3Com Awarded U.S. Patent # 6,000,000: "Entitled 'Extendable Method for Synchronizing Multiple files on Two Different Computer Systems' by inventors Jeff Hawkins and Michael Albanese, the patent outlines the HotSync® technology used in Palm Computing® platform devices to synchronize the calendar, address book, memo pad, to-do lists and other applications on the handheld device with a workstation." Sound familiar? (thanks, Lawrence)