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Palm, Inc. Introduces The Palm IIIc™ Product Industry's
Smallest, Lightest Color Handheld Computer


Media contacts:
Julia Rodriguez
Palm, Inc.
(408)326-9390
[email protected]

Kristen Garrigus
A&R Partners for Palm Computing
650.762.2832
[email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Palm, Inc. Introduces The Palm IIIc™ Product Industry's
Smallest, Lightest Color Handheld Computer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - February 22, 2000 - Palm, Inc., a 3Com
company (Nasdaq: COMS), today extended its award-winning
product line with its first color-display device. The Palm
IIIc™ handheld computer is the first and only color device
based on the industry-leading Palm Computing® platform. Palm,
Inc. believes the new Palm IIIc product is also the lightest
(6.8 ounces) and smallest full-function color handheld
currently on the market today.

The Palm IIIc product opens up a new world of possibilities
for customers through the exceptional clarity and brightness
of its color screen and enriched user interface. With the
Palm IIIc product, customers do not have to trade
high-quality color for wearability and long battery life. The
Palm IIIc device features a long-lasting (approximately two
weeks), memory-free battery that recharges like a cellular
phone in its included desktop cradle.

The new Palm IIIc product, with 8MB of memory, easily holds
years of appointments and thousands of addresses with plenty
of room left over for running any of the growing list of
nearly 5,000 Palm OS® software-based applications available
today. The product provides software-upgradable flash-ROM
memory for compatibility with future versions of the Palm OS®
software. Because its design was based on the classic Palm
III™ product, the new, dark-slate encased Palm IIIc handheld
computer maintains compatibility with hundreds of snap-on
accessories ranging from digital cameras and GPS systems to
leather carrying cases. The Palm IIIc product is available
immediately for an estimated retail price of U.S. $449.
International versions are now available in German and
English; a French language version will be available later
this spring.

"The Palm IIIc delivers the clearest, brightest and most
readable color display available today among handheld
computers," said Byron Connell, vice president consumer
markets for Palm, Inc. "With this product, we've combined the
industry's leading display technology with an enhanced
version of our operating system. We expect that the addition
of a color product to our line will ignite the imaginations
of our software and hardware developers to produce thousands
of innovative new solutions."

A New Level of Readability
The Palm IIIc product uses an active matrix thin film
transistor (TFT) display to produce an exceptionally clear
screen and deliver new levels of viewing comfort and
readability. The Palm IIIc product is ideal for users to whom
readability is a key factor as well as those who place a high
value on the ability to use color to categorize information,
create images or play graphics-intensive games. The 256-color
display provides an experience that is as comfortable and
unobtrusive to the eye as reading from a sheet of white
paper. In addition, the color screen's clarity and brightness
allows for a more intuitive user interface. For example,
schedule conflicts in the datebook are highlighted in red,
instantly notifying the user.

New Palm OS Software Makes it Possible
Because the Palm IIIc product is one of the first to feature
the new 3.5 release of the Palm OS software, it offers users
many new convenience, viewing and data entry features. These
include: Agenda view, which allows users to see their
appointments and their To Do items for the day together in
one screen; access to menu views by simply tapping at the top
of the screen; context-sensitive command stroke options at
the bottom of each screen in an icon form; security that
allows users to "mask" and password-protect private and
personal entries; quick duplication of their address records;
faster HotSync® speeds; support for infrared HotSync
function; and a convenient alarm "snooze button." More
details about the latest release of the Palm OS software can
be found at www.palm.com.

Color Applications Ship on the Product
As the first product to take advantage of color for Palm OS
software, the Palm IIIc product has inspired a new category
of add-on applications developed by third parties. As a
preview of what users can expect to see in the coming months,
several new applications that specifically support color are
included with the Palm IIIc product:

   Album To Go, a digital photo viewer from Club Photo,
allows users to download JPEG photos to the device with a
simple drag and drop.
   powerOne®, an enhanced color calculator from Infinity
Softworks, Inc., includes business and scientific
functionality.
   Chroma Gammon, the first full-color backgammon game for
Palm handhelds from www.WhitehorseGames.com, allows users to
challenge a friend or play against the neural-network
computer opponent.
   Free Interactive Internet Service from AvantGo, Inc.
allows users to browse interactive and personalized Web
content from leading media providers on more than 350
optimized channels.

Additional software applications for the Palm IIIc product
will soon be available from third-party developers. For
example, Rand McNally & Company today announced that
StreetFinder Deluxe 2000, a mapping navigation software
solution, now supports the Palm IIIc product. The software
allows users to download color maps and directions. Once this
information is transferred to the Palm device via a HotSync
operation, the user can customize the maps, and search and
find for business addresses by name, address or category. The
color application of StreetFinder Deluxe 2000 is expected be
available May 1, 2000. Rand McNally also intends to introduce
a GPS clip-on device designed specifically for the Palm IIIc
product this summer.

Accessories Tailored for the Palm IIIc Product
To keep Palm IIIc customers charged up wherever they are,
Palm, Inc. has developed two specialized charging accessories
optimized for the new Palm IIIc handheld computer. The Palm
IIIc Auto/Air Recharger Kit is the first Palm Computing
accessory that allows users to charge their devices in a car
or on an airplane. The kit works by plugging into the
cigarette lighter adapter in a car or the power outlet
located on passenger seats in the first- and business-class
sections of most major airlines. The Palm IIIc Recharger Kit
plugs into any standard U.S. electrical outlet and comes
equipped with snap-on adapters for the United Kingdom, Europe
and Australia. Both the electrical outlet Recharger Kit and
the Auto/Air Recharger Kit are immediately available, each
for $39.95.

The company also introduced two new carrying cases for Palm
IIIc product users. The Slim Leather Case ($24.95) and the
Snap-On Leather Case ($29.95) each offer high-quality,
stylish, protective options for the Palm IIIc handheld
computer.

In a separate release, Palm, Inc. also announced today the
shipment of the highly anticipated Palm™ Portable Keyboard
for an estimated retail price of U.S. $99. For the ultimate
in portability, the Palm Portable Keyboard allows all Palm
handheld computer users to compose email, draft articles or
take notes from a full-size, collapsible keyboard. When
folded, the keyboard measures a mere 3.6"x5.1"x 0.8" and
weighs 7.9 ounces, just slightly larger than the Palm IIIc
product itself. It unfolds to a 100% QWERTY keyboard, with 19
mm key spacing, found on standard desktop keyboards, and 3 mm
key travel, the same as premium notebook computers. Designed
specifically for Palm devices, the keyboard also offers
designated keys for one-touch access to all of the core
applications -- Address Book, Datebook, Memo Pad and To Do -
and easily programmable shortcuts for all functions.

Two versions of the Palm Portable Keyboard are available, one
for the Palm III and Palm VII™ series and one for the Palm V™
series of handheld computers. Both are available immediately
at an estimated street price of U.S. $99.

These new accessories for the Palm IIIc product join the list
of hardware snap-ons from more than 500 hardware developers.
These accessories give Palm handheld computers the
flexibility to serve as a wide variety of products, ranging
from a global positioning system receiver to a complex
scientific measurement instrument to a digital camera.

About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc., a 3Com company, is the leading provider of
personal companion products (IDC, May 1999), including the
best-selling Palm III, Palm V and Palm VII series of handheld
computers. The Palm Computing platform is the premier
handheld development environment and is the foundation for
the market-leading handheld computers from Palm Computing as
well as products from Palm Computing's strategic partners
such as IBM, QUALCOMM, Franklin Covey, Handspring and Symbol
Technologies. Designed to support the increasingly mobile and
geographically dispersed nature of information management,
the company's handheld solutions allow people to carry their
most critical information in their pockets. For more
information, please visit www.palm.com.

About 3Com Corporation
With over 300 million customer connections worldwide, 3Com
Corporation connects more people and organizations to
information and each other in more innovative, simple and
reliable ways than any other networking company. 3Com
delivers e-Networking solutions through information access
products and network systems to enterprises, small
businesses, consumers, and service providers. For further
information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at www.3com.com
or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox.

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3Com, Palm Computing, Palm OS and HotSync are registered
trademarks and Palm, Palm III, Palm IIIc, Palm V and Palm VII
are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All
other brands and product names may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.

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