Back in October, we talked with Palm CIO Marina Levinson about Palm's own internal mobile infrastructure, called Palm@Enterprise. PricewaterhouseCoopers played a key role in developing the Palm@Enterprise technology. In the November issue Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz had the opportunity to sit down with Jesus Mantas, a Partner in the High Technology Practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers, to learn more about how PwC is helping mobilize business.

Also in that issue, Christine Harland Williams showed how an application called CrediPalm is being used to aid small businesses throughout Latin America. Since 1973, ACCION International (at http://www.accion.org) has been providing small or "micro" loans to help impoverished people around the world work their way out of poverty. The labor-intensive and expensive task has been made easier and more affordable thanks to CrediPalm, an innovative field service Palm OS solution created by ACCION International. You can find the November issue at http://www.palmpowerenterprise.com/tocs/issue200111.html.

December 2001
In December, Palm talked about how, increasingly, the U.S. military is turning to Palm handheld computers to provide logistical support to field forces. From National Guard deployments in Kosovo, to Navy deployments in the Arabian Gulf, the military is using Palm handhelds to improve patient care, data collection, and inspection processes--saving time over previous paper-based methods.

On December 13 it was announced that the Pepsi Cola Buffalo Bottling Corp. provided its sales force with Palm m505 color handhelds to input, track, and process sales orders. The Palm handhelds, combined with mobile accounting software from Informed Beverage Management Inc., have helped Pepsi Cola Buffalo Bottling salespeople shave up to 1.5 hours off their daily sales process and boost customer-service time by 15 percent.

Our December issue of PalmPower's Enterprise Edition took an in-depth look at wireless connectivity. First we surveyed what type of hardware you need to make your Palm handheld wireless. Then we attempted to sort out the various wireless solutions that exist to connect your Palm handheld to both the Internet and other pieces of hardware. The various technologies differ in terms of functionality and reach. We examined Bluetooth, 802.11b, and wide range wireless solutions to give you an idea when and where you might need each one.

In today's challenging economy, cost cutting has become more and more necessary. Many companies have cut down drastically on business travel, but if you're going to be traveling on business, one way you can do your part is to keep an eye on what you spend. In a timely article Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz showed you how by using a Palm wireless handheld you may be able to save you up to 90% on your business travel communications costs.

You can find the December issue at http://www.palmpowerenterprise.com/tocs/issue200112.html.