Palm, Inc.
Type	Public (NASDAQ: PALM)
Founded	United States (1992)
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, United States
Key people	Ed Colligan, President and CEO
Industry	Computer hardware and software
Products	Z22, Tungsten E2, TX, Treo 650, Treo 700p, Treo 755p, Treo 680, Treo 700w, Treo 700wx, Treo 750, Centro, Treo 500
Revenue	US$1.57 billion (FY2006)
Operating income	US$105.3 million (FY2006)
Net income	US$336.2 million (FY2006)
Employees	1,103 (Nov 2006)
Website	palm.com

Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire, Tungsten PDAs, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive. Previous product lines include the Palm Pilot, Palm III, Palm V and Palm VII. While most of their devices run Palm OS, a recent edition of the Treo runs Windows Mobile. Image File history File links Newpalmlogo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Ed Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is president and CEO of Palm, Inc. ... Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, including the digital circuitry, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within the hardware. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... After the Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z11, the Z22 was the seventh computer model Konrad Zuse developed. ... The Tungsten E2 is palmOnes replacement model for the Tungsten E. The E2 was released on April 13, 2005. ... The TX is a personal digital assistant produced by Palm, Inc. ... The Palm Treo 650 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to the companys Treo 600. ... The Palm Treo 700p is a smartphone announced on May 15, 2006. ... The Treo 755p is the first CDMA Treo without an aerial antenna. ... The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone, officially announced on October 12, 2006 at DigitalLife Expo [1][2][3] as the successor to the companys Treo 650. ... The Palm Treo 700w is a combination PDA/cell phone officially announced on September 26, 2005. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Palm Treo 750 is a GSM/UMTS smartphone released on January 8, 2007. ... The Palm Centro is a new smartphone released exclusively for Sprint on October 14, 2007. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... USD redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial statements in businesses and other organizations. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Look up Personal digital assistant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Otto Lee Area  - City 22. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Zire Series is Palm, Incs brand of Consumer-Grade Personal Digital Assistants // The lower-end models emphasize price — Palms original Zire model was the first PDA under $100 from a major manufacturer — and the higher-end models emphasize multimedia capacity, including features like cameras and audio playback... The Tungsten series was Palm, Inc. ... Look up Personal digital assistant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Treos redirects here. ... A Sony Ericsson Smartphone (Model P910i) with touch screen and QWERTY keyboard Look up smartphone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The LifeDrive is a handheld device produced by Palm, Inc. ... An early model - the Pilot 5000 The Palm m130 was one of the first Palms with a colour screen Pilot was the name given to the first generation of personal digital assistants manufactured by Palm Computing in 1996 (then a division of U.S. Robotics and later 3Com). ... Palm OS is an embedded operating system initially developed by U.S. Robotics owned Palm Computing, Inc. ... Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices which run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. ...

History

Palm, Inc. Logo During The 3Com Ownership 1996-1999

Palm Computing, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Jeff Hawkins, who seeked out the help of Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan, all of whom guided Palm to the invention of the Palm Pilot. The company was started to create a PDA for consumers, called the Zoomer. The devices were manufactured by Casio and marketed by Tandy, while Palm provided the PIM software. The operating system was provided Geoworks. The Zoomer failed commercially, but Palm managed to survive through selling synchronization software for HP devices, and the Graffiti handwriting recognition software for the Apple Newton MessagePad. Image File history File links Palm_Logo_1996-1999. ... Image File history File links Palm_Logo_1996-1999. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Jeff Hawkins (born June 1, 1957 in Huntington, New York) is the founder of Palm Computing (where he invented the Palm Pilot) [1] and Handspring (where he invented the Treo). ... Donna Dubinsky (born July 4, 1955) has played an integral role in the development of personal digital assistants (PDAs) serving as CEO of Palm, Inc. ... Ed Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is president and CEO of Palm, Inc. ... Casio Computer Co. ... Tandy Corporation is the former name of the parent company of RadioShack Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas-based company best known for its RadioShack electronics stores. ... A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. ... For the Japanese English education company or eikaiwa, please see the article GEOS (eikaiwa) GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) was an operating system from Berkeley Softworks (later GeoWorks). ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... A chart of the Graffiti characters (full size) Graffiti is the handwriting recognition software used in PDAs based on the Palm OS. Graffiti was originally written by Palm as an alternate recognition system for the Apple Newton MessagePad, when NewtonOS 1 couldnt recognize handwriting very well at all. ... Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. ... The Apple Newton MessagePad 100 The Apple Newton, or simply Newton, is an early line of personal digital assistants developed and marketed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc. ...

Palm, Inc. logo, 2003

The company was acquired by U.S. Robotics Corp. in 1995. In June 1997, Palm became a subsidiary of 3Com when U.S. Robotics was acquired by 3Com. In June 1998, the founders became unhappy at the direction in which 3Com was taking the company, they left and founded Handspring. 3Com made the Palm subsidiary an independent, publicly traded company on March 2, 2000, and it traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PALM. Palm Inc. ... Palm Inc. ... U.S. Robotics (popularly nicknamed USR), based in Schaumburg, Illinois and founded in 1976, is a company that makes computer modems and related technologies. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) is a manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. ... 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) is a manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Handspring logo Handspring was a maker of Personal Digital Assistants using the Palm OS operating system. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... A stock symbol or ticker symbol is a mnemonic used to uniquely identify publicly-traded shares of a corporation on a particular stock market. ...

In January 2002, Palm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to develop and license Palm OS^[1], which was named PalmSource in February^[2]. PalmSource was then spun off from Palm as an independent company. Categories: Companies traded on NASDAQ | Electronics companies of the United States | Corporation stubs ...

palmOne, Inc. logo, 2004

In August 2003, the hardware division of the company merged with Handspring, was renamed to palmOne, Inc. and traded under the ticker symbol PLMO. The Palm trademark was held by a jointly-owned holding company. ImageMetadata File history File links Palmonesm. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Palmonesm. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

In April 2005, palmOne purchased PalmSource's share in the 'Palm' trademark for US$30 million.^[3] In July 2005, palmOne launched its new name and brand reverting back to Palm, Inc. and trading under the ticker symbol PALM once again. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 4, 2006, Palm released the Palm Treo 700w, the first Windows Mobile-powered Treo in a partnership with Verizon and Microsoft. is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palm Treo 700w is a combination PDA/cell phone officially announced on September 26, 2005. ... Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices which run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. ... Treos redirects here. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ...

In December 2006, Palm, Inc. paid $44 million to ACCESS for the rights to the source code for Palm OS Garnet. With this arrangement, a single company is again developing palm hardware and software. Palm can modify the licensed software as needed and it need not pay royalties to ACCESS over future years. ACCESS Co. ...

On June 2007 Palm formed a strategic relationship with the private-equity firm Elevation Partners who has purchased a 25% equity stake of the company for $325 million – an investment that comes after months of rumours about a possible Palm sale. Palm CEO Ed Colligan acknowledged that "We were approached by larger parties over the last six months," and "the reality is that we thought this was the best outcome for our business and our investors."^[4] Elevation Partners is a private equity firm that invests in intellectual property and media and entertainment companies. ...

List of PDA models

Current models

• Z22 (Palm OS)
• Tungsten E2 (Palm OS)
• TX (WiFi, Palm OS)
• Treo 500v (GSM, Windows Mobile)
• Treo 680 (GSM, Palm OS)
• Treo 700p (CDMA, Palm OS)
• Treo 755p (CDMA , Palm OS)
• Treo 700w (CDMA, Windows Mobile)
• Treo 700wx (CDMA, Windows Mobile)
• Treo 750 (GSM, Windows Mobile)
• Palm Centro (CDMA, Palm OS)

The Z22 is one of the first of Palm, Inc. ... The Tungsten series was Palm, Inc. ... The TX is a personal digital assistant produced by Palm, Inc. ... The Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone, or smartphone, officially announced on October 12, 2006 at DigitalLife Expo [1][2][3] as the successor to the companys Treo 650. ... The Palm Treo 700p is a smartphone announced on May 15, 2006. ... The Treo 755p is the first CDMA Treo without an aerial antenna. ... The Palm Treo 700w is a combination PDA/cell phone officially announced on September 26, 2005. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Palm Treo 750 is a GSM/UMTS smartphone released on January 8, 2007. ... The Palm Centro is a new smartphone released exclusively for Sprint on October 14, 2007. ...

Discontinued models

The following PDAs or smartphones are no longer in production.

Pilot The U.S. Robotics Pilot 1000 was a PDA produced by Palm Inc (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics, explaining the branding), introduced in March 1996. ... Pilot The U.S. Robotics Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm Inc (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics, explaining the branding). ... PalmPilot Professional The PalmPilot Professional(Pilot Pro) was released March 1, 1997. ... Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computings first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. ... The Palm IIIe is a PDA from Palm Computing released in 1999 briefly after the more expensive and more advanced Palm IIIx. ... The Palm IIIx was released in 1999 just breifly before the scaled down Palm IIIe was introduced into the marketplace. ... The Palm IIIxe is a discontinued Palm personal digital assistant that was designed and manufactured by Palm, Inc. ... The Palm IIIc was the first color palm handheld ever. ... A handspring is a gymnastic feat where the gymnast leaps forward from a standing position into a handstand and then onto his feet. ... Palm V is a handheld computer which features a 160 x 160 monochrome screen, 2 mb of memory, backlight, IR Beam capabilty, 16 MHZ Dragonball chip, and Palm OS 3. ... The Palm Vx was considered a professional grade PDA, and retailed for $299. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Palm m100 series consist of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants (or PDAs) titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. ... The Palm m100 series consist of four Palm OS based personal digital assistants (or PDAs) titled m100, m105, m125, and m130. ... The Palm m125 is a Palm OS based personal digital assistant (or PDA). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Palm m500 series of handheld personal digital assistants consisted of three devices: the Palm m500, Palm m505, and Palm m515. ... The Palm m500 series of handheld personal digital assistants consisted of three devices: the Palm m500, Palm m505, and Palm m515. ... The Palm m500 series of handheld PDAs consisted of three devices: The Palm m500, the Palm m505 and the Palm m515. ... The Palm i705 was an upgrade from the last series of Palms to use the (now discontinued) Palm. ... The palmOne Tungsten E is a handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). ... The Tungsten T (also known as M550) is a PalmOS-based PDA by palmOne in the Tungsten family. ... Tungsten T2 is a PDA and the second model of PalmOnes Tungsten T series products and uses a 320x320 LCD. It supports more RAM to 32M bytes than its previous model Tungsten T. It replaced the display of Tungsten T with a TFT to increase the display effect in... Palm, Inc. ... The Tungsten T5 is a Personal Digital Assistant made by palmOne, Inc. ... The Tungsten W is PalmOnes first color screen smartphone. ... The Palm Zire series of PDAs is Palms consumer line. ... The Palm Zire series of PDAs is Palms consumer line. ... The Zire Series is Palm, Incs brand of Consumer-Grade Personal Digital Assistants // The lower-end models emphasize price — Palms original Zire model was the first PDA under $100 from a major manufacturer — and the higher-end models emphasize multimedia capacity, including features like cameras and audio playback... The Treo 600 is a smartphone, combining a color Palm OS PDA with a regular sized mobile phone. ... The Palm Treo 650 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to the companys Treo 600. ... The Palm Treo 650 is a combination hybrid PDA/cellphone officially announced on October 24, 2004 as the successor to the companys Treo 600. ... The LifeDrive is a handheld device produced by Palm, Inc. ... The Palm Foleo mobile companion is a Linux-based subnotebook announced by Palm Inc. ...

See also

• PalmSource, Inc.
• Palm Desktop
• Palm OS
• Handspring
• Graffiti (Palm OS)
• List of Palm OS Devices
• Personal digital assistant

PalmSources Logo PalmSource, Inc. ... Palm Desktop is the computer program for Microsoft Windows or Macintosh OS, a personal information manager which can be used alone or in combination with the Palm OS personal digital assistant. ... Palm OS is an embedded operating system initially developed by U.S. Robotics owned Palm Computing, Inc. ... Handspring logo Handspring was a maker of Personal Digital Assistants using the Palm OS operating system. ... A chart of the Graffiti characters (full size) Graffiti is the handwriting recognition software used in PDAs based on the Palm OS. Graffiti was originally written by Palm as an alternate recognition system for the Apple Newton MessagePad, when NewtonOS 1 couldnt recognize handwriting very well at all. ... This is a list of Palm OS devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. ... Look up Personal digital assistant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References

External links

• Palm's website
• PalmInfocenter
• 1src