HP and Phoenix Technologies recently entered into a multi-year strategic agreement to work together on the next generation of HP handheld computers. Phoenix Technologies is the worlds leading supplier of system-level firmware. (Phoenix Basic Input Output System (BIOS) software is built into many desktop and notebook PCs.)
Handheld products have many special system-level software requirements and Phoenix is an industry leader in developing this type of software. The Phoenix PICO Group was established in 1993 to focus on the emerging Special Purpose PC market. The Phoenix PICO Group will work closely with HP on key product development projects in the growing Handheld Information Products market.