Because enterprises are expected to react quickly to changing circumstances, there is a new impetus for "going wireless." Along with this trend comes an assortment of viruses, worms, and other threats. A new white paper from F-Secure, "Content Security at Hand," describes the various elements in today’s mobile infrastructure, outlines the threats, and presents information on F-Secure’s range of solutions to these threats. The white paper was issued at the Wireless East conference in New York on February 20.

AvantGo announced that it has joined the Star Partner Program of BEA Systems, Inc. AvantGo also announced that its AvantGo M-Business Server, AvantGo Mobile Delivery and AvantGo Mobile Sales applications now support BEA WebLogic Server, enabling customers to extend their existing Web-based enterprise applications to mobile and wireless devices using AvantGo’s enterprise mobile software.

There is now a new release of the time reporting program SDS Time. The new release adds color support and also support for the Clie Jog Dial navigator. SDS Time is a spreadsheet oriented time reporting program for consultants, lawyers, and other people working by hour. The program provides an overview of the reported times with a day, week, and month view including day, task, and week totals.

EXideas. Inc. announced its second product MessagEaseKB based on its Patent protected text entry technology. MessagEaseKB can replace a Palm handheld’s keyboard and is designed to allow users to enter full text faster than Palm’s Graffiti or QWERTY keyboard from any Palm OS application

Data Representations, Inc. announced the general availability of Simplicity for Mobile Servers at PalmSource Expo 2002. This application development software was shown for the first time in the Cingular Wireless booth. Data Representations & Cingular built integrated server and Palm applications for attendees then sent responses and requests via Palm.Net to a server based in New Jersey. The demonstration was a proof statement for how quickly and efficiently the network operates and how easy it is to program applications and servlets in a J2EE and J2ME Java Enterprise Environment using Simplicity for Mobile Servers rapid application development tools.

Mitigo Inc. unveiled CodePoint, a software solution that allows mobile phones, PDAs, and emerging wireless devices to read visual symbols such as barcodes and complex matrix codes via integrated digital cameras.

Lancer, a mobile invoicing program suitable for freelancers, consultants, contractors, sales people, and tradesmen, has been released. Lancer allows the user to generate an invoice on the road and add to it as the project progresses.

At the PalmSource Conference & Expo, Handheld Computing Magazine announced that Action Names Datebook had won the Best Replacement Application among all Palm OS software for 2001. Action Names Datebook from iambic is designed to provide complete control over your Schedule, Contacts, and To Do List for Palm OS devices.

Palm, Inc. announced that the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSN) has selected Palm handheld computers for an initiative designed to promote evidence-based, error-free patient care in nursing.

A number of our readers (and friends) have passed along this interesting fact: At 8:02pm tonight, the time/date will form the string of numbers 2002 2002 2002. If you take the time as 20:02, the date as 20/02, and the year as 2002, you get the coolest date string possible