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Vendors make handhelds that are easier for companies to manage
HANDHELD COMPUTERS HAVE BECOME ubiquitous in business. Yet as common as PDAs are, large companies still rarely purchase and manage them. More often than not, individuals sneak them into the workplace.
But vendors are increasingly trying to convince IT departments that PDAs are not only useful but manageable. Last week, a handful of products highlighted the ways vendors are tweaking their wares to appeal to corporate buyers.
Microsoft led off the week with a version of its Pocket PC handheld operating system. The rebranded product, now called Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PC, features a number of changes meant to simplify its use. "Most of the cool stuff is under the hood," says Todd Kort, principal analyst with Gartner. "The average end user isn't going to be aware...