Palm and Vodafone Launch Treo 500v in Australia

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Press Release Source: Palm, Inc.


Palm and Vodafone Launch Treo 500v in Australia
Tuesday October 16, 9:00 am ET
Mobile High-speed 3G Internet Access and Multiple Forms of Communication Combined in One Compact Handset


SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palm, Inc. (NasdaqALM - News) today announced the Palm® Treo(TM) 500v smartphone on the Vodafone network in Australia. The new smartphone combines multiple forms of communication and multimedia capabilities with high-speed 3G mobile Internet access.(1) The new Treo 500v smartphone will be available in Australia exclusively through Vodafone for several months.
The Treo 500v smartphone runs on the Windows Mobile® 6 Standard platform and 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)

With the Treo 500v smartphone, customers also can view 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.

Treo 500v Features and Benefits

All-in-one smartphone with messaging, email and web capabilities;
Full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy typing;
Access to Hotmail/MSN, Yahoo! and Gmail email (1);
Large, high-resolution screen;
Internet Explorer Mobile full-featured browser(1);
Vodafone live! for news, sports, and entertainment on the go(1);
3G network capability;
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(2); and
Bluetooth® wireless technology.
More information about the Palm Treo 500v smartphone can be found at Palm Australia - Your Destination for Handhelds, Smartphones, Accessories and Software Titles.

About Vodafone

Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile telecommunications group with equity interests in 27 countries and 33 partners across 5 continents. The company provides quality services to 3.68 million Australian customers and has more than 200 million proportionate customers worldwide.

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 from anywhere. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm® Treo(TM) smartphones and Palm handheld computers, 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 (Welcome to the Palm Store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at Welcome to Palm - Select a Destination.

(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 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) Requires Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange Server 2007 and access enabled by IT administrator.

© Vodafone Pty Limited 2007: VODAFONE and the Vodafone logos are trademarks of the Vodafone Group. Palm 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.



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A&R Edelman for Palm, Inc.
Media Contact:
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Source: Palm, Inc.

[renman]

This Tuesday I'll be off for Queensland, Brisbane, Southport and Surfers Paradise vicinities. I had international roaming applied to my service but the boundaries between GSM and CDSM are pretty close to know if service will be available. Anyone out there know whether I'll be successful with my US Treo?

[RJB]

Hopefuly these new palms will be great phone.s