Sony, AT&T, IBM give Palm a boost

 

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Sony and Palm will team up on a new device, AT&T inks a deal with a 3Com wireless start-up and IBM will unveil a Palm deal with PlanetRx.

Sony, Palm to team on handhelds The two firms will collaborate to develop a "next generation" handheld platform that uses memory storage technology from Sony and the Palm operating system. New service gives Palm users Web access, email A 3Com wireless start-up inks a deal with AT&T to offer wireless Internet service to Palm handheld users and changes its company name to OmniSky. IBM in Net deal with PlanetRx Big Blue and the online pharmacy will announce a deal this week that allows virtual shopping via Palm handheld devices, advancing IBM's vision of Net devices everywhere.