New Palm operating system scheduled for summer launch

Worldwide Computer Products News, Feb 6, 2002

Worldwide Computer Products News-6 February 2002-New Palm operating system scheduled for summer launch (C)1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Handheld developer Palm Inc has revealed a test version of its Palm OS 5 operating system and announced that a final release should be available in the summer.

The new OS is designed to run on a range of ARM processors and includes support for 802.11b wireless LAN access. An agreement has also been formed with RSA Security to bring 128-bit encryption to the device. An emulator for running Palm applications built for the old operating system will also be included.

No pricing details were disclosed.

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