Palm and PORTA Introduce Treo 750 Smartphone in Ecuador

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Press Release Source: Palm, Inc.


Palm and PORTA Introduce Treo 750 Smartphone in Ecuador
Wednesday October 24, 10:00 am ET


QUITO, Ecuador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palm, Inc. (NasdaqALM - News) and PORTA today announced the Palm® Treo™ 750 smartphone in Ecuador, the first Windows Mobile based Treo smartphone to take advantage of PORTA’s network.(1) The Treo 750 offers the world-class Palm experience on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.

The Treo 750 combines a multifeatured mobile phone with email, messaging, web browsing and organization software all in a compact design. It has UMTS/HSDPA (High-speed Download Packet Access) capability and comes with Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for Windows Mobile 5.0, which gives users connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server fast, automatic and secure wireless updates of their email, calendar items, contacts and tasks.(2) Also, PORTA customers that purchase the Treo 750 today can upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 later this year.

More information about the Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available at Palm - Products - Palm® Treo™ 750 Smartphone.

About PORTA

PORTA has been operating in Ecuador since 1993; it is the leading cellular telephone company with almost 6 million users and nationwide coverage.

PORTA is a subsidiary of América Móvil (AMX), the leading telecommunications group providing wireless services in Latin America with over 113.9 million cell users all over the region. For more information visit our website Porta.

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™ 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 GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA standards, but networks may not be available in all countries or within countries in which it is deployed. 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.

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.



Contact:
A&R Edelman for Palm, Inc.
Dolleen Casey, 650-762-2811
dcasey@ar-edelman.com

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Source: Palm, Inc.