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This is the part where we try to do a little marketing while we've got you. But please take a look; we may have a new program you didn't know about. ;)

TEALAGENT 1.05 - updated April 24, 2001
(
www.tealpoint.com/softagnt.htm)
A PC-based Palm data converter, installer, and web clipper which formats local, network, and web-resident data into standard Palm formats.


TEALDOC 4.60B - updated February 15, 2002
(www.tealpoint.com/softdoc.htm)
Powerful reader for Palm documents, e-books, and newspapers, supporting advanced features such as pictures, links, and flash cards.

TEALECHO 2.41 - updated October 4, 2001
(www.tealpoint.com/softecho.htm)
Digital "ink" lets you see what you write, vastly increasing graffiti writing speed and accuracy. No more writing blind!

TEALGLANCE 3.35B - updated April 13, 2001
(www.tealpoint.com/softglnc.htm)
Pop-up utility shows time, date, appointments and to-dos, and other useful information at power-up. See your day at a glance.

TEALINFO 4.01 - updated March 7, 2002
(www.tealpoint.com/softinfo.htm)
A system for creating and displaying interactive databases, reference works, and mini-application folios; a handheld reference library.

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The Future of PalmOS
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More than just a move to clarify the operations of the two groups, the division was meant to help attract experienced electronics and cell phone manufacturers. Otherwise, they might feel they would be competing directly against one half of Palm while supporting the other half. Indeed, the success of new devices from Handspring, Sony and Samsung testify not to shortcomings in Palm's ability to innovate, but in their success at expanding PalmOS beyond a one-company standard.

Another large change will be coming this summer in a new update to PalmOS. Version 5.0 expands beyond the classic Motorola Dragonball processor used in current handhelds to support faster ARM chips. Often seen simply as a way to boost high-end performance to compete against PocketPC devices, the significance of the change is often overlooked. After all, do we really need our Datebook apps to run any faster than they already do? More importantly, the new operating system makes PalmOS a multi-platform operating system, helping to welcome more manufacturers into the PalmOS fold. After all, it gives them more choice, and many cell phone manufacturers already have a sizeable investment in ARM technology. Perhaps more significantly, it doesn't lock them into buying a key component from Motorola, a big do-everything company which makes amongst lots of other products... a line of cell phones of their own.

Widening the Market
Microsoft, which is now aggressively pushing their alternative PocketPC platform, is no doubt very familiar with this widen-and-conquer approach. After all, no one has benefited more from the dominance of the PC platform than the Bill's behemoth. Will history repeat itself in the handheld space? Perhaps. But would that necessarily mean that Microsoft would win? Perhaps the ultimate soothsayer--history--can help us discern the answer.

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