Palm Announces First Windows Mobile-based Treo Smartphone for New Zealand

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Palm Announces Availability of the Treo 700wx Smartphone on the Telecom New Zealand Network

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced the availability of the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 700wx smartphone running Windows Mobile 5.0, adding a Palm EvDO product to Telecom New Zealand's product offerings.(1)

The Treo 700wx combines a great mobile phone, comprising all the functionality and ease of use for which Treo smartphones are known, with the power and security of Windows Mobile favoured by many businesses. Today's announcement marks the availability of Telecom New Zealand's first Windows Mobile Treo smartphone.

"As the first Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphone in New Zealand, the Treo 700wx will offer customers the distinctive Palm experience combined with ready access to Microsoft's world-class email solution," said John Hartnett, Palm senior vice president, global markets. "We're continuing to execute our global growth strategy to give mobile work forces worldwide greater choice."

"Treo smartphones continue to provide customers with innovation, ease of use and functionality in a stylish form factor," said Martin Butler, general manager, Product - Business, for Telecom New Zealand. "For customers who prefer to have Microsoft's Windows operating system applied across all their corporate computing assets, the new Treo 700wx gives users a convenient way to access their business-critical and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents at broadband speeds using the Telecom EvDO Mobile Broadband network, making just about anyplace a work place."

"Mobility today means far more than reading email outside the office," said Brett Roberts, director of innovation at Microsoft New Zealand. "People need to be able to access Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, manage their calendars, access the Internet and more with a single device. We are pleased that Telecom New Zealand and Palm are launching the Treo 700wx to provide their customers with a powerful Windows Mobile smartphone that answers the needs of life on the go."

Treo 700wx Features and Benefits

-- Fast, automatic wireless updates of email, calendar items, contacts and tasks;(2)

-- Built-in dial-up networking (DUN) capabilities;

-- Device User's Guide -- customers can view the full User's Guide (located in the Quick Tour and My Treo sections) right from their device, providing convenient access to tips, troubleshooting techniques and how-to instructions;

-- 1.3-megapixel camera to shoot crisp, clear digital images and videos;

-- 64MB RAM for program execution; (3)

-- Integrated Bluetooth(R) 1.2 wireless technology for communicating with compatible headsets, car kits, computers and printers equipped with Bluetooth technology;

-- Removable battery and non-volatile memory;

-- Expansion-card slot (SD, SDIO, and MultiMediaCard compatible); and

-- 240x240 transflective (TFT) screen.

About Telecom New Zealand

Telecom has a strong history in the New Zealand market and a growing presence in Australia. Telecom provides innovative and reliable information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, to enable customers to communicate when, where and how they want.

For more information, visit http://www.telecom.co.nz.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com.

(1) Within EvDO data wireless service coverage area only. Actual data speeds vary based on network capacity and application design. The Treo 700wx is also compatible with Telecom's nationwide 1xRTT CDMA network.

(2) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. MSFP requires Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator.

(3) RAM is for program execution and not user-available memory; user-available memory is approximately 60MB flash memory.

Palm, LifeDrive and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

SOURCE: Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc.
Jimmy Johnson, 408-617-7456
jimmy.johnson@palm.com
or
A&R Edelman for Palm, Inc.
Kristine Boyden, 650-201-8830
kboyden@ar-edelman.com

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