KPN is First Operator in the Netherlands to Deliver Palm Treo 750 Smartphone

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BREDA, Netherlands, Mar 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and KPN today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 750 smartphone running on KPN's 3G/UMTS network in the Dutch market, providing mobile professionals with an exceptional phone experience and fast download speeds.(1) This move broadens the customer base that will be able to benefit from the Palm experience on Microsoft's Windows Mobile(R) 5.0 operating system, with added High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) capability.

The Treo 750 smartphone is a touch-screen device that runs Windows Mobile 5.0, offering users access to Outlook applications as well as the ability to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files and view PowerPoint and PDF files. The touch screen makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating forms and applications much easier -- all with KPN's next-generation 3G network.

In addition to delivering a great phone with easy one-handed access to key features, Palm offers a unique suite of software enhancements to Windows Mobile 5.0, including the following:

-- Threaded chat view for text and MMS messages;

-- Today Screen enhancements, which feature the ability to "dial by name" with a few keystrokes on the keyboard, perform a web search directly from the Today Screen and perform one-touch dialing with personalized photo speed dials;

-- Ability to manage a call directly from the Today Screen and stay on top of voicemail with on-screen, VCR-like icons, such as rewind, delete and fast-forward controls for easy navigation; and

-- Capability to ignore a call and quickly send a text message such as "In a meeting" or "Can't talk right now" by selecting the "Ignore with text" option from the incoming call screen.

Direct Push Technology is available out of the box with the Treo 750 smartphone, giving users connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server fast, automatic wireless updates of their email, calendar items, contacts and tasks.(2) It provides added security features for IT administrators, such as over-the-air password policy enforcement and remote wipe for lost or stolen devices. It also gives users over-the-air lookup of a company's Global Address List (GAL), providing employees with quick access to colleagues' email and contact information.

More information about the Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available at http://euro.palm.com/europe/en/products/treo750/index.html.

About KPN

KPN is the leading multimedia company in the Netherlands, providing consumers and consumer households with fixed and mobile telephony, internet and TV services. To business customers, KPN delivers voice, internet and data services as well as fully-managed, outsourced ICT solutions. Both nationally and internationally, KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties, including operators and service providers. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy with its mobile operations, and serves multiple customer segments in consumer as well as business markets.

At December 31, 2006, KPN served 6.3 million wireline voice subscribers, 8.6 million mobile customers, 2.1 million Internet customers and 0.3 million TV customers in the Netherlands as well as 15.0 million mobile customers in Germany and Belgium. With 28,368 people (25,976 FTEs), KPN posted revenues of EUR 12.1 bn, with an EBITDA of EUR 4.8bn in 2006. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

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 and Palm handheld computers, 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) Designed to be compatible with networks implementing GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA standards, but networks may not be available in all countries or within countries in which it is deployed. 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 at an additional cost.

(2) Requires Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange Server 2007 and access enabled by IT administrator.

Palm 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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