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Press Release

Palm Treo 650 Smartphone Launches on O2 Network
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2006--
Compelling Solution for Mobile Business Professionals With Easy
Access to Email on the Go
Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), a leader in mobile computing, and O2, a
leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the
UK, announced that the award-winning Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone
is now available in the O2 business portfolio.
The agreement with O2 strengthens Palm's position in the UK market
with the goal of continuing to expand Treo smartphone presence in
Europe and providing the best mobile-computing experience with the
Treo family of products.
"We've had great success with our line of Treo smartphones in the
Americas, and we've set our sights on Europe," said John Hartnett,
senior vice president of worldwide sales and customer relations at
Palm. "This announcement reflects our latest step toward fulfilling a
key corporate objective of expanding Palm's geographic reach."
With carrier activation, the Palm Treo 650 smartphone combines a
compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS(R)
organizer, messaging, web access and digital camera, allowing users to
organize and simplify their business and personal lives all in one
device. The Treo 650, awarded "Best smartphone in 2005" by Mobile
Choice magazine, comes with advanced features, including Bluetooth(R)
wireless technology and extensive multimedia capabilities, such as an
MP3 player and video capture and playback.(1)
With its high-resolution screen, QWERTY keyboard for easy text
entry, non-volatile memory and user-replaceable battery, the Treo 650
is an ideal platform for enterprise email and vertical market
applications. When deployed with enterprise email solutions, such as
GoodLink by Good Technology, the Treo 650 enables users to send and
receive email, meeting invitations, and updates to contacts and to-do
lists.(2)
About O2
O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and
businesses in the UK. It is the leader in non-voice services,
including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as
always on data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN. Each month O2's 15
million customers send more than a billion text messages. O2 (UK)
Limited is a subsidiary of O2 plc which also owns O2 branded mobile
operators in Ireland and Germany as well as the Airwave O2 emergency
services network in the UK.
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 handheld computers, and 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.
Palm, Palm OS, Treo, VersaMail 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.
(1) Requires expansion card, sold separately.
(2) 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.
CONTACT: Palm, Inc.
Jimmy Johnson, 408-617-7456
jimmy.johnson@palm.com
or
O2
Sally Beamand, +44 01132 722000
sally.beamand@O2.com
SOURCE: Palm, Inc.
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