sybase's industry-leading mobile database and synchronization technology, SQL Anywhere Studio, has been selected by Symbol Technologies to power the on-course golf scoring application for the European Tour. Symbol, the official Wireless Data Capture sponsor for the 2000 European Tour, chose Sybase's technology for its ability to store and collect information on Palm OS-powered handheld devices and enable bidirectional wireless synchronization over Symbol's Spectrum 24 Wireless local area network to a central server. For more information on SQL Anywhere, please visit http://www.sybase.com/mec. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- EVENTS ---------------------------------------------------------- 10. Palm, Inc. at Game Developers Conference Do you love games, like so many owners of Palm OS-based devices? If so, please join Palm at the Computer Game Developers Conference March 10-12 at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA. Not only will we be showcasing the new Palm IIIc with the color screen, but we'll also be giving one away at our booth each day of the expo, so come on by and see us! In addition, there will be two round table discussons about writing games based on the Palm OS Platform, tentatively scheduled for Saturday 5:30 - 6:30, and Sunday from 2:30 - 3:30. A Palm IIIc will also be given away at each of these sessions, so bring your enthusiasm for writing great handheld games to share with your fellow developers! ---------------------------------------------------------- 11. Sybase(R) SQL Anywhere(R) Discovery Days 2000 Join Sybase for a FREE half-day seminar to discover SQL Anywhere Studio -- the industry-leading mobile and workgroup database with powerful enterprise synchronization. This technical session will highlight: -> Building distributed e-Business solutions for workgroups, laptops, handhelds, and intelligent appliances -> Technology overview including an introduction to Sybase SQL Anywhere 7.0 -> Customer examples and software demonstrations For more information and to register, please visit http://www.sybase.com/mec/discovery_days.html ---------------------------------------------------------- 12. PalmSource 2000 coming up! PalmSource 2000 this year will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center the week of December 11-15, 2000. Please keep watch for upcoming details! ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Nonconfidential Information Only Content in the Palm, Inc. Monthly Newsletter is considered nonconfidential information, suitable for public viewing. This monthly publication is sent via e-mail to all Palm Solution Provider Members. 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