Press Release
Alltel Wireless Now Offering Palm Treo 700p Smartphone
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. & SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), a leader in mobile computing, today announced availability of the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 700p smartphone. The Treo 700p offers hardware and software innovations centered around usability, connectivity, multimedia and compatibility, designed to take advantage of the fast data speeds of Alltel's Axcess Broadband network.(1)
"The Treo 700p adds another Palm OS Treo smartphone to our product portfolio, and joins the Windows Mobile based Treo 700wx," said Wade McGill, senior vice president of product management for Alltel Wireless. "With its robust feature set and ease-of-use functionality, the Treo 700p will meet the demands of Alltel's business customers who need to remain connected and productive while on the go."
The Palm Treo 700p smartphone from Alltel Wireless combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging and web access. It also offers the following features to help businesses and mobile professionals increase productivity:
-- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 ActiveSync support offers synchronization of contacts, email and calendar. (2) In addition, the solution features threaded SMS messages in a single chat view and out-of-the-box support for Yahoo!, AOL, and Gmail;
-- 128MB of memory (60MB of dedicated user storage) to manage business and personal information;
-- Intel(R) XScale(R) technology-based processor;
-- A 1.3-megapixel camera with video-capture support, offering four times the resolution of a VGA camera;
-- Exceptional phone functionality, including personalized ring tones for various categories of callers and the ability to respond to a call with a text message;
-- VoiceMemo application, which can be used to create custom recorded ring tones, add voice annotations to photos or simply record a memo;
-- Smarter, faster web browsing using the latest version of the award-winning Blazer browser;
-- PDF support using DataViz(R) Documents To Go(R) Version 8.0, which also offers native support for Microsoft Word, Excel(R) and PowerPoint(R);
-- Dial-up networking, by using the Treo 700p as a wireless modem via USB or Bluetooth(R) wireless technology to take advantage of Alltel's Axcess Broadband network on a laptop computer. This out-of-the-box functionality offers an alternative to Wi-Fi, enabling users to access a high-speed connection in coffee shops, airports or hotels; and
-- The fast, friendly and familiar Palm OS(R) platform, Version 5.4.9.
"We continue to grow our Treo foundation on multiple platforms with the addition of the Treo 700p to Alltel's product lineup," said Tim Roper, vice president, U.S. region, for Palm, Inc. "With the Treo 700p's ability to check email and browse the web at blazing speeds, Alltel Wireless customers have more choices to meet their personal and professional needs in an on-demand world."
Pricing and Availability
The new Palm Treo 700p smartphone from Alltel Wireless is now available through Alltel retail stores and online at www.shopalltel.com starting at $349.99 after a $100 rebate. This price is available to new customers on two-year service agreements as well as to existing customers on qualifying rate plans.
About Alltel
Alltel (NYSE: AT) owns and operates American's largest wireless network and has more than 11 million wireless customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit http://www.alltel.com.
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, Palm handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, 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://www.palm.com.
(1) 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 from a mobile service provider at an additional cost.
(2) Requires Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator.
Palm, Palm OS, Treo and LifeDrive 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.
SOURCE: Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc.
Jimmy Johnson, 408-617-7456
jimmy.johnson@palm.com
or
A&R Edelman for Palm, Inc.
Erin Freeley, 650-762-2863
efreeley@ar-edelman.com
or
Alltel Wireless
Dale Ingram, 501-905-6078
dale.ingram@alltel.com
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