GO Corporation Founded by Jerry Kaplan, Robert Carr, and Kevin Doren
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A day-by-day record of pen-based computing's first chapter — products shipped, companies founded, magazines launched, and the milestones in between.
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GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.
GO Corp. announces the appointments of Dan’l Lewin, formerly of NeXT Corp., to the new position of vice president of sales and marketing, and Paul L. Hammel, previously with GRiD Systems, to the new position of vice president of operations.
Slate Corp. states its intention to develop and market personal computer applications software products for the emerging pen-based computer market.
GO Corp. unveils its strategy to develop a broad-based market for computers operated by pens.
IBM and GO Corp. announces a software licensing agreement under which GO will provide IBM with software technology for the development of future computers that are operated by a pen.
Slate Corp., the first company founded expressly to develop software for pen-based computers, announces that it will publish a set of applications for GO Corp.’s operating environment.
PenSoft Corp., a San Mateo software startup, announces it is developing software application products for GO Corp.’s general-purpose pen-based operating environment.
GO Corp. announces the appointment of William V. Campbell, 50, to the post of president and chief executive officer, effective Monday, Jan. 21, 1991.
GRiD Systems Corp., manufacturer of the only pen-based computer (GRiDPAD) shipping in North America, reaffirms its leadership position by announcing that it will support an open systems architecture for pen-based computing.
GO Corp. announces February availability of the developer release of PenPoint, the only general-purpose operating system designed for mobile computers operated by a pen instead of a keyboard or mouse.
GO Corp. announces an expanded roster of 35 new companies that have publicly committed to develop for or provide technology for its new PenPoint operating system announced Tuesday.
As part of its developmental efforts to be early to market with pen-based computers, NCR Corp. announces its intent to support GO Corp.’s PenPoint.
Apple Computer Inc. and GO Corp. announces that AppleTalk has been licensed by GO for its new pen-based operating system, PenPoint, also announced today.
Softview Inc., a developer of tax-preparation software and other productivity tools for personal computers, announces its support of GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based operating system.
Nantucket Corp. announces its intent to support GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system as part of the company’s multi-platform strategy.
Sitka Corp. ports the TOPS networking technology to GO Corp.’s new PenPoint operating system.
TechGnosis Inc. announces client/server data access for GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based computing environment.
PenSoft Corp. demonstrated a prototype of its Personal Information Manager (PIM) that runs under PenPoint, an operating system optimized for mobile pen-based computers from GO Corp.
Slate Corp. announces PenApps, an application development system for the PenPoint operating system.
Nestor, Inc announced the development of a version of Nestor’s handwriting recognition technology, NestorWriter, for GO’s PenPoint operating system.
BYTE magazine announces that its February cover story is an exclusive, in-depth look on GO Corp.’s revolutionary new pen-based operating system for mobile computers.
A consortium of major computer companies have formally affiliated as Unicode Inc. to maintain and promote Unicode, a newly developed multilingual text and character encoding standard.
Microsoft announces the Microsoft Visual Basic Control Development Kit for extending Visual Basic by developing custom controls, including those for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces an agreement with GO Corp. that will allow for the rapid development of portable pen computers.
Slate Corp. announces support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, the upcoming pen-based operating system from Microsoft Corp.
Three of the world’s top industrial design and engineering firms, responsible for GRiD and GO computers, announce they will merge to create IDEO, the first completely integrated full-service product development firm.
GO Corp. demonstrates its pen operating system PenPoint on NCR’s 3125 Notepad computer, the first announced Intel 386-based pen hardware platform.
NCR Corporation introduces the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad and first mobile automation tool with true handwriting-recognition capabilities.
Microsoft Corp. and NCR Corp. announces that NCR will offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing on its new pen-based notepad, the NCR 3125.
Microsoft Corp. announces that more than 100 ISVs have committed to produce applications that take advantage of specific pen features in Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Slate Corp. announces a co-marketing relationship with NCR Corp. in conjunction with NCR’s announcement of the NCR 3125 pen-based computer.
Eight additional hardware manufacturers announce intentions to build pen computers or display products that will support Microsoft Windows environment for Pen Computing.
NCR Corp. announces it has signed an agreement with SystemSoft Corporation to provide the Power Management and BIOS Software for NCR’s System 3125 pen based notepad computer.
Slate Corp. announces PenBook, the first electronic book environment for PenPoint and Windows for Pen Computing.
Momenta International of Mountain View, California unveiled the first computer to blend the functions of a pen-based system and a standard notebook computer.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces a complete OEM design solution for pen systems utilizing the Intel 80386SL Microprocessor SuperSet to run either GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system or Microsoft’s Windows for Pen operating environment.
GRiD Systems Corp. announces plans to demonstrate the GRiDPADSL, a pen computer based on an Intel 80386SL microprocessor, at Fall COMDEX ’91.
Microsoft announces that four additional hardware companies plan support for Microsoft Windows for Pens as Microsoft plans industry’s largest pen exhibit.
Communication Intelligence Corp. and Samsung Electronic Company, Ltd. jointly announce the signing of a licensing agreement for Samsung to use CIC’s Handwriter Multi-lingual Recognition System, Multiple Operating Environment Interfaces, PenDOS Pen-Based Operating Environment and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.
GO Corp. announces that it is significantly expanding its initial program offerings in response to increasing demand from hardware partners, software partners, and early adopter customers.
GO Corp., in partnership with software developers, announces a variety of exciting new applications for PenPoint to be demonstrated for the first time at Comdex.
“We’ve got the support it takes to pioneer the mobile computing market, and it shows at Comdex,” notes Bill Campbell, president and chief executive officer of GO Corp.
A prototype of Hyundai’s pen computer on display at COMDEX. Shipments scheduled to begin in mid-1992.
Innovation and achievement were celebrated in Las Vegas at what is often called ”the Oscars of the computer industry” – the Eighth Annual Awards for Technical Excellence hosted by PC Magazine.
NEC Corp. licenses CIC’s Handwriter MultiLingual Recognition software, Operating Environmental Interfaces, and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.
Scriptel Corporation, which recently signed an agreement to provide pen-based technology to Apple, announces a cordless stylus and single-chip controller.
CIC and Infos GmbH, a leading German computer systems integrator, announces a license agreement for Info to use CIC’s pen-based software on Infos’ 386SXL pen computer.
Momenta announces availability of the Momenta Computer, the first computer to offer the benefits of a pen-based system and the standard functions of a notebook computer.
Sitka Corp. announces the availability of its new peer-to-peer, pen connectivity platform, PenTOPS and PenCentral, for third-party developers building pen computing applications.
Sitka Corp. announces that IBM has licensed its PenCentral networking software technology, the first networking server technology available to connect pen computers with DOS-based PCs via parallel port, serial port or modem.
Kurta Corp. forms a division focused on the rapidly emerging pen-based computer OEM market.
Slate announces Day-Timer Pen Scheduler combining the ease of a paper planner with the power of a pen computer.
Slate Corp. announces six agreements with leading pen hardware manufacturers to help speed the early adoption of its Day-Timer Pen Scheduler software.
Slate Corp. announces SafetyPen Utilities, a suite of utilities for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system. SafetyPen Utilities provide comprehensive password protection and data security features to protect data stored on the PenPoint system.
PenStuff Inc. announces the availability of the PenStuff RPN12C+ Financial Calculator, available for pen-based computers running GO Corp.’s PenPoint, pen-centric operating system.
Microsoft introduces Professional Toolkit for Visual Basic with controls to create text boxes for pen input as an ink data type or provide access to the pen recognition engine.
Sharp Corp., a major electronics manufacturer, has agreed to enter a long-term partnership with Apple Computer Inc. and concluded a contract with them for development, manufacturing and distribution of the next generation personal information equipment.
ParaGraph International, a Russian-American business venture, announces a joint development effort with GO Corp. The two companies are working together to integrate CalliGrapher, ParaGraph’s cursive handwriting recognition product into PenPoint.
Nazem and Co. announces an agreement to invest $1 million in PenWare Inc., a company “that every venture capitalist wants to back.”
Scriptel Corp. is teaming up with ParaGraph International to explore the potential development of a state-of-the-art, pen-based system that will allow OEM customers access to smaller, faster and more accurate digitizer and cursive handwriting recognition products.
Photonics Corp. announces support for wireless portable-to-desktop connectivity using the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating system.
PenWare demonstrates its PenCell spreadsheet running under Windows for Pen Computing at the Windows World conference.
Microsoft Corp. announces the availability of its new pen operating system, Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, also known as “Windows for Pens.”
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces Handwriter Multi-Lingual Recognition System for the PenPoint operating system.
GO Corp. announces the commercial release of PenPoint.
GO Corp. announces, with hardware and software partners, the availability of innovative new products for its PenPoint operating system.
Photonics Corp. demonstrates its Infrared Transceiver for wireless connectivity with GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system for pen computers.
Slate Corp. supports the shipment of the GO PenPoint operating system with the broadest family of software applications products announced for PenPoint.
Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of data management software and services, announces client support for GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system.
IBM announces the formation of the IBM Pen Developer Assistance Program, designed to assist IBM customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) as they begin developing industry specific and general purpose pen-based applications.
Compsoft Services Inc., announces the PenConnect Series of communication products for pen-based computers running GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system, the first series of products to connect with a wide variety of sophisticated systems.
PenMagic Software Inc. announces the release of Numero, a financial work processor software product that enables mobile pen computer users to complete a wide variety of financial tasks.
PenMagic Software Inc. announces it is offering consultants, systems integrators and Value-Added-Resellers (VARs) a training and support program that will assist them in marketing and implementing client solutions using PenMagic applications.
Oracle Corporation announces Oracle Card for Pen Computing, the first application development tool for pen-based client/server computing.
Phoenix Technologies announces that major OEMs developing new pen systems with Phoenix PenBIOS.
GO Corp. announces the appointment of Stratton D. Sclavos to the post of vice president of worldwide sales.
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. announces that its TouchPen pen computing digitizer, one of the first to offer both touch and pen input, now supports Go Corporation’s PenPoint Operating System for pen computers.
Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. (ARM) has announced a major design win for the ARM610 processor, just six months after the initial launch of the ARM6 technology.
Mouse Systems Corp., developer of the first mouse for the IBM PC, debuted PenMate.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces an agreement granting NEC a worldwide license to Handwriter Recognition Systems, Handwriter Dynamic Signature System, and PenDOS.
Zenith Data Systems announces its intention to offer a pen-capable display upgrade for its award-winning Z-NOTE series of notebook PCs
Manufacturers of desktop peripheral devices to offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Companies announce agreement to develop new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products in the multimedia player category.
NCR Corporation announces a strategic software alliance with GRiD Systems Corp. under which NCR will offer GRiD’s PenRight! pen-computer software platform on NCR 3125 NotePad systems.
GRiD Systems Corp., which has the largest installed based of custom MS-DOS-based pen computer applications, announces that NCR Corp. has signed a distribution agreement enabling the company to offer PenRight!, GRiD’s MS-DOS-based pen computer software platform, on its pen computers.
The Unicode Consortium announces the successful merger of Unicode’s multilingual encoding standard with the recently approved ISO 10646, developed by the International Standards Organizations (ISO).
Unit will develop semiconductor products, development tools and software based on the Hobbit microprocessor.
AT&T Microelectronics and GO Corp. made public their relationship to jointly develop products that will be the foundation for an open platform to address the emerging Personal Communicator market.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the release of PenDOS 2.0 for the U.S., European, and Japanese markets, the first pen operating environment to be localized and released to serve these major markets.
SuperScript Inc. and Kurta Corp. announces a business partnership which authorizes Kurta to manufacture SuperScript’s next generation desktop pen-based system.
A special seminar was offered by UC Extension, part of the continuing Emerging Technology Lecture Series sponsored by University of California Extension and Computer Literacy Bookshops.
Paul Mondschein, president and chief executive officer of PenUltimate Inc., announces that PenUltimate is now listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol PULA.
Communication Intelligence Corp. and The Acer Group announces a worldwide license to CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition Systems, PenDOS pen operating environment, and more.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces worldwide license agreements with both Montreal-based MicroSlate Inc. and Massachusetts-based Arthur Dent Associates Inc.
Samsung Electronics America, Information Systems Division, announces that it has begun shipping its Pen-Master notepad computer based on Intel’s powerful 80386SL microprocessor.
Communication Intelligence Corp. and MicroAge Computer Centers Inc. announces that MicroAge will be the first to market CIC’s PenLABS seminars to the business computer market.
Lotus provides a preview of technology enabling cc:Mail to take advantage of pen-based computers. cc:Mail was demonstrated running under GO Corp.’s Penpoint and Microsoft’s PenWindows environments.
PenMagic Software Inc. announces that it has received $2.0 million in a first-round funding by two Palo Alto, Calif.-based companies: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Integral Capital Partners.
EO Inc. announces a partnership with AT&T Matsushita, and Marubeni to design, build and market the first generation of a new class of products called personal communicators.
NCR Corp. reinforced its leadership position in mobile, pen-based computing with the introduction of the NCR 3130 NotePad, a feature rich, highly versatile notepad computer.
Personal Communicators are small, mobile devices that accept pen input, and are used primarily for communications.
Award-winning PenCell spreadsheet bundled with Mouse Systems’ Pen-Mate input device gives users an affordable and useful opportunity to experience the pen.
JDS Solutions and NCR Corporation announces a portable purchase order system designed for retail buyers.
SkyTel involved in the development of Motorola’s NewsCard, as well as in the development of other products which put receive capabilities on the PCMCIA type II card format.
GO Corporation and AT&T EasyLink Services announces a communications link that allows PenPoint-based computer users to communicate with each other and with millions of electronic mail users through EasyLink’s network.
GO Corp. announces that it will provide a tightly integrated set of object-oriented messaging components, called the GO Message Center, as a standard part of the PenPoint mobile operating system.
RAM Mobile Data announces that commercial electronic mail and messaging services are now available on its nationwide wireless packet radio network system.
Paul Mondschein, president and CEO of PenUltimate Inc., announces that PenUltimate will introduce three new pen software applications at the Fall COMDEX in Las Vegas.
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS) announces the company’s first computer that combines the power and capability of a notebook computer with the ease of use of today’s intuitive pen operating systems.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Apple Japan Inc. will begin selling the MacHandwriter II, in December 1992, through its authorized dealers.
Sitka Corp. and EO Inc. announces a licensing agreement that will enable the world’s first “personal communicators” to transparently share resources and information on local area networks.
EO Inc. announces the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880, devices that put fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal computing capabilities into the hands of mobile executives.
Allows personal communicators to put data on the air.
RAM Mobile Data, a business venture between RAM Broadcasting and BellSouth, receives far-reaching support for its two-way, wireless data communications service.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its PenLABS pen computing technology seminar in Japan will feature leaders from the Japanese computer market providing an update on pen computing technology and the United States, European, and Japanese pen computing markets.
GO Corp. announces the PenPoint “Hot Apps” promotion, a collection of five innovative third-party applications available to customers who purchase PenPoint prior to Dec. 31, 1992.
Microsoft Corp. announces the Japanese edition of the Microsoft Windows operating system for Pen Computing.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. and Communication Intelligence Corp. announce that CIC’s PenDOS pen operating environment for the DOS platform is now fully compatible with the Phoenix pen digitizer interface, PenBIOS.
NEC Technologies Inc. redefines the standard for pen computing platforms with its introduction of the feature-rich UltraLite Autograph pen tablet.
Hardware, software and communications partners commit to Hobbit Personal Communicator Platform.
PenWare announces the commercial release of PenCell spreadsheet Version 1.0 at a list price of $295 on Windows for Pen Computing.
PenWare Inc. and Merisel Inc. announces an alliance to PenWare’s pen-based application software available through Merisel’s comprehensive distribution network.
GRiD Systems Inc. and Penware Inc. announce that a version of the PenCell spreadsheet under Windows for Pen Computing will be bundled with each GRiD Convertible shipped.
At COMDEX/Fall ’92, Microsoft Corp. and independent software vendors (ISVs) demonstrated more than 260 applications covering a broad range of solutions based on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, including Windows for Pen Computing.
Compsoft Services announces the general availability of two products from its PenNET series of communications products for pen computers that run the PenPoint operating system from GO Corporation.
Sitka Corp., a Sun Microsystems Inc., owned company, announces it will provide local area networking soft-ware for products based on AT&T’s Hobbit microprocessor.
Notable Technologies Inc., introduces their first two communications applications for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system, running on both the AT&T Hobbit and Intel processors.
PenStuff Inc. has developed a PenPoint-based data collection application in conjunction with the University of Florida GeoPlan Center to assist in assessing the recent damage caused by Hurricane Andrew.
AT&T announces that the world’s first personal communicator will be available to the public in AT&T Phone Centers in early 1993.
The strategic business relationship aims at providing a wide range of digital publishing services for Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) division.
EO utilizes Spectrum’s patented AXSYS cellular phone module in the Personal Communicator 440 and 880.
Companies will work together to develop software for travelers.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Seiko Epson Corp. has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.
Apple provides a progress report on the development of its upcoming Newton family of personal digital assistants.
Pensoft. Corp. announces Perspective, its intelligent personal information manager for mobile professionals, is shipping.
Apple plans to introduce Apple’s first personal digital assistant (PDA) products at MacWorld in January.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduces the Fujitsu 325Point, a net tablet-size pen-based system for decision support applications.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces its new pen operating environment, PenMac, designed for the Macintosh platform.
Early customer test for PenAPPC and product development for AT&T Hobbit microprocessors.
Dauphin Technology Inc. and PenWare Inc. announces an agreement to bundle a reduced version of PenWare’s award-winning PenCell spreadsheet with Dauphin’s 5000 Convertible Pentop and newly announced DTR-1.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Pen Magazine Point Awards for Pen Computing at PenExpo in San Francisco.
EO Inc. announces an agreement with General Magic to implement General Magic’s Telescript technology on PenPoint-based personal communicators.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.
CIC fourth quarter revenue up 224%.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the release of Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software for the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating environment.
DATA RACE announces that it has an agreement with EO, Inc. to be OEM supplier for the EO internal V.32bis fAX/modem.
The newest and smallest portable computing products, whose sales account for over 25 percent of the entire computer industry, take center stage at LAP & PALMTOP ’93, March 15-16, at the New York Hilton.
Nippon Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF), a Daiwa Securities Group company, invests $900,000 in ARM.
The day that people can compute, fax and make phone calls from an untethered device has arrived, according to Cellular One Washington.
With the score tied two-all, high-tech leaders from the East and West Coasts will go head-to-head in The Computer Bowl Friday, May 14, 1993, at the San Jose (CA) Civic Auditorium.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the signing of an OEM agreement with IBM’s Application Business Systems.
Apple aims to license key technologies to companies who can manufacture and market a variety of exciting new products based on Newton technology to a broad range of customers.
The company announces that it will supply Newton-compatible chip sets for use both by licensees of the Newton operating system and by Apple Computer.
Proxim Inc., a leading supplier of wireless networking products, announces that it has begun shipping its RangeLAN/PCMCIA wireless LAN adapter.
The IBM Personal Computer Company announces the availability of its second generation pen-based tablet computer, the IBM ThinkPad 710T, with expanded operating system support, new PCMCIA bus interface for IBM and third party card makers, and a market development program for pilot sites and application development.
AST Research Inc. enters the pen computing market with its launch of the new PenExec “PenTop” pen notebook computer.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System software and PenDOS pen operating environment are now available worldwide on IBM’s newly announced ThinkPad 710T.
Communication Intelligence Corp. signs a joint development agreement with IBM to develop a version of CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software on the OS/2 PEN operating system extension from IBM’s Personal Software Products Division.
Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. announce the world’s first pen-based business process automation product, the PenAnalysis Process Modeling system.
Users of AppleLink can now get everything from travel planning to political commentary, following agreements announced by Apple.
Communication Intelligence Corporation signs an agreement with the Nantong Electronics Development Investment Company in the People’s Republic of China to market pen-based, business computer systems incorporating CIC’s end-user interface and handwriting recognition technology to China’s business and government sectors.
Apple previews Newton Tools at Worldwide Developer Conference.
West Coast high-tech leaders successfully defended the title “Computer Masters of the Universe” from their East Coast industry rivals in the Fifth Annual Computer Bowl, May 14, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. The score was 25 to 14.
IBM’s Entry Systems Technology-Personal Systems announces handwriting recognition products available for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers.
Six software companies introduces Jot 1.0, an electronic ink specification that enables computer software applications to share handwritten notes, sketches, signatures and other free-form data across a broad spectrum of computer platforms.
AT&T and EO Inc. are combining their respective expertise to offer users a single line of Personal Communicators.
Sharp Electronics Corp. announces that it will soon release the first in a line of Personal Digital Assistants based on Apple Computer, Inc’s Newton Intelligence.
The Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division of Apple Computer Inc. announces collaborative and exploratory efforts with three Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), Ameritech, BellSouth, and US West.
America Online discloses details of services it will provide on the palmtop edition of America Online, aimed at the emerging mobile computing market.
Communications-intensive users who link Ameritech’s messaging services with Apple Computer’s Newton devices will realize additional stay-in-touch capabilities.
Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division announces their intent to implement a comprehensive strategy to enter the booming electronic publishing market.
Zenith Data Systems announces the Z-NOTEPAD 425Ln, a pentop version of the award-winning Z-NOTE.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announce the availability of new pen-centric objects for Borland International Inc.’s dBASE IV database software.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces the availability of its PenDOS Software Developer Kit (SDK) for DOS/V users in Japan.
aha! software announces the release of its first product, InkWriter, the initial product in its InkProcessor product line.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and GO Corp. jointly announced a partnership designed to help value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators to quickly and efficiently address the mobile computing requirements of vertical markets.
The market for personal digital assistants (PDAs) is finally taking off as the first products reach retailers.
Users will be able to find their location on maps, navigate point to point, find restaurants, shopping centers, or businesses “on the go,” and even get current traffic and weather information.
The API defines the means by which third-party developers may access GPS data collection devices under PenPoint.
Software developers will now be able to use the PenPoint GPS application programming interface (API) defined by the partner companies and published by GO on its Bulletin Board and CompuServe later this summer.
Several leading corporations, including Sharp, Matsushita, Siemens/Rolm, and Motorola, licensed Apple Newton technology.
Licensing arrangements through Microlytics with Apple Computer, Claris Corp., Symantec, Lotus, Caere, Casio, Sharp Electronics, and over 80 additional firms provide both revenue to SelecTronics and connections to the world of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its PenDOS pen operating environment software is offered on the VersaPad, NEC’s lightweight pen-tablet.
The Newton MessagePad becomes first computer to incorporate the next wave of user interface, the STICI (pronounced “sticky” and standing for Self-Teaching Interpretive Communicating Interface).
Apple develops a core communications architecture for a family of Newton communications products, communications and connectivity accessories, services and applications for both wired and wireless communications devices.
Apple offers a glossary to help the press understand and cover personal digital assistants.
The personal digital assistant (PDA) revolution will get a boost with the unveiling of Apple’s Newton product on Monday, August 2.
Apple Computer Inc. announces that the first product based on its innovative Newton technology, the Newton MessagePad, will ship on Aug. 2, 1993.
The recently introduced Starcore publishing group within the Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) division at Apple Computer announces six new titles for the Newton MessagePad.
First in-dept report on Apple’s new Personal Digital Assistant.
Software provides “Glue” to bond Oracle database and messaging systems to new PDA.
PenMagic, Money Magazine and Apple Computer work together to develop Money Magazine Business Forms and Money Magazine Financial Assistant, two financial applications for Newton.
Dendrite International announces the launch of PRINCIPIA as the first sales force automation software for the Newton MessagePad.
BellSouth’s Mobile Systems Group will offer communications products and services for products based on Newton technology.
Coca-Cola, Monsanto, American Express, ProMED and others are implementing plans to incorporate Newton technologies into their information systems strategies.
The first communications program that links pen-based computers to the extensive “infobase” stored on public and private host computer systems and networks.
Sharp Electronics Corporation unveils the PI-7000 Expert Pad, the first licensed Personal Digital Assistant based on Apple Computer’s Newton Intelligence.
Represents a major step toward creating a new standard for this emerging market.
The Apple Newton MessagePad, introduced Aug. 2, 1993, has generated exceptional customer demand and industry accolades in its first fifteen days of availability.
Communication Intelligence Corporation signs an OEM agreement with CalComp Inc.to produce a key component of CIC’s new line of desktop pen computing peripheral products.
Communication Intelligence Corp. expands distribution of its MacHandwriter, desktop pen extension product for the Japanese Macintosh computer market.
Kurta Corp. introduces the new VTS-5 Video Tablet System, a high-performance pen input peripheral designed to provide creative, user-oriented solutions for pen-based computer applications.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen tablet now supports Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System software on both CIC’s PenDOS pen operating system and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Apple announces that MessagePads expected in stores by Labor Day.
Sharp Electronics to pre-install America Online on new Personal Information Assistant.
IBM Personal Computer Company unveils the ThinkPad 750 series, including the 750P, which comes with DOS 6.1, PenDOS, Microsoft Windows3.1, and Windows for Pen Computing 1.0.
Compaq Computer Corporation announces a fully featured notebook PC offering interactive use of a keyboard and pen; Compaq’s first notebook to support a pen interface.
Compaq Computer Corporation and Ink Development Corporation announces that InkWare NoteTaker, a pen-based notetaking and organization application for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, will be pre-installed on all Compaq Concerto notebook PCs being introduced.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Boston University and Pen Magazine’s Best of Show Awards for the second consecutive PenEXPO Conference.
Apple Computer Inc. announces that it has signed a licensing agreement with Alcatel-SEL, which allows the company to use Apple Newton technology in the development of a wide range of telecommunication products.
Apple Computer UK announces that the Newton MessagePad is shipping and immediately available in the United Kingdom.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its has been selected by the State of Alabama to provide its 325Point pen-based computers to the State of Alabama Auditors Department and more than 20 other state government departments and agencies.
Athlepad becomes the first pen computing application used in the daily operations of college football athletics.
The new Logitech Gazelle Pen Digitizer Business Unit will conduct advanced pen and digitizer research and develop custom digitizer designs.
Accounting software developer State Of The Art Inc. announces that it has finalized a distribution agreement with Apple Computer Inc., making the StarCore division of Apple the exclusive distributor of Expense It!
Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing garners national praise last month when it won Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems” at the annual trade show in Boston, August 31-September 3.
The MessagePad is one of the fastest selling products that Apple has ever introduced.
Unlike the Newton, Psion employs a keyboard or voice input, as opposed to a pen device. “Pen has yet to be perfected,” notes Psion’s VP of Sales.
Apple’s Newton technology off to a strong start, with unit shipments of the Newton MessagePad exceeding 50,000 units.
Increases performance, integration, and power options. Two-chip Personal Communicator designs now possible.
Socket Communications announces the TRIO, a PCMCIA PC Card that incorporates a 14.4Kb fax/modem as well as a 10-Mb/sec Ethernet LAN controller.
Merv Griffin’s investment and management company announces projects in development include original programming for Apple Computer’s Newton PDA and other Apple multimedia technologies.
The service works with any Newton unit equipped with a Newton Messaging Card, a credit-card-sized device that plugs into the Newton’s PCMCIA slot.
HeadsUp is a personal, interactive news service delivered to AppleLink customers.
The membership roster includes over 50 industry leaders in computer and telecommunication hardware, software and component sectors.
Service lets journalists file stories from the show floor, restaurant, taxi, or casino.
StarCore announces more than a dozen new titles for the Newton MessagePad and other products based on Newton technology.
SmartSketch is a full-featured graphics software package designed for Personal Communicators using the AT&T Hobbit chip and PenPoint operating system.
The companies announce the world’s first GPS receiver that is completely self-contained on a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Type II PC Card.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its first consumer product for the Windows market — Handwriter(R) for Windows(TM) — is now shipping.
State Of The Art develops and markets accounting software for microcomputers and personal digital assistants.
The companies announce the expansion of EO’s support capabilities for the AT&T EO 440 and 880 Personal Communicators.
Apple Computer announces that it has received a $1 million contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) to explore and validate the application of Newton technologies within the medical sector of the DOD.
Cirrus Logic to integrate ARM RISC core with peripheral functions.
MobileCalc is the company’s first productivity software product for Newton Intelligence-based Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
With the addition of the Newton Messaging Card for Apple Computer’s Newton MessagePad, messages can be saved and downloaded at the user’s convenience.
BYTE Magazine honors AST’s GRiD Convertible 386 and 486 notebook computers with the 1993 Award of Merit.
U.S. sales of PDAs and related devices exceed expectations.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that its Handwriter Recognition System software is bundled with the MicroSlate Datellite 400L for both CIC PenDOS and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Psion’s emerges as a key player in the North American market after the successful launch of its Series 3a palm-top computer in September 1993.
WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announces the company’s new intelligent personal information manager for Windows, WordPerfect InfoCentral, has entered beta testing.
Apple Computer announces the Newton MessagePad 110, the most recent addition to the Newton MessagePad family.
International acclaim for Newton technology continues to grow as the groundbreaking personal digital assistant (PDA) platform from Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: AAPL), in the last month, garnered a suite of major industry acknowledgements.
ARDIS today unveiled an innovative two-way nationwide messaging service that provides real-time communications to people whose business takes them away from the office.
Mr. Doug Dunn, OBE, President and CEO of Philips Semiconductors presented this speech on Thursday March 10 at the Mobile 94 convention and trade show.
Psion Plc introduces three new software programs for its award-winning Series 3 range of palm-top computers.
Psion Plc announces the introduction of a competition to encourage third party developers to write software for its products.
The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. unveils the Dynapad T200 Series, the first high-performance color pen tablet computer.
Psion Plc announces its 1993 annual results that confirm the company’s growing presence in the worldwide market for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
Psion Plc. announces the addition of a North American flight timetable to enhance its award-winning Series 3 palm-top computers.
WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announces the company’s new intelligent personal information manager on Windows for Pen Computing, WordPerfect InfoCentral, is now shipping.
Psion Plc receives the United Kingdom’s premier hi-tech accolade, The Queen’s Award for Technology for the development of its Series 3 palmtop computer.
Two separate upgrades permit users of the Newton-based Expert Pad from Sharp Electronics Corporation to increase the performance of their units.
At Pen and Portable Computing, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp software range has been extended to encompass Microsoft’s Windows v3.1, Windows for Pen Computing v1.0 and IBM’s OS/2 v2.1 and PenOS/2 v1.0.
Independence Technologies announces that it will demonstrate a prototype of its iTRAN for PDAs, which enables PDAs to operate in large-scale, transaction-processing environments.
LYRIQ International announces an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to ship LYRIQ Crosswords in the release of the Microsoft At Work Handheld system, code named WinPad, and Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 both expected later this year.
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) will show for the first time its new system for disaster damage assessment.
IBM enhances its premium notebook series while bringing its most talked-about innovations to entry-priced ThinkPad notebooks.
Psion PLC, announces that it will be launching a dedicated fax modem for its award-winning Series 3 range of palmtop computers.
Psion Plc announces that it is rolling out nationally with Circuit City after an extremely successful test over the past 6 months.
aha! software announces the release and shipment of aha! InkWriter for Windows, the only word processor for your handwriting.
PenStuff Inc. announces a family of software solutions designed to lighten the load and improve the efficiency of field data collectors.
In the middle of what was supposed to have been a good year for PDAs, there is still confusion over exactly what a PDA is, and worse, just who will buy and use the devices.
Dauphin Technology Inc. announces the second in its DTR series of next generation mobile computers, the DTR-2.
Apple Computer announces that it has appointed Steve P. Capps as an Apple Fellow, a senior research and development position that is awarded only to individuals who have made extraordinary technical contributions to personal computing.
Texas Microsystems, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged and fault-tolerant personal computers, delivers working prototypes of a hand-held “Soldier’s Computer” to the U.S. Army.
Psion Plc, announces that it is recommending CompuServe as the on-line service of choice to users of its acclaimed Series 3 and 3a computers.
Palm Computing announces Graffiti power writing technology, a new method of entering text into handheld computers with a pen.
Motorola’s Paging Products Group announces the availability of extensive software applications that support its NewsCard Wireless Data Receiver.
InkWriter is based on aha!’s revolutionary, patent-pending SmartInk technology, which enables the intelligent editing and manipulation of electronic ink and text.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduces the Stylistic 500, a 2.6-pound “tablet” PC powered by an Intel 486DX2-50 CPU, the fastest microprocessor ever designed into a tablet computer.
Fujitsu announces that it will be shipping a special version of aha! software’s InkWriter notetaking application along with its new Stylistic 500 tablet computer.
Apple Computer, Inc. announces that veteran Apple executive Shane Robison has been appointed vice president and general manager of the company’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division.
CliniCom Inc., a leading provider of point-of-care clinical information systems and services, announces the availability of the Coordinated Care Solution and the CliniView PC Microsoft Windows-based, portable terminal.
Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Kalidor joins the growing number of OEMs promoting Handwriter Recognition Systems (HRS) version 4.0 for the Windows for Pen platform.
Lexicus Corp., a Motorola Inc.-owned company, shipped its Lexicus Longhand Handwriting Recognition Software for Developers.
Tarpon integrates Apple’s Newton with Grouper’s wireless technology; features backlighting, ruggedized case, and built-in wireless LAN and WAN modem.
StarCore, the Newton software publishing and distribution arm of Apple Computer, announces the Newton Enhancement Pack.
The Dracon Division of Harris Corporation teams with AllPen Software to license software for use in Harris/Dracon’s pen-based SuperTech 2000 Craft Digital Assistant (CDA).
Goal is to create interoperable standards that make using a PDA, telephone and notebook computer together as easy as turning an the different components of a stereo system.
At The PDA Forum, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp signature software is being extended to include PenRight! Corporation’s pen-based operating environment with a PenOp/SDK for PenRight! Pro.
VLSI Technology Inc. announces a design win for their enhanced ARM610 32-bit RISC processor in the new Motorola Marco Wireless Communicator.
Awards to honor the best products and services in mobile computing and data communications.
Palm Computing announces the immediate availability of Graffiti power writing technology for Magic Cap-based personal intelligent communicators.
Apple Computer outlines the various Apple and third party solutions available for the Apple MessagePad with Newton Intelligence.
Newton platform continues to offer a wide range of extensible communications and software solutions.
The StrongARM family of 32-bit RISC products to be developed under the agreement is intended to complement and broaden the existing ARM product line for performance critical applications.
With Med-E-Mail, physicians nationwide can use desktop computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to exchange messages with colleagues over an electronic network.
A new signature verification engine that verifies both scanned and on-line signature samples is being prepared for marketing to developers by Fficiency Software, Inc.
ARDIS, the nation’s first and largest wireless data communications network, and PenWare Inc. announce that ARDIS PersonalMessaging is available for Motorola’s Envoy wireless communicator.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP announces it has received the 1995 Premier Newton Systems Integrator Award from Apple Computer Inc.
Apple Computer announces the Newton MessagePad 120, the first PDA with full GSM connectivity.
Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has integrated a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) into its popular, super portable Stylistic 500 tablet computer.
Proxim, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless data communications products, announces an expanded strategic relationship with Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (FPSI), a premier provider of mobile computing solutions.
Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR Microelectronic Products Division) and Scriptel Holding Inc. announce that WriteTouch now incorporates a Windows 95 software driver and supports color active matrix displays.
Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that it has developed an OpenDoc part based on its PenOp software for handwritten signatures, and is making a pre-release version available to software developers and users.
The BYTE award and the March Computer Currents Award for the best Hand-Held/Personal Digital Assistant are ringing endorsements of Apple’s PDA product strategy.
Customers receive $50-$100 back with purchase of qualified products.
ETE offers “off-the-shelf” Automatic Vehicle Locating system that can be connected to a PDA.
Kalidor and PenFact, Inc. announces a new data collection product, ‘Inspect-Write,’ a hardware/software product offered under the PenFact label, that enables portable electronic data collection for inspection, maintenance, and calibration.
Offers developers and manufacturers means for personal data interchange, computer-telephone integration including PDAs.
Leaders to use pen tablet computers from Fujitsu for real-time research during summit meeting.
InkWriter brings powerful editing capabilities to the world of electronic handwriting.
3Com Corporation announced the most powerful PC Card combining the fastest modem standard with industry proven network interface card technology.
Pen tablet computers from Fujitsu allow world leaders real-time access to critical information during summit meeting.
Apple Computer, Inc. today announces the availability of Newton Toolkit (NTK) version 1.5 and Newton Book Maker version 1.1.
Lexicus, a Division of Motorola announced Lexicus QuickPrint, introduces a handwriting recognition package for General Magic’s Magic Cap platform that turns handwritten notes into typed messages as fast as most people can write.
Ex Machina answers customer demand with first VT100 Terminal Emulator for Newton.
Lexicus announces that a free demo version of Lexicus QuickPrint is available on the Internet. The free demo includes consonants only; vowels and numbers available — for a price.
Metrowerks announces the release of the CodeWarrior 7 Gold development tools for multiple platforms including Magic Cap application development.
Psion Incorporated, the world’s leading PDA manufacturer, announces the appointment of Ben Cesare to the position of Vice President, Retail Sales Division.
Newton 2.0 to give customers power to use and connect with Mac OS and Windows-based systems and enterprise structures.
Wynd Communications Corp announces that WyndMAIL, the industry’s most advanced personal communications service, is now available for the new version of the Newton 2.0 operating system for the Apple MessagePad 120.
Apple Computer announces that it has licensed its Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) technology to Schlumberger Electronic Transactions and Digital Ocean.
Apple Computer and Digital Ocean announces that they have reached an agreement for Digital Ocean to license Apple’s Newton technology and customize it for use in vertical applications.
Motorola, Lexicus Division announces Lexicus Longhand Professional, a new software package that enhances pen computing users’ ability to take notes in cursive handwriting.
A number of significant improvements to the Newton platform have been implemented in the latest version of the operating system.
Apple releases a list of consumer and developer products.
RadioMail two-way wireless messaging service unleashes the power of Newton 2.0
Intuit announces Pocket Quicken 1.2 for Newton 2.0, built into the new Apple MessagePad 120 with Newton 2.0.
The company announces upgrade and rebate programs for its existing MessagePad users and customers who want to move to the new Newton 2.0 platform.
More than 50 applications demonstrated in dedicated Newton pavilion.
The coveted “Best of COMDEX” awards, presented annually by BYTE Magazine, recognize unique, technically innovative and cutting-edge new computer products at COMDEX.
QUALCOMM is first to provide Newton users with easy access to Internet mail.
Locomotion is a suite of integrated business applications for Personal Digital Assistants using Apple Computer’s Newton 2.0 operating system.
Plan 9 is perhaps the first of the next-generation operating systems created with an eye to delivering on the promise of multimedia and mobile computing.
Leica teams up with Green Mountain Software to build applications that link the Leica DISTO hand-held electronic measuring device and Apple Computer’s MessagePad PDA based on Newton technology.
Newton Press offers an essential integration capability, making it easy to take important documents from their Mac OS-based personal computer with them on their Newton PDA.
Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that another major handheld computer manufacturer has standardized on CIC’s handwriting recognition software.
The Newton 2.0 operating system from Apple Computer received top honors at the Mobile Insights ’96 conference held last week in Phoenix, Arizona.
Customers now have a choice between the popular MessagePad 120 and the high-end option, the MessagePad 130.
Network Multimedia introduces first and only cross-platform desktop connectivity solutions for Newton 2.0 PDA.
PageCard Data Pager adds Newton 2.0 Software and Euromessage Service.
Digital Ocean Inc. selects PCSI’s UB-1 Data and Voice Communications module for integration into its Seahorse ruggedized handheld computer.
Alphapage’s largest service provider supports Socket’s Wireless PC Card Receiver.
Apple Computer announces the release of the next version of the Apple MessagePad, the MessagePad 130.
Puma expands mobile data exchange efforts for next generation consumer electronics and handheld computing devices.
aha! software is a leading developer of electronic-ink note-taking and editing software for mobile computers and communicators.
CompuServe and Apple Computer enter into an agreement to provide a CompuServe Mail Client for Personal Digital Assistants based on Apple’s Newton technology.
Software executive to advise pen-based, handheld computer manufacturer on sales automation technology requirements.
The CompuServe Mail Client for Newton 2.0 will link Newton customers to CompuServe’s global network with more than 480 points of presence worldwide.
Offers users real-time access to add, delete, modify, import and export data on a Newton PDA from Windows and Macintosh desktops.
Apple Computer announces the availability of the beta version of the Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) for Newton 2.0.
Third-party developers turn to Newton platform to provide mobile Internet and intranet connectivity solutions.
A significant number of third-party developers announce plans to integrate the Newton Internet Enabler into current and future releases of their products.
Socket Communications announces that Bell Mobility, Canada’s leading provider of wireless communication solutions, will market Socket’s PageCard data pager in Canada.
Apple Computer announces shipment of Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) 1.0 for Newton 2.0, a suite of connectivity tools that allows Internet-based application development for Newton hand-held computers, including the Apple MessagePad.
3Com Corporation introduces newest version of the EtherLink III LAN+28.8 Modem PC Card.
Expo also features the Newton Business Solutions Village, showcasing the innovative range of PDAs developed by Apple.
The Concept Kitchen announces the availability of the new WriteRight Screen Enhancement, offering users of PDAs and handheld computers dramatic improvements in the performance of their pressure-sensitive screens.
ARDIS announces that Mail on the Run!, electronic mail software developed by River Run Software Group for the ARDIS nationwide wireless network, now supports the Apple MessagePad 130.
Over 40 leading hardware and software companies announce commitment to developing product for new category of handheld PCS.
Apple MessagePad 130 now connects with Microsoft Office for Windows 95 applications, allowing users to access and use data on the go.
Apple Computer unveils the MessagePad 2000 and the eMate 300, user-centric devices designed for business and education, respectively.
The StrongARM SA-110 delivers up to 10 times the performance of competitively priced, low-power microprocessors, enabling advanced features such as handwriting recognition and Internet/intranet communications, plus the potential for speech recognition, in hand-held devices.
Apple to bundle NetHopper 3.0 on future Newton devices.
Compaq Computer Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. join list of leading OEMs for Handheld PC.
3Com Corporation introduces the newest version of its EtherLink III LAN+Modem PC Card, offering mobile users the highest modem connection speed and fastest data throughput available.
Apple highlights its commitment to the enterprise, including with Apple’s newly-announced Newton 2000.
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announces the successful completion of a six-month field test of a new pen-based clinical system designed to improve information flow between the doctors, clinics and field nurses who visit patients in the home.
AllPen Software, a company specializing in handheld PC and PDA software development and developers of the popular PDA-based NetHopper WWW Browser product, demonstrates their embedded Mobile Web Server technology at the MacWorld tradeshow in San Francisco.
Norand Corp. introduces the PEN*KEY 6622, a powerful PC-based mobile computer, with Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software preinstalled.
Apple introduces the eMate 300, a new class of affordable, mobile computer designed for education by educators.
AllPen Software’s NetHopper 3.0 web browser technology is being bundled on Apple Computer’s newly released eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 mobile computers.
Entering its third year, this is the only conference in the world that focuses exclusively on creating handheld hardware and software products.
AllPen Software’s NetHopper Enterprise Server is a Java-based server geared for mobile and/or wireless non-traditional web clients accessing traditional web-based Internet/Intranet content.
New pen tablet incorporates multimedia features of notebook and desktop PCs.
AllPen announces its commitment to incorporate Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology into their NetHopper mobile/embedded World Wide Web browser technology.
The Newton, Inc. team makes its first major industry appearance at PC Expo, less than a month after spinning out from Apple as a wholly owned subsidiary.
New company works with key allies to provide internet solutions in education and healthcare markets.
MI’97 introduces five-city conference series uniting decision makers and manufacturers of mobile computing products.
CardBus delivers Fast Ethernet and x2 Modem Technology for the mobile communications market.
The new technology, which has been recently ported to the Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system, provides a means for remote devices to share and publish data to standard Web browsers anywhere in the world.
AllPen Software announces the introduction of its EmbeddedWeb Server technology ported to Windows CE.
Next generation WriteRight Screen Enhancements now available for Newton, Pilot, Zaurus and all Windows CE Handheld PCs.
Over 250 applications and peripherals in less than a year.
WriteRights are thin, clear, textured screen overlays that prevent scratches, reduce screen glare, and improve handwriting recognition.
Option International concentrates its efforts in the UK, French and German markets.
Option International designs, manufactures, and markets mobile data communications solutions for users of portable computers and Personal Digital Assistants.
AT&T Wireless, Metrowerks, Motorola, Novatel, Unwired Planet, Others Sponsor Milestone Event for Developers, Integrators and Resellers of PalmPilot Platform Solutions
3Com Corporation announces two new PC Card (PCMCIA) modems optimized for use with Windows-based laptop computers.
Fast EtherLink 16-Bit PC Card is available for notebook users.
Vantive Offers PalmPilot Access to Vantive Software through Unwired Planet’s UP.Browser.
newest member of messagepad family features increased system memory, higher performance, upgraded communications software
Custom-cut to fit the screen of the Psion Series 5, the WriteRight Screen Enhancements are thin, clear, textured overlays that prevent screen scratches, reduce glare, and improve handwriting recognition.
Company announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database v2.0 for the Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 platform.
Concept Kitchen releases Small Talk for the PalmPilot and Newton OS, the world’s first two-way, real-time translation software, allowing travelers to communicate instantly in a foreign language.
AllPen, based in Los Gatos, Calif., is a leading systems integration and software development firm focused on Internet technology for non-PC devices.
Mobile users can now reliably access information around the world with new x2 PC Card modem designed for use in more than 250 countries.
Leading handheld computing platform gains momentum as a standard for handheld computing for consumers and mobile professionals.
New easy to configure and use combination LAN + modem PC Cards feature 3Com Ethernet and Fast Ethernet technology.
Nikean announces the shipment of the X-1R wireless modem to Skybersoft, a leading solutions developer for the PalmPilot organizer, and to cellular carriers in the U.S. and Canada.
3Com pledges emphasis on handheld connected organizers, such as the PalmPilot and Palm III.
Puma helps users of Windows CE-based devices synchronize with support for new Personal Information Management software.
Award-winning CalliGrapher 5.1 brings new features and improved recognition quality through Write Naturally technology.
The company announces the availability of the first 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Cards that are compliant with the ITU standard V.90.
Palm Computing and Remedy Corporation integrate Remedy’s help desk and business process automation software with the industry-leading Palm Computing platform.
The technology offers reliable performance to mobile users who connect their mobile devices to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet networks.
Alliance extends personal information mobility to cyberspace.
Leaders in the mobile industry announce the formation of the Mobile Advisory Council, an open consortium of mobile computing and peripherals vendors.
3Com U.S. Robotics PC Card targets notebook users in consumer and small business segments.
Puma delivers greater mobility to corporate professionals with advanced handheld synchronization solution.
Sybase, Inc. and 3Com Corporation announce a strategic relationship to bring the industry’s leading mobile database, Adaptive Server Anywhere, to the Palm Computing platform.
Lotus Development Corp. announces new wireless communications solutions for Lotus Domino customers who use market-leading personal digital assistants (PDAs) from IBM and 3Com Corporation.
Innovative PDA news web site to offer advertising and Electronic Software Distribution.
On-stage demos, Mobility Awards, Hot, Cool Products Showcase, and Mobility Foundation Auction highlight mobile industry’s premier conference for industry leaders held Feb. 21-23, 1999, at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Springs.
3Com Corporation announces the availability of Enhanced IR update, free downloadable software to connect to Ericsson’s infrared (IR) capable mobile phones.
The fourth Mobile & PDA Expo, Dec. 2-4 at San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, will feature the largest number of hand-held/mobile computing vendors ever assembled in one place.
Bank of America announces plans to deliver wireless banking services to users of the Palm VII connected organizer, the first all-in-one wireless handheld computing product from Palm Computing.
Mobile Insights announces the names of the 147 nominees for the 1999 Mobility Awards.
Sun ports HotSync technology to the Java Platform to provide data synchronization between Palm Computing platform handheld devices and applications running on Sun platform-based workstations.
The Keyspan USB PDA Adapter provides the easiest, least expensive way to connect Palm organizers to Apple Computer’s iMac and to Apple’s new “Blue G3” PowerMacs.
The latest study by Frost & Sullivan predicts that PCCs will continue their popularity in horizontal applications, as well as increase their penetration rate in vertical markets such as medical and utility data collection industries.
3Com Corporation and Alcatel today announces an agreement to cooperate to promote the convergence of handheld computing and telecommunications devices.
Siemens’ Information and Communication Networks Group, Munich, and T-Mobil, Bonn, together with Unwired Planet, Inc., Silicon Valley, today announced a field trial with the integration of a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) compatible software platform from Unwired Planet into the GSM Infrastructure at T-Mobil.
3Com Corporation announces the availability of the 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN+56K(1) Modem CardBus PC Card.
Solution drives development of wireless applications for the Palm Computing platform.
Keyspan today announced that its line of best selling serial and USB connectivity products for Macintosh(R) and Windows 98(TM) PCs is available to computer and office product resellers through Santa Ana, California-based distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM).
Mobile Insights expands coverage of handheld computers and wireless data communications, adds dedicated industry analyst.
DB2 Everywhere for Windows CE and PalmOS operating systems positioned as a key part of IBM’s pervasive computing strategy.
Each attendee will be given a Palm VII to answer real-time surveys, browse the Internet, rate onstage demos, and more.
3Com shows off the latest in handheld computing, wireless connectivity and mobile computing solutions.
3Com Megahertz 56K Global GSM & Cellular Modem PC Card delivers fast, reliable and simple connections around the world.
Palm, Windows CE, and Laptops, all managed by a single-source, enterprise solution.
Mobile Insights forecasts instant messaging market to reach 175 million users by 2002.
3Com’s CDMA InterWorking Function (IWF) is the only circuit-switched wireless data access gateway solution for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks such as the all-digital, nation-wide Sprint PCS network.
Simple and reliable network connections in a ‘Flash’.
Mobile Insights (MI) announces that it has added a fourth mobile computing industry analyst to the firm.
Under a reseller agreement with RAM Business Partner, dcs, RAM is to add the best selling 3Com Palm pocket-sized data terminal to its RAM Despatcher range of off-the-shelf mobile data solutions.
Mobile Insights (MI), the leading information source for the mobile computing and data communications markets, announced today major expansion for 2000 and the promotion of two staff members to vice president.
Mobile Insights (MI) announces that their Mobile Letter(TM), an electronic newsletter for professionals in mobile computing and data communication, is now available on NuvoMedia’s Rocket eBook.
Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference to Be held March 5-7, Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Springs.
Solution allows users to access their corporate intranet from Internet enabled mobile phones and the 3Com Palm VII.
Leading press members and analysts will select the top mobile products and services at the sixth annual Mobile Insights conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.
Leading Press and Analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.
3Com Corporationbrings reliability, simplicity and manageability to wireless networking by delivering the 3Com AirConnect 11Mbps Wireless LAN.
Leading press and analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.
Mobile Insights, Inc. announces the WirelessTrax continuous information service, complementing the firm’s MobileTrax offering.
Extended Systems announces the release of XTNDConnect PC, the company’s next generation PC-based data synchronization and management solution for Palm Computing, Windows CE and Casio Pocket Viewer devices.
Synchronization solution offers mobile workers data management for smart phones and communicators.
Pioneer in handheld computing to design innovative clinical applications.
Company to support SyncML in future generation XTNDConnect data synchronization and management products.
Synchronization of online calendaring and scheduling for people on the go.
Mobile Insights, Inc. (MI) announces the winners of its Mobility Awards at the sixth annual Mobile Insights Conference, held this week at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert.
XTNDConnect Server syncs e-mail, contacts, calendars and tasks from server to mobile device.
SDK includes protocols for wireless file exchange and synchronization.
Sierra Wireless’ AirCard utilizes the Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) network.
Extended Systems announces that it is a Pocket PC Launch Partner and is providing secure, server-based synchronization and management solutions for Pocket PC enterprise customers in wired and wireless environments.
End-users will be honored for best use of mobile computing and wireless data communications technology.
Investment will help Parthus develop technologies for emerging standards for wireless LAN, wireless PAN and mobile Internet access.
Innovative Software creates new PDA-based photo sharing market, connecting Palm users with friends and family through pictures.
3Com Corporation reiterates its commitment to the mobile computing industry by expanding its line of PC Cards.
Event includes the Invitational Wireless CEO Summit at the Regent Wall Street Hotel with wireless execs and leading financial analysts and investment bankers.
Spatializer DigitalFX series offers wide array of DSP-based audio enhancement algorithms specifically optimized for efficient and cost effective implementation on targeted platforms.
3Com and Extended Systems provides immediate compatibility and high-quality communications between personal computers enabled by 3Com’s Bluetooth offerings and Palm handhelds.
Card Plus CDMA phone brings wireless Internet access to Windows-powered Pocket PCs and notebooks and Apple PowerBooks.
The emerging sector of mobile computing is the focus of the DEMOmobile 2000 conference.
End users are recognized for their innovative use of mobile computing and data communication technology.
XcelleNet’s Afaria offers suite of mobile resource management capabilities to centrally manage mobile business solutions across a company’s fleet of mobile systems, including laptops and devices based on Windows CE, Palm OS, and RIM Blackberry platforms.
AppForge, Inc. is developer of the world’s only Microsoft Visual Basic Program development environment for the Palm OS.
Winners to be recognized at annual Mobile Insights conference, February 18-20, 2001, at Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, Phoenix, Arizona.
Iomega will bundle the drive with a Type II plus PC Card adapter and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software to provide a powerful and flexible new solution for removable storage in laptop computers, consumer handheld devices, and digital cameras.
Extended Systems announces that its Bluetooth and IrDA software development kits (SDKs) have been licensed to Hewlett-Packard Company.
Palm m100, Visor Prism, and Palm VIIx snag nominiations for top spots as best PDAs.
Leading press members and analysts will select the top mobile products and services at the Seventh Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 18-20, 2001, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Palm Vx wins award as best PDA or Palm-Size PC honors.
The top mobile and wireless products selected by leading press and analysts will be revealed at the Seventh Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 18-20 in Phoenix.
Visor Prism wins Best PDA honors.
As part of the agreement, Parthus will deliver a range of Intellectual Property platforms that includes Parthus’ BlueStream, NavStream and MediaStream technologies.
Tally Systems announces that it has added recognition of PDA synchronization software to its market leading asset tracking software, TS.Census.
ThinkPad TransNote provides a solution for highly mobile users who are looking to combine pen and paper with a mobile computer.
Winners chosen by a select group of 30 mobile computing press and analyst representatives.
3Com first licensee of Parthus MobiStream, offering low-power consumption GPRS solution.
DisplaySearch’s 3rd annual US FPD Conference 2001 includes suppliers presenting microdisplays, OLEDs, electronic ink and MEMS displays.
Microsoft, Compaq, Intel, Texas Instruments, 3Com and SCM Microsystems support new standard that brings high-speed serial performance to PC Card slot.
invivosystem 4.2 enables wireless, real-time access to electronic diary data via handheld devices.
End-users will be honored for best use of mobile computing and wireless data communications technology.
Allows Palm V users to both sync and recharge PDA with one easy-to-carry cable.
SiPix contracts with IDEO, one of the most distinguished innovation and design consultancies in the world, to develop a new line of innovative digital imaging and PDA accessories for consumers and business professionals.
Offers wireless device rendering, with content that can be viewed on WAP-enabled wireless phones and on any Palm OS-version PDA.
3Com’s solution among the first available based on the newly ratified 1.1 industry standard Bluetooth specification.
Companies working together to equip personal electronic devices and printers with Bluetooth technology.
Sessions include “PDA Survivor” with four C-level executives debating issues involved when selecting an OS platform.
The winning “Cool Trak” design measures statistics for bicycle enthusiasts.
Bluetooth solutions interoperate with HP’s Bluetooth printer.
Winners to be recognized at Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 24-26, 2002, at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona.
Recipient signatures available online by midnight of the same day.
Software developer Handmark, Inc. acquires leading provider of online content for PDAs.
Handmark offers online and retail buyers of software for Palm Powered PDAs a savings of $100 on a suite of ten popular applications for Palm OS devices.
Unique one-day event next month in San Jose will provide networking forum for top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
Datadesk’s first product for handheld devices is the MiniKeyboard, a miniature keyboard that provides for easier and more efficient data entry in PDAs.
Both Palm, Inc. and Handheld Computing magazine have selected the Handmark, Inc. version of the classic SCRABBLE crossword game from Hasbro, Inc. as the best entertainment title of the year.
Handspring Treo fuels 200 percent increase in sales of PDA phones.
Worth Magazine editors choose Sony Clie NR70V as best PDA and Palm i705 as runenr-up.
Amazon.com sales reflect Sony’s aggressive marketing and growing presence in the handheld/PDA marketplace. Sony had four of the top 10 bestselling handhelds on the site this week, including the Clie PEG-T615C, Clie PEG-S360, Clie PEG-NR70V and Clie PEG-T665C.
The D-Link PersonalAir DBT-120 allows PCs and Macs to communicate and share data with other Bluetooth enabled computers, PDAs, printers, cellular phones, digital cameras, and other emerging electronic devices.
Handmark and SplashData, the leading developer of virtual wallet applications for Palm OS handhelds, today announce their relationship to bring SplashData’s popular Wallet applications to retail.
Wolfson Microelectronics plc receives endorsement for its high-performance audio CODECs from two leading players in the consumer electronics field. Both Toshiba and Dell have incorporated the WM9705 audio CODEC in their latest high end PDAs.
iPassConnect 2.0 for PocketPC 2002 simplifies the experience of connecting a personal digital assistant (PDA) to a broadband Wi-Fi network.
iPass announces that it has upgraded capabilities for two versions of its smart client: iPassConnect(TM) 2.0 for PocketPC 2002 and iPassConnect(TM) 2.3 for Mac OS X.
Wolfson Microelectronics launches the second-generation of its high-quality portable audio device product line with the introduction of the ultra low-power and highly integrated WM8750L stereo codec.
Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions and Intel host Wi-Fi hot spots in the grandstands and clubhouse, enabling visitors to access up-to-the-second tournament statistics via PDA or smartphone. Demonstrations at the clubhouse include running HP iPAQ 2215 devices with the Socket Communications 802.11b WLAN CF Card.
PDA Playground turns any Palm OS PDA into an instant playground for children ages 3-7.
Frank Canova joins wOz. Canova was previously vice president of worldwide product engineering at Palm, Inc., where he led hardware engineering for the original Palm Pilot handheld, the Palm III, V, and VII series handhelds.
DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs that provide a daily diversion for today’s stressed and harried workers.
Skyscape survey reports increasing PDA use can prevent more than $100 million in medical errors.
Skyscape survey finds key psychiatric reference use on PDAs helps reduce medical errors.
Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device.