Sprint and Handango have opened the Sprint PCS Software Store, a mobile software store offering a range of software applications for Palm OS and Pocket PC phones.

The companies said PCS Vision customers using PCS Phones such as the Handspring Treo 300 and the Toshiba 2032 as well as existing Palm OS PCS Phones and Pocket PC devices wirelessly enabled by PCS Connection Cards for laptops and PDAs can take advantage of the PCS Software Store offerings.

According to the companies, using Handango's Application Management and Provisioning Platform (Handango AMPP), the PCS Software Store, hosted and managed by Handango, offers thousands of applications ranging from business software to games, ringtones, icons and images. Applications include messaging, security, document viewing, travel and other personal productivity software.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sprint and Handango will provide desktop access to a suite of applications optimized for the Palm and Pocket PC platforms. Additionally, software applications will be available for over-the-air delivery for Vision-enabled smartphones and Pocket PCs. The mobile software store for Pocket PC can be found at sprint.handango.com/ppc, while the Palm mobile software store can be accessed at sprint.handango.com/palm.

Both mobile software stores are slated to be made available on the PCS Web PDA homedeck at pda.sprintpcs.com, the default homedeck on Palm and Pocket PC PCS Phones from Sprint.