Treo Pro Smartphone by Palm Balances Simplicity and Productivity in a Streamlined Design for Business Professionals

Treo Pro Empowers Mobile Work Forcewith Windows Mobile 6.1 and Palm Ease-of-use Innovations

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 14, 2008 – Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today introduced Treo™ Pro in Malaysia. Treo Pro is an easy-to-use smartphone for businesses that want to simplify their IT infrastructures and lower costs, and for users who want to stay on top of their professional and personal lives.

With its streamlined design and Palm’s ease-of-use innovations layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity -- including email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities(1) -- that meets the needs of businesses and end users alike.

“Everything about Treo Pro -- from the hardware design to the packaging and accessories – embodies the elegant and simplified end-to-end experience that our customers expect from Palm,” said Olivier Rozay, Palm’s regional director for Asia Pacific. “Businesses want the control and savings that Windows Mobile affords, in an innovative and elegant package that keeps their users happy. Treo Pro balances both.”

The Treo Pro smartphone lets IT managers support an increasingly mobile work force with the ease of use and robust feature set business professionals demand. Besides the benefits of lower costs and increased productivity, Treo Pro can deliver the increased security, easier device management and access to information on the corporate network that Windows Mobile 6.1 provides.

Users can quickly respond to business and personal email, access the web, stay on top of appointments and contacts, and use Wi-Fi or GPS on the go.(1) Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

Palm Experience on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

The Treo Pro smartphone, based on the popular Windows Mobile platform, helps optimize business processes by effortlessly mobilizing users with enhancements to the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform, including:

· One-touch Wi-Fi button -- Easy, fast Wi-Fi connection experience (802.11b/g).(1)
· Today screen enhancements -- Web search directly from the Today screen.
· Ringer switch -- Silences the device immediately.
· Screen saver -- Lets users know at a glance – without turning on the device – what time it is and whether they’ve missed a call or have a new SMS/MMS message.
· Dedicated email and calendar buttons -- Fast one-button access.

Lower Costs, Increased Productivity

With Treo Pro, businesses can take advantage of a tightly integrated Palm and Windows Mobile 6.1 solution for their mobile work forces, including:

· Microsoft Direct Push Technology(2) -- Connection to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007 gives users up-to-date email, contacts and calendars.
· Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 -- With the deployment of Mobile Device Manager, the Treo Pro can deliver increased security, easier smartphone management, and access to information on the corporate network. IT professionals can confidently manage large Treo Pro deployments.
· Applications for Windows Mobile -- Businesses can extend mobility beyond email to optimize business processes.
· World phone -- With high-speed UMTS/HSDPA network capabilities(3), Treo Pro is a sleek world phone that’s ideal for companies with an international work force.
· Integrated GPS -- Users can access maps, turn-by-turn directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches.(1)
· Support and training -- Palm’s ease-of-use innovations make Treo Pro so easy to use, businesses can spend less on training and support for their users.
· Familiar Windows experience -- Users can browse the web with built-in Internet Explorer Mobile; open, view, and edit Word and Excel compatible files; review PowerPoint presentations and PDF files; and open ZIP files remotely.

Pricing and Availability

The Treo Pro smartphone has a SRP of $2,199. For store availability, please visit http://www.palm.com/my.

Celcom與Palm推介新Treo 500V智能手機

Palm and Celcom Launch New Treo 500v Smartphone in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 6, 2007 -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad today announced the new Palm® Treo™ 500v smartphone on the Celcom network in Malaysia. The new smartphone combines multiple forms of communication and multimedia capabilities with high-speed 3G/UMTS mobile Internet capabilities, allowing users to access popular websites, such as Facebook, Windows Mobile Live Spaces and eBay, whilst on the move.(1) The Treo 500v, with the new and exclusive Vodafone user interface running on Windows Mobile® 6 Standard edition delivers unparalleled usability and ease of navigation to customers who want to keep on top of their work and social lives while on the go.

The Treo 500v smartphone boasts a new sleek design that is perfect for those who want good looks and style in their smartphone experience. It has a full keyboard, large screen, audio- and video-streaming capabilities, comprehensive multimessaging functionality (Instant Messaging, SMS and email), phone and personal-information-management software in a new design.(1)
“The Treo 500v is made for today’s generation of people who are constantly on the go and have the need for a mobile companion that helps them keep on top of their jobs and social lives. Offering multimedia and Internet functions, it just gets easier for users to do what they want, how they want and when they want,” said Karthik Srinivasan, managing director, Asia Pacific, Palm, Inc. “The Treo 500v’s world-class usability on the robust Windows Mobile 6 platform delivers a compelling user experience.”

“With Celcom’s high-speed 3G/UMTS network, Palm Treo 500v users will have an all-in-one phone and messaging solution to stay in touch,” said Tuan Syed Najib, Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise at Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad. “The sleek Treo 500v powered by Celcom offers a compelling solution for a new generation of customers who want a device that caters to their social-networking requirements in a mobile world.”

With the Treo 500v smartphone, customers also can manage documents using mobile versions of familiar Microsoft® applications, such as Outlook®, Word, Excel® and PowerPoint®. In addition, users can use the Treo 500v as a modem for a laptop, so that they can stay connected anywhere within wireless coverage.(2)

“People are demanding more sophisticated functionality from their mobile phones so they can stay connected to friends, family and information with one device,” said Jason Lim, regional director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Mobile Communications Business Division, Microsoft Corp. “The Treo 500v, running on Windows Mobile 6 with a new customized user interface developed by Microsoft, delivers a rich set of features and applications that will simplify how people communicate.”

Treo 500v Features and Benefits
All-in-one smartphone with messaging, email and web capabilities;
3G/UMTS network capability;
Access to Hotmail/MSN, Yahoo! and Gmail(1);
Access to Google Maps, news, sports and entertainment on the go with Internet Explorer Mobile full-featured browser(1);
Full keyboard for fast and easy typing;
Large, high-resolution screen;
Planner with address book, calendar, to-do lists, and more;
Ability to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files, and view PowerPoint and Adobe PDF files;
Windows Media® Player Mobile for music and videos;
2-megapixel camera for capturing photos and video;
150MB of user-available memory, expandable with microSD expansion card (sold separately);
Windows Mobile 6 Standard software;
Microsoft Direct Push technology for delivery of Outlook email(3); and
Bluetooth® wireless technology
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More information about the Palm Treo 500v smartphone can be found at http://www.palm.com/my.

Pricing and Availability
The Palm Treo 500v smartphone is now available for RM 1588 in selected Celcom, Blue Cube and major retail outlets in Malaysia.
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(1) Designed to be compatible with networks implementing 3G/UMTS standards, but networks may not be available in all countries or within countries in which it is deployed. Actual data speeds vary based on network capacity and application design. Within wireless service coverage areas 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. VPN may also be required.
(2) Within mobile coverage area only. Additional service charges may apply. Connection via USB sync cable (included in box) or Bluetooth technology.
(3) Requires Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange Server 2007 and access enabled by IT administrator.