"The Navy's announcement that it is arming 2,000 ship-based officers with Palm V computers would seem, at first glance, to be a sound business decision, and proof that the Pentagon can indeed buy 'off the shelf' products to the benefit of the taxpayer. The purchase is touted as the largest government buy ever of hand-held devices. But is it an investment in productivity, or a faddish move that has no place in the military arena?"

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