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PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC) is the company responsible for the development of the Palm OS PDA operating system, and theoretically, the BeOS, which it currently owns. It became independent after the split of Palm, Inc. into software and hardware divisions (the hardware devision being palmOne, Inc.). Image File history File links Logo of PalmSource, Inc. ... NASDAQ MarketSite (Times Square, New York City) at night NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock exchange. ... Palm OS is an operating system made by PalmSource, Inc. ... Palm IIIxe PDA Personal digital assistants (PDAs or palmtops) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... BeOS was an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Incorporated in 1991. ... Palm, Inc. ... palmOnes Logo palmOne, Inc. ...

On December 8, 2004, PalmSource acquired China MobileSoft, a software company with a mobile Linux offering. As a result, PalmSource has announced that they are going to extend Palm OS to run on top of Linux. This article is about Linux-based operating systems, GNU/Linux, and related topics. ... Palm OS is an operating system made by PalmSource, Inc. ...

The Palm OS runs on 38 million devices that have been sold since 1996 from these hardware manufacturers: Palm, Inc., Samsung, Lenovo, Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Inc., Garmin, GSPDA, Kyocera, PiTech, Sony, and Symbol. Less than half of these devices are still in use. Palm, Inc. ... Samsung was founded in 1969, and one of its subsidiaries, Samsung Electronics Co. ... Lenovo Group Limited, formerly known as Legend Group Limited, is the largest personal computer manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China, and as of 2004 is the eighth largest in the world. ... The AlphaSmart is a brand of so-called smart keyboards manufactured by AlphaSmart Neo // Background The AlphaSmart is a keyboarding device that enables a person to work on the go, much like a laptop computer, but is strictly for word processing only, as it functions essentially like a simple digital... Fossil, Inc. ... Garmin Ltd. ... Kyocera (京セラ, also known as Kyoto Ceramics) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758), NYSE: SNE is a global consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Thousands of software programs have been written for Palm OS. As of August 2005, PalmGear claims to offer 27,849 software titles (commercial, shareware, and freeware). Palm OS software programs can also be downloaded from CNET, PalmSource, Handango, and Tucows. CNET Networks Inc. ... Categories: Companies traded on NASDAQ | Electronics companies of the United States | Corporation stubs ... Tucows is an acronym for The Ultimate Collection of Winsock(et) Software, and is the name of a popular website containing hundreds of shareware, freeware, and demo software packages. ...

In April 2005, palmOne purchased PalmSource's share of the Palm trademark[1] and in July 2005 subsequently renamed itself Palm, Inc. As part of the agreement, palmOne granted PalmSource certain rights to Palm trademarks to PalmSource and licensees for a four-year transition period. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In May 2005 PalmOne bought back the rights to the Palm brand, and assumed a new corporate identity, Palm, Inc. This article is about the month of May. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Finally, in September 2005, Japanese company Access Co. Ltd., which specializes in mobile and embedded web browser technologies (NetFront), acquired PalmSource in a transaction worth US$324 million (http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=8060). September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NetFront is a microbrowser for Personal Digital Assistants and other mobile platforms developed by Access Co. ...

External links

• PalmSource's website