At the PalmSource European Developer Conference, PalmSource announced its first localized Palm OS store for the German market. The store was developed in conjunction with Pdassi, a German online retailer of Palm OS software.

The store, available through PalmSource's German website is slated to provide German speaking Palm OS device users with a catalogue of applications in their native language as well as a way of purchasing them directly online.

According to the company, the store will include a broad selection of applications with a special emphasis on showcasing the two thousand German developers and five thousand European developers whose Palm OS products are available in German versions.

Also at the European PalmSource Developer Conference, Handango announced it is launching a free localization program to grow the quantity of German, French, Italian and Spanish applications. For a limited time, developers with approved applications are eligible to receive free localization services from Handango.

Also, Palm and Handango are offering developers a cost-free method for discounting their applications throughout October and November. Developers can offer their customers 10% off the price of their applications at the Palm Europe Software Stores. The discount is entirely funded by Palm and Handango.