ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and Handmark(R), the leading publisher of software for Palm Powered(TM) handhelds(1), today announced that Handmark will publish and distribute the next generation of Palm Solution Group's award-winning Palm Mobile Mentor(TM) software, a collection of organization, productivity, learning and teaching applications for educators and students. The companies made the announcement on the opening day of the Florida Educational Technology Conference that runs through Thursday here at the Orange County Convention Center.

Available now, the Mobile Mentor 2003-04 Educator Edition and Road Scholar 2003-04 Student Edition CDs each include more than $249 of commercial software for only $39.99 each through Handmark at www.handmark.com, www.mobileducator.com, or www.mobilescholar.com, and through Handmark's distribution channel of traditional and web-based retail outlets.

"Mobile Mentor software continues to grow in popularity as Palm(TM) handhelds become more prevalent in schools," said Mike Lorion, vice president of Palm's education group. "We combined a convenient, affordable and powerful set of tools to help educators and students work, learn and play. There is no better company to continue to build on this than Handmark. As one of the leading publishers of education software, Handmark plans to expand the offering and distribute it widely to educators and students."

"Our long-standing commitment to the Palm OS(R) platform and to the education market has provided us with the opportunity to work closely with Palm's education group, and understand firsthand the technology needs of the education community," said Augie Grasis, chief executive officer of Handmark. "Our 4.0Student and fourostudent.net solutions have positioned us as one of the leading providers of education solutions for Palm Powered handhelds. This success, along with our strong publishing and distribution channel, made the Palm/Handmark alliance a natural one."

Educators purchasing a Mobile Mentor 2003-04 Educator Edition get free instructor account access to fourostudent.net. The CDs also are available to schools through Palm's Education Purchase Program. More information is available at www.palm.com/education.

Each CD features more than 30 applications, including the following:

-- ImagiMath(TM) 1.0 by ImagiWorks, Inc., a program that combines a
mathematics visualizer, a full-featured calculator, and a mathematical
worksheet and equation solver.
-- MobileDB(TM) by Handmark, a database for building custom lists, and
viewing and editing any table or spreadsheet-like information.
-- 4.0Student by Handmark, an organizer that offers a single interface to
enter, store and manage information, such as coursework details,
assignments and course grades.
-- Palm Reader(TM) from Palm Digital Media, the leading eBook application
for Palm Powered devices. Palm Reader lets users annotate text, change
font sizes, bookmark their place and rotate the screen orientation to a
more comfortable position. More than 10,000 Palm Reader eBooks are
available for download (www.palm.com/ebooks).
-- Four Palm Reader eBooks: "Tom Sawyer," "The Jungle Book," "The Last of
the Mohicans" and "Wuthering Heights."
-- Games, including the new Handmark Magic Dogs card games, and demo
versions of Scrabble, Tetris, and Monopoly.

Information about Handmark and the specific applications on each CD can be found at www.handmark.com, www.mobileducator.com, and www.mobilescholar.com.

About Palm, Inc.

With shipment of more than 20 million Palm handheld computers, many carried in pockets, purses and briefcases around the world, Palm delivers devices that make it easy for people to use and keep track of what matters to them.

Information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com/aboutpalm .

(1) Source: NPD Intellect, December 2002 retail sales

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

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