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3 Italia Offers First HSDPA-enabled Windows Mobile-based Palm Treo 750 Smartphone in Italy

by Staff Writer | posted on 13 April 2007


MILAN, Italy, Apr 11, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and 3 Italia, the Italian UMTS market leader with more than 7.2 million customers, today launched the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 750 smartphone, which enables 3's customers to benefit from the Palm experience on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system with High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) capability.(1)

The Treo 750 combines a multifeatured mobile phone with email, messaging, web browsing and organization software. Users can view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files and view PowerPoint and PDF files. The touch screen makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating forms and applications much easier.

More information about the Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available at http://euro.palm.com/europe/en/products/treo750/index.html.

About 3 Italia

3 Italia is the Mobile Media Company controlled by the Hutchison Whampoa Group shareholder of 95.4%. Its other shareholders are: NHS Investments S.A (San Paolo IMI), RCS Media Group, Gemina and 3G Mobile Investments (Franco Bernabe Group). 3 Italia won a UMTS license in Italy in 2000, commenced offering of its services in 2003 and is now the leader of the UMTS market in Italy - with 7.19 million clients on March 21st, 2007 - thanks to a wide offer of multimedia, video communication and internet services, besides entertainment, music, information, cinema, sport and Mobile Digital TV (DVB-H).

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones and Palm handheld computers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://investor.palm.com/pressdetail.cfm?ReleaseID=237549

(1) Designed to be compatible with networks implementing GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA standards, but networks may not be available in all countries or within countries in which it is deployed. Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services at an additional cost.

Palm and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.


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