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Solutions Providers to Support Palm's Future Line of Windows Mobile-based Treo Smartphones

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2005--Following Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT) announcement yesterday, numerous third-party software developers are on board with an exciting lineup of applications for a future line of Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones running on the Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) operating system, the first of which will be available on the Verizon Wireless network.(1)

In a press conference yesterday in San Francisco with Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm; Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft; and Denny Strigl, chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, the companies announced that Palm has licensed the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system for a new line of Treo smartphones. The collaboration marks a dedicated effort to deliver one of the world's most innovative smartphone solutions on the software platform favored by many businesses and deliver new productivity to mobile developers through Visual Studio 2005 and the Windows Mobile development platform.

(NOTE: Video and images from yesterday's announcement are available from Business Wire (www.businesswire.com) and from Palm's Multimedia Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary).)

The following are some of the many developers that plan to launch an array of solutions that offer the productivity, communication and entertainment capabilities that matter most to Treo users:(2)

-- AppForge, Inc. (www.appforge.com) -- Crossfire: Crossfire is a leading mobile enterprise application development platform that uses industry-standard tools allowing applications to be written once and deployed to multiple devices, regardless of operating system or network.

-- Astraware Limited (www.astraware.com) -- Developer and publisher of award-winning games for Windows Mobile and Palm OS(R), Astraware continues its existing relationship with Palm by providing premier games to be bundled with Palm devices.

-- Avocent (www.avocent.com) -- SonicAdmin and SonicSentinel: Remotely manage servers and network equipment from a mobile device with SonicAdmin. SonicSentinel allows for users to monitor, manage, and secure all their mobile devices from a central location.

-- Epocrates, Inc. (www.epocrates.com) -- Epocrates, Inc. provides innovative clinical solutions and applications for physicians and healthcare professionals at the point of care. Epocrates(R) Essentials mobile suite features continually updated information on drugs, diseases, and diagnostics.

-- Good Technology, Inc. (www.good.com) -- GoodLink: GoodLink is SLA-backed, industry-standards-based wireless messaging software and service that provides two-way wireless synchronization of all Microsoft Outlook functions; enterprise-class, FIPS-certified security; and Zero-IT Touch with Secure OTA(TM) device and application provisioning and management.

-- Grabba International Pty Ltd (www.grabba.com) -- Grabba International has a well-established and proven range of barcode scanners, magnetic stripe, RFID and smart card readers.

-- Handmark (www.handmark.com) -- Handmark Pocket Express: Fast updates to news, sports, weather, stocks, movies, plus directory search, maps and driving directions; Tetris classic, Monopoly, Scrabble, and other must-have board games.

-- iAnywhere Solutions (www.ianywhere.com) -- AvantGo: iAnywhere, a Sybase subsidiary, powers the popular AvantGo mobile Internet service and provides market-leading mobile database, middleware, and device management solutions for the enterprise.

-- Intellisync Corp. (www.intellisync.com) -- Intellisync's wireless email and mobile platforms provide seamless synchronization, secure wireless email, device control and mobility management software connecting devices, data sources and applications.

-- MobiMate Ltd. (www.mobimate.com) -- WorldMate Professional Edition: The business traveler's all-in-one package -- Clocks, Weather, Currencies, Itinerary Management, Flight Information, Unit conversion and more. A best-seller on both Windows Mobile and Palm OS.

-- PatientKeeper, Inc. (www.patientkeeper.com) -- The award-winning PatientKeeper Platform(R) extends existing hospital information systems to mobile devices, providing a broad portfolio of mobile applications, including PatientKeeper Clinical Results(TM), PatientKeeper Charge Capture(TM), PatientKeeper Mobile Dictation(TM), PatientKeeper ePrescription(TM), PatientKeeper Reference Library(TM), and more.

-- Picsel Technologies Ltd. (www.picsel.com) -- Picsel PDF Viewer: Picsel PDF Viewer is the first available application that allows users to access full, native PDF documents directly on their handset, without the need for conversion or reformatting of content.

-- scanR (www.scanr.com) -- scanR for Treo smartphones: scanR will turn the Windows Mobile based Treo smartphones into a mobile scanner, copier and fax, enabling business professionals to scan and send documents and whiteboards wirelessly as a PDF file or fax.

-- Worldnet21 (www.worldnet21.com) -- AnthaVPN "Secured by Certicom": AnthaVPN provides secure wireless access to corporate network resources. Built on the IPSec standard, AnthaVPN works with the leading VPN gateways, handheld devices and wireless networks.

Developers interested in developing for Palm products should visit Palm's PluggedIn Program website for more information: http://www.palm.com/us/developers. The PluggedIn Program offers developers a wide range of technical and marketing resources to inspire new products, streamline the development process and get solutions to market quickly. Developers also can find out more about developing for Windows Mobile 5.0 using Visual Studio 2005 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/windowsmobile/howto/palmos.