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Press Release
USA.NET to Support Palm.Net Infrastructure
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ --
USA.NET, the global eMessaging service provider, and Palm, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PALM), a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet
solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers, today announced that
Palm will use USA.NET technology to support the Palm.Net(R) wireless service
infrastructure. USA.NET will provide reliable, secure hosting of wireless
email transactions to and from the Palm.Net service for users of Palm(TM) VII
series handhelds.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010116/LATU012LOGO-b)
"At Palm, we are squarely focused on offering our customers an exciting
assortment of wireless content and application choices, of which email is
key," said Barry Cottle, chief operating officer for Content and Access at
Palm, Inc. "Tapping USA.NET's secure and reliable messaging infrastructure
provides us a base from which we can expand our world-class email solutions
for wireless customers."
USA.NET's highly scalable messaging architecture forms the foundation for
its industry-leading email outsourcing solutions. USA.NET's architecture
leverages best-of-breed technology and Internet standards to provide the
utmost in flexibility, reliability and security in its email offerings.
"Palm and USA.NET are working together to leverage the core competency of
each company for the benefit of the customers," said David Ramon, chief
executive officer and president of USA.NET. "We are both dedicated to
providing technologically advanced, innovative services based on operational
excellence in the wireless space."
More information on email options for Palm handhelds is available at
http://wireless.palm.net/email_solutions.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet
solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers (source: IDC, December
1999). Based on the Palm OS(R) 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, Handspring, IBM, Kyocera, Sony,
Symbol Technologies, and TRG. Platform licensees also include Nokia and
Samsung. The Palm Economy is a growing global community of industry-leading
licensees, world-class OEM customers, and more than 130,000 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 http://www.palm.com.
About USA.NET
USA.NET, the Global eMessaging Service Provider, delivers industry-leading
email and advanced messaging services to more than 3,000 businesses --
including American Express, United Airlines, Hewlett-Packard and Mail Boxes
Etc. -- and manages more than 15 million mailboxes worldwide. Designed to
meet the needs of all audiences, USA.NET's value-added email outsourcing
solutions eliminate the hassle and expense of installing, upgrading and
supporting an in-house email system. The first company to launch Web-based
email in 1996, USA.NET also became the first to introduce email outsourcing
for businesses in 1997. USA.NET received the industry's first patent for its
Web-based email filtering and forwarding technology in 1999. For more
information on USA.NET, visit http://www.usa.net.
Palm.Net is a registered trademark and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc.
or its subsidiaries.
SOURCE USA.NET; Palm, Inc.
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