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 Microsoft will hit Palm with a double whammy next week when it announces two 
new versions of its operating system for handheld computers, sources say. The 
software giant will announce a low-end and high-end version of its upcoming 
Pocket PC 2002 OS on Sept. 6 at the
Demomobile conference in 
La Jolla, Calif., sources familiar with company's plans say. The new versions of 
the OS, code-named Merlin, will resemble Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP desktop 
OS and add 802.11b wireless networking capabilities and security. Microsoft 
representatives declined to comment. 
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