SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2006-- Humane Society of the United States Employees Use Palm Treo Smartphones with GoodLink on the Nationwide Cingular Wireless EDGE Network

Today, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) announced that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is using Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones to increase workflow productivity by enabling employees to collect information while out in the field and share it with press, customers and colleagues on the spot.(1) For emergency management and general business, the nation's largest animal-protection organization relies on Treo smartphones with Bluetooth(R) headsets, running on the nationwide(2) Cingular Wireless EDGE network with Good Technology's robust wireless email software and service, GoodLink(TM).

After evaluating several competing options, HSUS chose the Treo/GoodLink solution because of its ease of use, flexibility and all-in-one form factor. Employees working in field services, communications and legislative affairs as well as senior executives organizationwide use the solution for access to email, contacts, calendaring, instant messaging, tracking and phone for emergency management.(1)

"The Humane Society of the United States protects animals 24 hours a day, seven days a week around the globe," said Laura Folden, director of IT for HSUS. "Without our Treo smartphones, it would have been nearly impossible to keep up the pace over the last year, especially given the scope of our disaster-response efforts. Treo smartphones created a surge in our communications and productivity."

HSUS needed a simple, affordable and reliable way for its highly mobile staff to stay in touch, even in disaster areas where power for laptops and traditional phone lines is unavailable. Treo smartphones were crucial during and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Employees were working 24 hours a day managing calls, searching for and rescuing animals. With so many HSUS staff traveling, they needed email access to stay in touch with vendors, constituents, animal shelters and people who needed assistance.

With the all-in-one power of Treo smartphones on the Cingular EDGE network now at their fingertips, HSUS staff effectively manages emergencies, tracks disaster information, stays abreast of breaking developments, communicates with the press and receives HSUS monitor alerts via text.

"Treo smartphones give mobile professionals, like those at HSUS, the freedom to leave their laptops behind and still stay connected to the office and the critical information they need most," said Tara Griffin, vice president of enterprise markets for Palm, Inc. "With Treo smartphones, HSUS emergency workers are readily available to coordinate animal-rescue efforts, especially in disaster-ridden areas with no power."

More than 8,000 companies have deployed the Treo/GoodLink solution to take advantage of Palm's expanding product portfolio and business solutions for mobile professionals. Palm's flexible, standards-based approach and customer-centric model meets the needs of mobile professionals at small, medium and large global businesses.

More information on Palm in the enterprise can be found at http://www.palm.com/us/solutions/it-enterprise/.

About Humane Society of the United States

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has worked since 1954 to promote the protection of all animals. With nearly ten million members and constituents, the HSUS is the nation's largest and most powerful animal protection organization, working in the United States and abroad to defend the interests of animals. We celebrate the human-animal bond, and we fight animal cruelty and abuse in all of its forms.

More information about HSUS is available at http://www.hsus.org. 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) handheld computers, Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select 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 wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost.

(2) Not available in all areas.

Palm, LifeDrive and Treo 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.
Jim Christensen, 408-617-7455
jim.christensen@palm.com

A&R Partners for Palm, Inc.
Dolleen Casey, 650-762-2811
dcasey@arpartners.com

The Humane Society of the United States
Karen Allanach, 301-548-7778
kallanach@hsus.org
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