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Press Release
Palm Offers Slam Dunk for Hoops Fans: ESPN.com's Wireless Tournament Challenge
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NOTE TO EDITOR: This release complements releases issued today by ESPN.com.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Basketball fans
have a new opportunity to track their favorite teams any time as
Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and ESPN.com today introduce the Wireless
Tournament Challenge for Palm(TM) VII series handheld computers and other
wireless-enabled Palm handhelds. Palm has developed a new web clipping
application for wireless Palm handheld users to play ESPN.com's Wireless
Tournament Challenge, in which fans pick the winners of each game throughout
the upcoming NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to win cash and
prizes. ESPN.com is part of the Walt Disney Internet Group (NYSE: DIG).
How to Enter
Sports fans can register any time before March 15 for the Wireless
Tournament Challenge. To enter and track the contest using a Palm handheld,
fans simply download the web clipping application for free at
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/01/wireless.html and follow the instructions.
Contest entrants may then begin making their picks on their wireless-enabled
Palm handhelds. All entrants must have their picks completed by Thursday,
March 15, when the tournament begins.
"Millions of people follow the NCAA men's basketball tournament every
year, including a good portion of Palm handheld users and Palm.Net(R) wireless
subscribers," said Barry Cottle, chief operating officer of Content and Access
for Palm, Inc. "The Wireless Tournament Challenge gives our customers the
ability to check scores throughout the day and track their bracket standings
vs. fellow Palm wireless users from virtually anywhere. This contest is a
great example of how we plan to continue expanding our services, such as
Palm.Net, to become not only our customers' most important business tool, but
also a favorite resource for information and entertainment."
Prizes
The Wireless Tournament Challenge grand prize winner will receive a check
for $1,000. Fifteen overall first place winners of the ESPN.com Wireless
Tournament Challenge online game will receive Palm VIIx handhelds.
Participants of the wireless game are automatically entered in the overall
Tournament Challenge game and are eligible to win the $10,000 prize awarded to
the entry that accumulates the highest score from among all eligible online
and wireless entries.
Anyone wanting to find out more about the tournament, including
eligibility requirements and restrictions, can visit
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/01/rules.html.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and mobile and wireless
Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers, according to
IDC. 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
145,000 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.
NOTE: Palm.Net and Palm OS are registered trademarks and Palm is a
trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Palm, Inc.
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