AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the Treo(TM) Pro smartphone on the Vodafone New Zealand network. With its streamlined design and Palm’s ease-of-use innovations layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity — including email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities(1) — that meets the needs of businesses and end users alike.

The Treo Pro smartphone lets IT managers support an increasingly mobile work force with the ease of use and robust feature set business professionals demand. Besides the benefits of lower infrastructure and support costs and increased productivity, Treo Pro can deliver the increased security, easier device management and access to information on the corporate network that Windows Mobile 6.1 provides.

“Vodafone New Zealand’s business customers need mobile access to business productivity tools in a well-designed device that’s easy to use,” said Alan Leigh, general manager of Business Marketing, Vodafone New Zealand. “Treo Pro broadens our business product portfolio with a Windows Mobile smartphone that can increase productivity as it lowers infrastructure and support costs.”

Users can quickly respond to business and personal email, access the web, stay on top of appointments and contacts, and use Wi-Fi or GPS on the go.(1) Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution colour touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

More information about the Treo Pro smartphone is available at http://www.palm.com//TreoPro.

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