Year: 2001

PocketMac, a solution for synchronizing PocketPC-based handhelds with the Mac, will ship in early November, according to MacUser UK. The product will be available in three versions: PocketMac, PocketMac Pro, and PocketMac Developer. PocketMac will focus on file synchronization, while the Pro version will add support for synchronizing contacts, calender, and tasks with Microsoft Entourage and Outlook 2001.

ELS, Inc. has filed a trademark infringement suit against Apple over the company’s Macintosh Manager application. ELS, which owns the trademark to Mac Manager, an application for desktop management and security, claims that Apple’s Macintosh Manager, which ships as part of OS X Server, infringes on its trademark and is confusing customers. “We gave Apple every opportunity to resolve this dispute without litigation. Apple just didn’t take us seriously.

Motorola, which yesterday posted a third quarter operating loss of US$153 million (and a total loss of $1.4 billion), expects to post a fourth quarter loss of 4-5 cents per share, marking the first time in at least 45 years that the company will report a full year operating loss.

Italian Mac site MacProf has put together a photo gallery from IBTS, a trade show for audio and video that ended yesterday. The gallery includes captions in English and highlights the many Macs and Mac products that on display.