Palm Canada Launches Treo 700wx Smartphone on Bell Canada's High-speed Mobile Network

Adding to the Treo(TM) family, Palm Canada, along with Microsoft Canada Co., today announced the availability of the Palm(R) Treo 700wx smartphone running Windows Mobile(R) 5.0. The Treo 700wx is now available on the Bell high-speed mobile network (1xEv-DO).

The Treo 700wx combines all the functionality and ease of use for which Treo smartphones are known, with the power and security of Windows Mobile favored by many businesses. Today's announcement marks the availability of the first Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphone on the Bell high-speed mobile network, giving its customer base more choices and complementing the Treo 650 smartphone running on the Palm OS(R) platform.

"Palm's goal is to give our customers more choice to satisfy the growing demands of the mobile work force," said Michael Moskowitz, vice president, Americas International, Palm, Inc. "The Palm user experience combined with ready access to Microsoft's world-class email solutions gives mobile professionals a competitive edge and helps to extend Palm's reach into the enterprise market."

"Palm Treo smartphones continue to offer our clients innovation, ease of use and functionality in a stylish form factor," said Christopher Shannon, general manager, wireless products and services, Bell Canada. "For clients who prefer to have Microsoft's Windows(R) operating system applied across their corporate computing assets, the new Treo 700wx gives users a convenient way to access their business-critical applications, email messaging and collaboration tools for their mobile office and business on-the-go needs."

"The Palm Treo 700wx powered by Windows Mobile enables Canadian businesses to support an increasingly mobile work force by delivering the tools, technologies and platform that help them communicate, collaborate and work effectively on the go," said Phil Sorgen, president, Microsoft Canada. "Microsoft and valued partners like Palm allow businesses to leverage existing infrastructure and scale deployments to fit their needs today and tomorrow."

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:

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- 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; and

- Ability to ignore a call and quickly compose a text message such as

"In a meeting" or "Can't talk right now" by selecting the "Ignore with

text" option from the incoming-call screen.

Key Productivity Features

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The Treo 700wx provides the same great world-class Treo experience and ease of use that customers expect, as well as the following key features:

- Support for Email on the Go: Windows Mobile Messaging and Security

Feature Pack (MSFP), which includes Direct Push Technology, native

S/MIME support, certificate-based authentication to all Exchange data,

and remote and local device wipe, is available out-of-the-box giving

smartphone users fast, automatic wireless updates of their email,

calendar items, contacts and tasks.(1) The Treo 700wx smartphone also

supports Good(TM) Mobile Messaging and Good Mobile Defense for robust

security and fleet management, giving users support for web-enabled

enterprise systems, including sales force automation (SFA), customer

relationship management (CRM) and corporate intranets.

- Built-in Dial-up Networking (DUN) Capabilities: Treo 700wx smartphone

users can take advantage of broadbandlike download speeds on their

laptop computers by using the new smartphone as a wireless modem via

USB technology.(2) This out-of-the-box functionality offers an

alternative to Wi-Fi, enabling users to access a high-speed connection

in coffee shops, airports or hotels.

Benefits of Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition

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Palm's Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones 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 many user advantages when compared with other smartphones:

- Touch screen: Makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating

forms and applications much easier;

- Copy and paste: Additional functionality provides added productivity;

- Go Beyond Email, Calendar and Contacts: Users can view and edit files

in Microsoft Word for mobile and Excel(R) for mobile, and view

PowerPoint(R) for mobile and PDF files;

- Software applications: Large number available for Pocket PC Phone

Edition; and

- Downloads: Ability to save images and sounds from a website.

Additional Treo 700wx Features and Benefits

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- Device User's Guide - customers can view the full User's Guide

(located in the Quick Tour and My Treo sections) right from their

device, providing convenient access to tips, troubleshooting

techniques and how-to instructions;

- 1.3-megapixel camera to shoot crisp, clear digital images and videos;

- 64MB RAM for program execution(3);

- Integrated Bluetooth(R) 1.2 wireless technology for communicating with

compatible headsets, car kits, computers and printers equipped with

Bluetooth technology;

- Removable battery and non-volatile memory;

- Expansion-card slot (SD, SDIO, and MultiMediaCard compatible); and

- 240x240 transflective (TFT) screen

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Availability

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The Palm Treo 700wx smartphone from Bell Canada is available at Bell World stores and online at www.bell.ca/wireless or www.businessonthego.ca and http://canadastore.palm.com.

About Microsoft Canada

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Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Co. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English. Headquartered in Mississauga, Microsoft Canada has 10 regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. For more information on Microsoft Canada, please visit www.microsoft.ca

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(C) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Excel,

PowerPoint, Outlook and Windows are either registered trademarks or

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other

countries.

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About Palm, Inc.

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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, 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.

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(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. MSFP

requires Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator.

(2) Within EvDO data wireless service coverage area only. Actual data

speeds vary based on network capacity and application design.

Compatible with 1xRTT network.

(3) RAM is for program execution and not user-available memory; user-

available memory is approximately 60MB flash memory.

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Palm, Palm OS, 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.

GOOD(TM), the GOOD and Design logo(TM), GOODLINK(TM) and GOOD

TECHNOLOGY(TM) are Good Technology's primary trademarks.

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For further information: MEDIA CONTACTS: Elisabeth Napolano/Michelle Halpern, Environics Communications for Palm Canada, (416) 969-2705/(416) 969-2755, enapolano@environicspr.com, mhalpern@environicspr.com