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Palm OS Subsidiary CEO Outlines Vision for Future of Mobile Computing
Nagel to Preview Palm OS 5 Beta in Address to Software Developers Subsidiary Announces Name
SAN JOSE, Calif., PalmSource Conference and Expo, Feb. 5, 2002 -- A new strategy for driving rapid innovation into the mobile computing industry will be outlined today by David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of the Palm OS subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM). In his keynote address at the PalmSource(R) conference, Nagel also will preview the Palm OS(R) 5 operating system beta and highlight the latest licensee and developer innovations.
In addition, the subsidiary today announced its new name: PalmSource, Inc.
"Only the limits of our imagination will hold us back. Mobile computing will become ubiquitous by putting people in control of their information, communication, and lives," said Nagel. "We're laying the foundation for that future today with a new operating system, a new name, and a strategy to drive flexible innovation while maintaining the acclaimed ease of use of the Palm OS. We also remain committed to our current base of developers and users who will continue to enjoy enhancements and future innovative products from our licensees."
Nagel's keynote will include the following:
- The preview of the Palm OS 5 beta, the next-generation Palm OS, and demonstrations of pre-release ARM-compliant hardware from Intel, Motorola and Texas Instruments. The final version of Palm OS 5 is scheduled to be delivered to licensees in early summer.
- Demonstrations of innovative new Palm OS based software programs, incorporating technologies such as speech recognition, biometrics, multimedia, collaboration, wireless networking and Bluetooth.
- Demonstrations of enterprise solutions and products will
show why
83 percent of the respondents in a Jupiter research study said their companies plan to support Palm Powered(TM) devices for mobile applications.(1) - Demonstrations of new Palm Powered devices from market leaders Handspring, Palm, Inc., and Sony will show why Palm OS continues to lead the worldwide handheld platform market.
Palm OS 5, the foundation for the next generation of handhelds and smart phones, will support a range of ARM-compliant processors from Palm OS Ready Program partners Intel, Motorola and Texas Instruments, giving licensees broad choice to meet market needs. At PalmSource, developers will be able to test their applications on pre-release hardware from Palm OS Ready Program partners.
Palm OS 5 also provides compatibility for software programs written to the Palm OS 4 application programming interfaces, providing investment protection for developers, consumers and enterprises. PalmSource, Inc. will continue to support the current 68K-based platform and expects that it will continue to be a popular choice into the future.
PalmSource Expo -- Feb. 6-7
At the PalmSource Expo, open to the public for the first time, Palm Powered device enthusiasts, including business professionals and students, will have the opportunity to see Palm Powered handhelds; smartphones; communicators; and a sampling of the most innovative travel, education, personal information management, communications, entertainment, health, lifestyle, hobby and game software available for any handheld platform.
Perseus Development Corporation, an industry leader in web-based
survey research, software and services, is providing a mobile
survey application for the PalmSource Conference. The survey
questionnaire will be loaded onto Palm Powered handhelds when
conference participants arrive. Participants will be asked
to complete one general conference survey and smaller surveys
on specific sessions they attend. At the end of the event,
they will beam their completed questionnaires via Jack, a
mobile caching server from WideRay, so that Palm OS staff
can compile and analyse the results.
More information about PalmSource is available at http://www.palmsource.com.
About PalmSource, Inc.
PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS(R) subsidiary of Palm, Inc., provides the most successful operating system for mobile devices in history. It is the foundation for most of the handheld devices sold worldwide. Palm Powered(TM) devices include those made by Acer; HandEra; Handspring; Kyocera; Palm, Inc.; Samsung; Sony; Symbol Technologies; and, in the future, AlphaSmart and Garmin. Currently, there are more than 13,000 applications available for Palm Powered devices, exclusive of in-house software programs developed by enterprise organisations.
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.
