Handmark is slated to publish and distribute the next generation of Palm Solution Group's Palm Mobile Mentor software, a collection of organization, productivity, learning and teaching applications for educators and students. The companies made the announcement on the opening day of the Florida Educational Technology Conference.

Available now, the companies said the Mobile Mentor 2003-04 Educator Edition and Road Scholar 2003-04 Student Edition CDs each include more than $249 of commercial software for $39.99 each through Handmark's website, www.mobileducator.com or www.mobilescholar.com.

"Our long-standing commitment to the Palm OS platform and to the education market has provided us with the opportunity to work closely with Palm's education group, and understand firsthand the technology needs of the education community," said Augie Grasis, chief executive officer of Handmark. "Our 4.0Student and fourostudent.net solutions have positioned us as one of the leading providers of education solutions for Palm Powered handhelds. This success, along with our strong publishing and distribution channel, made the Palm/Handmark alliance a natural one."