Palm Treo 750v Smartphone Launch with Live Photos and Preview 1/3
Bluetooth 28 Sep 2006

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SINGAPORE, 28 September 2006 -- Palm (Nasdaq: PALM), MobileOne (SGX: M1) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced the first Asian availability of the new Palm^(R) Treo^(TM) 750v smartphone, bringing for the first time to Asia the hallmark Palm experience on Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 over a wireless 3G/UMTS network. The new Treo 750v will be available next month through M1, Vodafone’s network partner in Singapore.

“The new Treo 750v smartphone gives our customers choice and further expands the market and demand for smartphones,” said Paul Blinkhorn, vice president for Palm Asia Pacific. “By delivering the Palm experience over the robust Windows Mobile platform favored by many businesses, the Treo 750v will accelerate Palm’s momentum in the enterprise market, and answers a longstanding request by customers.”

Today, only an estimated 3 percent of business email inboxes worldwide are accessed via mobile, according to market research firm The Radicati Group. The new Treo 750v will allow Palm to target this large, untapped market with push email platforms such as Microsoft’s Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP), which includes Direct Push Technology and enhanced security features free out of the box.⁽¹⁾ This business-ready solution addresses the need for a robust push-email platform that can be deployed easily by small businesses to global enterprises. In June this year, M1 was the first network in Singapore to offer the Windows Mobile Email solution.

The Treo 750v combines the hallmark Palm experience of a multifeatured mobile phone with email, messaging, web browsing and organization software all in a new compact design.⁽²⁾ Unique to the Treo smartphone on Windows Mobile 5.0 is a suite of software enhancements developed by Palm that underscores its brand promise of fast access, ease of use and simplicity. Examples include the following:
 

• Today Screen enhancements, which feature the ability to “dial by name” with a few keystrokes on the keyboard, perform a web search directly from the Today Screen and perform one-touch dialing with personalized photo speed dials;

• Ability to manage a call directly from the Today Screen and stay on top of voicemail with on-screen, VCR-like icons, such as rewind, delete and fast-forward controls for easy navigation;

• Ability to ignore a call and quickly compose a text message, such as “In a meeting” or “Can’t talk”; and

• Dedicated messaging application for SMS/MMS that is organized in a “chat thread” so users can reference prior messages and use emoticons for a personal touch.

“M1 is committed to helping our business customers increase productivity and make the most of their business and personal time,” said P. Subramaniam, M1’s director of Enterprise and Alliances. “We are privileged to be the first telco and Vodafone network partner in Asia Pacific to launch the new Treo 750v with Palm and Microsoft. The unparalleled ease of use offered by the new Treo 750v, together with M1’s high-speed 3G network, will provide a compelling mobile-computing solution to M1 customers.”

M1 brings a step further its support for helping business customers stay productive by offering business customers enterprise voice plans with 2MB of free email data monthly.

“Mobility today means far more than reading email outside the office. People need to be able to access Microsoft Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® documents, organize themselves by managing their calendars and contacts, listen to music, watch videos and do much more with a single device,” said Barney Lau, managing director, Microsoft Singapore. “The Palm Treo 750v builds on the power and flexibility of Windows Mobile, Palm’s innovative design and user experience, and M1’s fast 3G network to deliver a winning solution for professionals seeking to enhance their digital lifestyle.”

Benefits of Windows Mobile 5.0
The Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones from Palm provide customers with a compelling combination of powerful software, an award-winning form factor, and the ease of use long associated with the Palm experience. Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition provides numerous user benefits, including the following:

• Enhanced productivity with Outlook® Mobile: Extending the Outlook experience to the Palm Treo 750v in a familiar format as Microsoft Outlook on a PC;

• Synchronization: Users managing their Outlook information – email, calendar, contacts and tasks – using Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology and Exchange Server 2003 will enjoy a seamless experience with up-to-date information on their Palm Treo 750v and PC;

• Office Mobile: Users can view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files with rich data as well as review PowerPoint presentations; and

• Rich multimedia experience: Windows Media® Player 10 Mobile for music and video plus A2DP support for Bluetooth® stereo.

Treo 750v Features and Benefits
 

• Powerful Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Palm enhancements;

• Integrated SMS/MMS with chat view and dedicated inbox;

• Mobile access to multiple business and personal email accounts;

• 3G/UMTS network for fast data access;

• 1.3-megapixel digital camera that also captures video;

• Built-in Bluetooth wireless technology enhanced to support Bluetooth enabled stereo headsets;

• Touch screen, which makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating forms and applications much easier;

• Mini-SD expansion slot; and

• 240x240 transflective (TFT) touch screen.

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