Palm, Inc. provides mobile computing solutions worldwide. Its solutions help people to access and share information. The company offers Palm Treo smartphones, Palm LifeDrive mobile managers, and Palm handheld computers, as well as software, services, and accessories. The Treo smartphones combine mobile phone, and wireless data applications, such as email, messaging and Web browsing, multimedia features, and productivity software in a single device; the Foleo mobile companion that improves a customer’s smartphone experience by providing a larger screen and full-size keyboard for reading and writing emails, viewing and editing attachments, and viewing Web pages; data synchronization technology, which enables the device to synchronize with desktop applications, such as Microsoft Outlook, and an infrared port for exchanging information between devices; and Organizer software used in its handheld computers, including an address book, date book, clock, to do list, memo pad, and calculator. The company also offers add-ons and accessories, including portable keyboards; memory expansion cards for storage; and content, modems, headsets, and carrying cases. It offers its products through a network of wireless carriers, retail, Internet retailers, resellers, and business distributors to consumers, professionals, business, education, and government users. The company was founded as Palm Computing, Inc. in 1992 and changed its name to Palm, Inc. in 1999. Palm, Inc. (NasdaqNM:PALM) operates independently of 3Com Corporation as of July 27, 2000. Further, it changed its name to palmOne, Inc. in 2003; and to Palm, Inc. in 2005. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
$5.92 (06/29/08)
