New Expansion Slot to Advance New Solutions for Learning and Teaching
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Mar 19, 2001--Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), a leading provider of handheld computers, today unveiled a new era in ultra sleek, ultra expandable handheld computing -- Palm(TM) m500 series handhelds. Palm also announced it has acquired peanutpress.com, making Palm the leading eBook content provider for handheld computers. Both announcements are expected to be the genesis for creating robust solutions that will enrich, empower and simplify teaching and learning.
Two new models -- the Palm m500 monochrome handheld and the Palm m505 color handheld, defined by its vibrant 16-bit color screen -- pack the power of flexible dual, plug-and-play expansion and mobile Internet access capability into the next generation of the best-selling Palm V handheld product design. A Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard expansion slot about the size of a postage stamp, a new Universal Connector for hardware add-on modules, and Internet connectivity software make the m500 series handhelds the most wearable, expandable and wireless-capable handhelds on the market today.
For details, see the following press releases at https://www.prnewswire.com/micro/PALM:
* New Sleek Palm m500 and m505 Handhelds Add Expansion, Mobile Connectivity and Vibrant Color
* Palm Acquires peanutpress.com, Becomes a Leading eBook Content Provider for Handheld Computers
Students and Faculty Mobilize Their World
Palm eBooks hold great promise for higher education. With the Palm m500 series handhelds, students and faculty can take notes; create drawings; collect data; check references; graph mathematical functions; manage activities and assignments; instantly beam messages to friends; and, using the bundled connectivity software and a compatible mobile phone, access the Internet wirelessly and send and receive email. SD cards can be loaded with textbooks, study guides, newspaper clippings, a dictionary, encyclopedia, music collections and more. High-powered graphing calculators, scientific data acquisition tools and language arts solutions will be joined by digital cameras, music players, voice recorders and electronic books. There are also benefits to information-intensive college disciplines, such as business, law and medicine, where productivity and workflow requires greater access to databases and Internet content.
New Solutions Extend to Educational Institutions and Schools Districts
SD and Multimedia expansion cards will provide fast, easy access to large stores of information. Student and alumni records could be on a secure database on a card about the size of a postage stamp. A college or school district’s IT staff could easily place voluminous course catalogs, campus maps, sports, academic and club schedules, curriculum guides, professional development training and a host of other resources for students, faculty and staff on SD cards. Similarly, a university or school IT department could effect a campuswide or districtwide software upgrade simultaneously, using these cards.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers, according to IDC (December 2000). Based on the Palm OS(R) platform, Palm’s handheld solutions allow people to carry and access their most critical information with them wherever they go. Palm(TM) handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions through thousands of application solutions.
The Palm OS platform is also the foundation for products from Palm’s licensees and strategic partners, such as Franklin Covey, Handspring, IBM, Kyocera, Sony, Symbol Technologies, and TRG. Platform licensees also include Nokia and Samsung. The Palm Economy is a growing global community of industry-leading licensees, world-class OEM customers, and more than 145,000 innovative developers and solution providers that have registered to develop solutions based on the Palm OS platform. Palm went public on March 2, 2000. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol PALM. More information is available at https://www.palm.com.
Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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