Our own Steve Niles has gone inside Palm to speak exclusively with Palm's market experts and find out more about how handheld devices can integrate into your legal enterprise. We've covered a great number of useful legal applications for your Palm device, but in this article, Steve Niles takes a more in-depth look at what can be done with West Group's Westlaw Wireless, a popular online business and legal research tool you can now access using a wirelessly enabled Palm device. Choosing the right database application One of the first third-party applications most Palm device users choose is a database program. There are a great number of different programs available, and each one has different strengths and weaknesses. Marie Braden has taken an in depth look at the major players and knows which database application is right for you.
Security is an enormously important issue for handheld enterprise computing.
Read Claire Pieterek's review to find out. There are some great events on the way for legal professionals interested in the latest technology available in the field. Steve Niles has a rundown of the upcoming tradeshows, along with the scoop on what role Palm will play at each. Mel Yarbrough has done his homework and presents what he believes are the best of breed applications in the categories of software most valued by sales professionals. In this first article in the series, he'll introduce you to the PalmModem, a simple, often overlooked method of connecting your handheld computer to the Web.