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Press Release

Palm and Movistar Offer “movistar Mail” Solution on Palm Treo 650 Smartphones in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--Movistar, the
telecommunications company whose customers comprise the largest
Spanish-speaking community of mobile users in the world, and Palm,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), a leader in mobile computing, are offering
Colombian businesspeople an innovative tool to support their work
lives while better managing their personal time: movistar Mail on the
Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone. The Treo 650 with movistar Mail
provides business users with a mobile office that updates corporate
email, contact lists, schedules and task lists in real time and
provides a mobile phone with messaging and web access.(1)
"Today's professionals need productivity tools that enable them to
balance personal life and professional demands," said Sergio Regueros,
president of Movistar Colombia. "movistar Mail is the solution. It
provides business users with corporate mobile access, letting them be
more productive away from the office."
With carrier activation, the Treo 650 combines a compact,
full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging and web
access,(1) allowing users to organize and simplify their business and
personal lives all in one place. The Treo 650 offers integrated
Bluetooth(R) technology, a higher-resolution screen, multimedia
capabilities, a removable battery, non-volatile memory, an improved
backlit keyboard. More information can be found at
www.palm.com/Treo650.
About Telefonica Moviles, S.A.
Telefonica Moviles, a Telefonica Group company, is the second
mobile telephone multinational in the world and the leading telephone
company in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets. The company
operates in 15 countries within three continents and has over 89
million customers at September 2005. During 2004, Telefonica Moviles'
revenues amounted to EUR 11,828m (+17.5%), and EBITDA reached EUR
4,701m (+5.3%), with a net profit of EUR 1,634m. The company shares
are listed both in the Spanish and the New York Stock Exchange as TEM.
For further information, visit our web page:
www.telefonicamoviles.com.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power
of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most
important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile
professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones,
Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, and Palm handheld computers, as
well as software, services and accessories.
Palm products are sold through Internet, retail, reseller and
wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail
Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).
More information about Palm, Inc. is available at
http://www.palm.com.
(1) Within movistar's GSM/GPRS network coverage in Colombia.
Email, messaging and web access requires data services at an
additional cost.
Palm, Treo and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered
trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify
products or services of, their respective owners.
CONTACT: Palm, Inc.
Sandy O'Halloran, 408-617-7639 (Investor Relations)
sandy.ohalloran@palm.com
or
A&R Partners for Palm, Inc.
Kristine Boyden, 650-762-2837 (Media Relations)
kboyden@arpartners.com
SOURCE: Palm, Inc.
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