Ericsson, IBM, Lotus, Oracle, Palm Computing and Symbian are joining forces in the <A HREF="http://www.gprsworld.com">GPRS Applications Alliance</A> (GAA), a cross-industry initiative designed to serve as a catalyst in the advancement of applications based on the new mobile packet switching technology, GPRS. GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) introduces packet data to mobile networks and is a step for GSM and TDMA operators in the evolution to third generation mobile networks, enabling a range of new and enhanced services in a mobile environment.