LAS VEGAS-Palm Computing Inc. and Sony Corp. have agreed to collaborate to expand the capabilities of the Palm Computing platform and create a new platform for handheld consumer electronics products with audio-visual functionality, the companies said.
Under terms of the agreement, Sony will license the Palm OS operating system and Palm Computing will commit to supporting Sony’s Memory Stick storage and data exchange technology as part of the Palm Computing platform. Palm will be able to license this enhanced version of its platform to third parties in the industry.
