Cellmania, a provider of mobile business software for carriers and enterprises, and PalmGear are partnering to broaden the distribution channels for Palm OS software on Palm OS smartphones.

The agreement authorizes Cellmania to choose from thousands of possible cellphone-ready applications in PalmGear's catalog for distribution through wireless carriers, online retailers and the Cellmania website. Over-the-air download of Palm OS titles through wireless carriers will be a first.

According to the companies, the partnership leverages PalmGear's relationships with over 14,000 Palm OS developers and its library of more than 17,000 titles for Palm-based devices.

"We have an extensive catalog of mobile applications ranging from WAP to J2ME and Pocket PC that wireless operators and e-commerce sites can offer to their customers and now we can offer the great solutions for the Palm OS platform as well," said Ronjon Nag, CEO and co-founder of Cellmania.

Cellmania has agreements with wireless operators and online retailers who use Cellmania's infrastructure software for provisioning cellphones.