Leaders Choose Palm

ORLANDO, Fla., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) is giving educators and administrators new reason to integrate Palm(TM) handheld technology into their schools today with its announcement of the results of a landmark SRI International study that measures the impact of handheld computers on teaching and learning (see separate release).

Palm will hold a news briefing here at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), which runs today through Friday at the Orange County Convention Center, to discuss the findings of this first-of-a-kind study. The press conference will take place today at 10 a.m. in Room 224C, North D2. The study was based on data gleaned from grant recipients of the Palm Education Pioneer (PEP) program. SRI International's Center for Technology in Learning (CTL) in Menlo Park, Calif., is administering and evaluating the program to study the learning uses, experiences and effectiveness of handhelds for teaching and learning.

Palm also will showcase recently announced products: the Palm Bluetooth Card, which is an SDIO card that allows new levels of wireless communication, collaboration and connection, and two color handhelds. The Palm m130 and m515 color handhelds feature bright color screens, Palm's dual-expansion technology for customization and expanded functionality, and the Personal Information Manager (PIM) and user interface that have made Palm products the world's favorite handheld computers. The Palm m130 and m515 handhelds are available now in most countries worldwide for an estimated U.S. street price of $279 and $399, respectively.

"The new color handhelds and Palm Bluetooth Card, along with an outstanding array of top third-party software solutions, enable better mobility, versatility and choice for educators and administrators than any other handheld solution on the market," said Mike Lorion, vice president of education at Palm, Inc. "Palm handhelds are affordable and easy to integrate into curricula, and they offer real value across the education continuum, from teaching and learning to administration."

Some of Palm's most innovative developers will show mobile and wireless software solutions that expand Palm handheld versatility for educators and administrators at the press conference and throughout the show in Palm's booth, No. 701. Joining Palm are Grant Street Software LLC, Handmark, Inc., ImagiWorks, Inc. and Media-X Systems; products from Bluefish Wireless, Infinity Softworks, Inc., Palm Digital Media, Pico Communications, Sunburst Technology, Trivantis Corporation and Wireless Generation also will be shown.

Palm also announced today that it is working with the state of Alaska, through its Alaska Staff Development Network, to provide school principals and administrators statewide with Palm handhelds as an easy way to access the information they need to help students improve their performance on state and national tests (see separate release).

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(R) platform, Palm's handheld solutions allow people to carry and access their most critical information wherever they go. Palm(TM) handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions by offering the foundation for thousands of application solutions. Palm stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol PALM. More information is available at http://www.palm.com .

NOTE: Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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