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Asia Pacific, opens its doors in Singapore.
Online store offers "one-stop" shopping with a
comprehensive range of Palm Handhelds and Accessories.
SINGAPORE, Aug. 5, 2003 – Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today
announced the opening of the Palm eStore targeted at customers
in Singapore. This is the first of a series of eStores planned
for the key markets in the Asia Pacific region. The new Palm Singapore
eStore promises customers a convenient online shopping platform
to purchase a comprehensive range of Palm™ handhelds and
accessories. Upcoming store highlights also will include the ability
to trade-in old handhelds online. The Palm eStore is located at apacstore.palmone.com
The Palm eStore features the Palm "Handheld Finder",
a Lifestyle Profiler with six simple questions that will
help customers find the appropriate Palm handheld and accessories
to match their lifestyle needs.
"
Just as we recognise different user needs with our two
sub-brands, Tungsten™ and Zire™, the introduction
of the Palm eStore brings multichannel experiences to address
different customer purchase behaviours. Customers who prefer
the retail experience have a wide selection of Palm resellers
at IT outlets, electronic stores and major retail chains
in Singapore. 'Arm-chair shoppers' who want to buy in the
comfort of home will now have the option to go shopping
at the Palm eStore," said Ed Neiheisel, senior vice
president for Palm, Inc. in Asia Pacific.
"
The eStore is a core building block in developing the vision
of the Palm Economy Portal. Bringing together a community
of consumers, businesses, partners and developers, the
goal is to provide solution offerings of hardware, software,
service and support to meet the needs of different customer
segments and offer content that is tailored to their specific
needs".
Digilandmall.com, a subsidiary of Main-board listed Digiland International,
is Palm's eStore partner. This company was selected based on its regional footprint
across Asia Pacific, and its track record in running virtual marketplaces in
the region.
At the Palm eStore, customers can expect prompt delivery right to their doorsteps
at any location in Singapore. Payments can be made online via credit cards,
or cash-on-delivery. The Palm eStore will be powered by the WorldPay payment
system, which uses a combination of established and innovative techniques to
ensure the security and integrity of all sensitive data. To ensure further
peace of mind amongst online shoppers in Singapore, any payment communication
between shoppers and the Palm eStore is encrypted -- up to 128-bit SSL encryption
for all shopper information transacted on the website.
Kicking off the launch of the Palm eStore, registered Palm handheld users in
Singapore can expect to receive e-vouchers to get special discounts off Palm
handhelds and accessories on the eStore. Customers also will be invited to
special online shopping events. To spark off the launch excitement, Palm will
be hosting the "Moonlight Madness" event on Aug. 7, from 7 p.m. to
3am the following day, for Palm handheld users to pick up special bundles and
offers.
About Palm, Inc.
Information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palmone.com/aboutpalm.
Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Palm, Tungsten and Zire are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.
