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Palm Champions to Showcase Latest Solutions with Developers at Taipei Computer Applications Show



On–site Sales and Infrared Guide Download are Major Attractions

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 2nd August 2001 –– Here at the Taipei Computer Applications Show, Palm, Inc. a leading provider of handheld computers, is supporting 16 companies that are showcasing their solutions for Palm* handheld computers. Palm's display stand (C509) will be the focus of the launch during one of Taiwan's biggest computer shows aimed at the domestic market.

Palm is promoting the comprehensive range of solutions in cooperation with 16 companies –– Action International, Link–o, SiPix, Symantec, Netgene, OhFish, Sunderland, Evercomm, PDAHub, GOGOPen, PenPower, Formsoft, Northstar, TeleMap, Wordpedia and Cameo.

Palm has set up three "Show Guide Download Centers" at the entrances to the World Trade Centre show venue, allowing visitors to download maps, a guided tour and other related show information onto their Palm Powered* devices. The giveaway of a 32MB expansion card with the purchase of a Palm m505 colour handheld, as well as other Palm promotions, also will be major attractions at the show.

Companies working with Palm to provide the innovative solutions include the following: * Action International

Action International's IC Card Solution allows handheld users to access mobile e–commerce services. This solution integrates a host of services, including multiplatform data transmission, management services, remote control and IC card member management systems.

* Netgene
MyOffice, by Netgene, offers the ability to effortlessly create, view and edit Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel documents on a Palm handheld and then synchronise the data with a PC. The MyOffice suite's GeneSheet allows users to create, view and edit Excel files and GeneWord allows the same functions with Word files. Gene Desktop allows users to transfer Word and Excel files between a Palm handheld and a PC.

* OhFish
OhFish's V51 GSM Sled is a next–generation add–on that helps release handheld users from the constraints of time and place by allowing mobile Internet access and mobile phone functions. The GSM Sled contains OhFish's GSM phone software solution, which provides telephone call records, SMS message and fax functions, as well as mobile phone voice capabilities on a Palm Powered device.

* GOGOPen
GOGOPen's HandFly is a software application that allows Palm handhelds to be used as a handwriting recognition device for a PC. HandFly uses a Palm handheld's synchronisation cable to transmit written characters "on the fly" onto the user's PC.

* PenPower
PenPower's Business Card King Professional V2.0 allows users to scan and save both sides of a business card into a file that can be transferred from a PC to a handheld. Business Card King allows users to transmit business card files via infrared to mobile phones and provides full integration with email applications.

Consumers can use the entire handheld screen to write English or Chinese characters with PenPower's recently released PenPower Writer handwriting recognition solution. PenPower Writer can also transform a handheld into a handwriting recognition pad for immediate input of handwriting, drawings and signatures onto a PC.

* TeleMap
MapMe!, made by TeleMap, is a dual–line, digital mapping software application that aims to provide the clearest images of all Chinese–language map systems on the market. MapMe! users can search for lifestyle information, maps and other information. MapMe! also supports GPS real–time satellite positioning and journey–planning functions.

* Wordpedia
Wordpedia has developed Word 123, an eBook reader that also functions as a dictionary. Users simply move the cursor over a word to instantly display dictionary entries. Word 123 can be used to view traditional and simplified Chinese on PC, Palm OS* and Penbex operating systems. It is also compatible with Compact Flash (CF), Memory Stick (MS), Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard Adapter memory expansion cards.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers, according to IDC (December 2000). Based on the Palm OS® platform, Palm's handheld solutions allow people to carry and access their most critical information with them wherever they go. Palm(TM) handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions through thousands of application solutions.

The Palm OS platform is also the foundation for products from Palm's licensees and strategic partners, such as Franklin Covey, HandEra (formerly TRG), Handspring, IBM, Kyocera, Sony, and Symbol Technologies. Platform licensees also include Acer, Garmin, Nokia and Samsung. The Palm Economy is a growing global community of industry-leading licensees, world-class OEM customers, and more than 160,000 innovative developers and solution providers that have registered to develop solutions based on the Palm OS platform. Palm went public on March 2, 2000. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol PALM. More information is available at www.palm.com

Palm OS is a registered trademark, and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries.





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