Cingular Wireless and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today introduced the
new Palm� Treo� 680 smart device, whose brand-new look, broad range
of features and economical price will appeal to both consumers and
business customers � just in time for the holidays. The Treo 680
quad-band world phone on the Palm OS� platform � which is available
beginning Friday, Nov. 24, for as low as $199.99(1) � boasts Palm�s
hallmark ease of use to keep any user productive, all with a slim
and compact feel. Cingular business and consumer customers will be
able to better balance their personal and business lives, as the
all-in-one Treo 680 seamlessly combines a compact, full-featured
mobile phone with so much more, all at a competitive price. Users
can do even more with their phone, from accessing email and editing
documents at the airport to organizing photos and music while
waiting for a friend at the coffee shop. Market research firm
In-Stat estimates that 25 percent of all wireless handsets
worldwide will be PDAs and smartphones by 2011, which makes the
Treo 680 the ideal phone both for feature-phone upgraders and new
users. The Palm Treo 680 is easy to use and affordable because of
the multiple innovations it encompasses: A new internal antenna
enables a sleeker design; An improved phone application on the Treo
680 smart device allows users to dial faster; The ability to ignore
calls with a quick text message lets users tell a caller �I�m in a
meeting� or �Can�t talk now�; The large, bright color screen is
perfect for viewing email, documents or spreadsheets via DataViz
Documents To Go�, and even photos and movies; The highly regarded
built-in QWERTY keyboard has improved buttons, making it even
easier to type emails or SMS messages; The messaging application
displays text-messaging conversations as �threaded chats,� similar
to IM, so users can see their entire conversation with a particular
person; and The Treo 680 smart device also can be used as an MP3
player and has an integrated digital camera, camcorder and video
player, with simpler organization for photos and photo slideshows.
�The Palm Treo 680 will open up the popular Palm experience to a
much wider audience of Cingular customers,� said Jeff Bradley, vice
president, business data services, for Cingular Wireless. �This
next-generation Treo comes with all of the outstanding business
features that Palm devotees have come to expect plus rich
entertainment capabilities, and all at a very attractive price that
will appeal both to businesses and individual users.� The Palm Treo
680 operates on Cingular�s nationwide(2) EDGE network(3), the
largest national high-speed wireless data network in the United
States with availability in more than 13,000 cities and towns, and
along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Treo 680 users also can
take their device with them abroad to make calls on six continents
and over 190 countries, with wireless data roaming in more than 115
countries(4). EDGE�s widespread coverage makes the Treo 680 an
ideal platform for business customers and consumers who want an
easy-to-use way to check their email, send SMS, browse the Web and
more. �Palm remains focused on introducing Treo smartphones that
are user-friendly and affordable for any audience � from single
users to wide-scale business deployments,� said Tara Griffin, Palm
vice president and general manager. �The Treo 680 from Cingular
Wireless is an excellent proof point. We have a tremendous
opportunity to serve customers the world over by helping them stay
more connected to important people and information, whether it�s
through contacts and calendar, email, messaging, documents, web
browsing, photos or music. This mobile phone enhances work and
leisure time.� Business Customer-focused Solution While Palm�s ease
of use and affordability are beneficial for new or upgrading
consumers, business users also can take advantage of the Treo 680
smart device, because of the following: Flexibility: The all-in-one
Treo 680 smart device is ideal for deployment across any business,
small or large, and offers the security and flexibility needed by
IT departments for easy integration; High return on investment:
Because of its attractive price and ease of use, the Treo 680
brings increased mobile productivity to help businesses realize a
quick return on investment, all in a budget-friendly smart device;
Staying productive: Phone, web, add-on business applications and
more help customers stay in touch and on top of their work; and
Staying connected: Customers can access such Cingular-enabled
wireless email solutions as Cingular Xpress Mail, Microsoft
Exchange Active Sync(5), and Good� Mobile Messaging from Good
Technology, as well as POP3 and IMAP accounts. �The Palm Treo 680
smartphone is a natural and affordable choice for our business,�
said Robert DeLille, chief executive officer of Creative Office
Environments. �With more on-device memory and the availability of
intuitive applications, such as Google Maps for Mobile, on the
Cingular Wireless network, our workforce can be more productive and
stay in touch with customers and colleagues.� Pricing and
Availability The Treo 680 is available beginning Friday, Nov. 24,
for as low as $199.99 to consumers and businesses nationwide at
Cingular Wireless retail stores, www.cingular.com, select national
retailers, through Cingular�s B2B sales organization and at
http://www.palm.com/treo680. A variety of monthly data plans are
available, including an unlimited Cingular PDA Connect plan for
$44.99 per month. For a limited time, the Treo 680 will come with a
music bundle from Yahoo!, which includes a 30-day free trial to its
Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go service and Yahoo! Music For Mobile.
Users have the ability to access the Yahoo! Music Unlimited music
library from the phone and to send tracks remotely to a PC.(6) The
Palm Treo 680 from Cingular Wireless also supports a wide variety
of third-party, Cingular Wireless certified applications, such as
the TeleNav GPS Navigator� solution. With TeleNav GPS Navigator,
Treo 680 users now can get turn-by-turn voice and on-screen GPS
directions directly on their device for use when driving or
walking.(7) For more information, please go to
www.cingular.com/treo680. 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. About Cingular
Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the
United States, serving 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation -- the ALLOVER� network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile
community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in
third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first
widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed
Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S.
wireless carrier to offer Rollover�, the wireless plan that lets
customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company
are available at http://www.cingular.com/. (1) With two-year voice
and data contract from Cingular Wireless. (2) Not available in all
areas. (3) The Treo 680 is designed to be compatible with networks
implementing GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, but networks may not be
available in all countries or within countries in which it is
deployed. (4) Access available within network coverage areas only.
Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic
scope of international roaming agreements. (5) Requires Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator. (6)
Offer available only through Treo 680 purchases made on Palm�s
website or in Palm retail stores. (7) Requires separately purchased
Bluetooth GPS receiver and subscription to TeleNav GPS Navigator
service. Broadcast Video and Other Palm Materials Broadcast video
and other materials are available online from Palm�s Multimedia
Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary). Press can register at the
site, which is hosted by The NewsMarket (www.TheNewsMarket.com), a
web-based news and video archive, to browse and preview an
extensive content library and order footage directly from their
desktops. Registration and ordering on the site is free. Palm, 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. Cingular Wireless
and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today introduced the new Palm(R)
Treo(TM) 680 smart device, whose brand-new look, broad range of
features and economical price will appeal to both consumers and
business customers -- just in time for the holidays. The Treo 680
quad-band world phone on the Palm OS(R) platform -- which is
available beginning Friday, Nov. 24, for as low as $199.99(1) --
boasts Palm's hallmark ease of use to keep any user productive, all
with a slim and compact feel. Cingular business and consumer
customers will be able to better balance their personal and
business lives, as the all-in-one Treo 680 seamlessly combines a
compact, full-featured mobile phone with so much more, all at a
competitive price. Users can do even more with their phone, from
accessing email and editing documents at the airport to organizing
photos and music while waiting for a friend at the coffee shop.
Market research firm In-Stat estimates that 25 percent of all
wireless handsets worldwide will be PDAs and smartphones by 2011,
which makes the Treo 680 the ideal phone both for feature-phone
upgraders and new users. The Palm Treo 680 is easy to use and
affordable because of the multiple innovations it encompasses: -- A
new internal antenna enables a sleeker design; -- An improved phone
application on the Treo 680 smart device allows users to dial
faster; -- The ability to ignore calls with a quick text message
lets users tell a caller "I'm in a meeting" or "Can't talk now"; --
The large, bright color screen is perfect for viewing email,
documents or spreadsheets via DataViz Documents To Go(R), and even
photos and movies; -- The highly regarded built-in QWERTY keyboard
has improved buttons, making it even easier to type emails or SMS
messages; -- The messaging application displays text-messaging
conversations as "threaded chats," similar to IM, so users can see
their entire conversation with a particular person; and -- The Treo
680 smart device also can be used as an MP3 player and has an
integrated digital camera, camcorder and video player, with simpler
organization for photos and photo slideshows. "The Palm Treo 680
will open up the popular Palm experience to a much wider audience
of Cingular customers," said Jeff Bradley, vice president, business
data services, for Cingular Wireless. "This next-generation Treo
comes with all of the outstanding business features that Palm
devotees have come to expect plus rich entertainment capabilities,
and all at a very attractive price that will appeal both to
businesses and individual users." The Palm Treo 680 operates on
Cingular's nationwide(2) EDGE network(3), the largest national
high-speed wireless data network in the United States with
availability in more than 13,000 cities and towns, and along some
40,000 miles of major highways. Treo 680 users also can take their
device with them abroad to make calls on six continents and over
190 countries, with wireless data roaming in more than 115
countries(4). EDGE's widespread coverage makes the Treo 680 an
ideal platform for business customers and consumers who want an
easy-to-use way to check their email, send SMS, browse the Web and
more. "Palm remains focused on introducing Treo smartphones that
are user-friendly and affordable for any audience -- from single
users to wide-scale business deployments," said Tara Griffin, Palm
vice president and general manager. "The Treo 680 from Cingular
Wireless is an excellent proof point. We have a tremendous
opportunity to serve customers the world over by helping them stay
more connected to important people and information, whether it's
through contacts and calendar, email, messaging, documents, web
browsing, photos or music. This mobile phone enhances work and
leisure time." Business Customer-focused Solution While Palm's ease
of use and affordability are beneficial for new or upgrading
consumers, business users also can take advantage of the Treo 680
smart device, because of the following: -- Flexibility: The
all-in-one Treo 680 smart device is ideal for deployment across any
business, small or large, and offers the security and flexibility
needed by IT departments for easy integration; -- High return on
investment: Because of its attractive price and ease of use, the
Treo 680 brings increased mobile productivity to help businesses
realize a quick return on investment, all in a budget-friendly
smart device; -- Staying productive: Phone, web, add-on business
applications and more help customers stay in touch and on top of
their work; and -- Staying connected: Customers can access such
Cingular-enabled wireless email solutions as Cingular Xpress Mail,
Microsoft Exchange Active Sync(5), and Good(TM) Mobile Messaging
from Good Technology, as well as POP3 and IMAP accounts. "The Palm
Treo 680 smartphone is a natural and affordable choice for our
business," said Robert DeLille, chief executive officer of Creative
Office Environments. "With more on-device memory and the
availability of intuitive applications, such as Google Maps for
Mobile, on the Cingular Wireless network, our workforce can be more
productive and stay in touch with customers and colleagues."
Pricing and Availability The Treo 680 is available beginning
Friday, Nov. 24, for as low as $199.99 to consumers and businesses
nationwide at Cingular Wireless retail stores, www.cingular.com,
select national retailers, through Cingular's B2B sales
organization and at http://www.palm.com/treo680. A variety of
monthly data plans are available, including an unlimited Cingular
PDA Connect plan for $44.99 per month. For a limited time, the Treo
680 will come with a music bundle from Yahoo!, which includes a
30-day free trial to its Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go service and
Yahoo! Music For Mobile. Users have the ability to access the
Yahoo! Music Unlimited music library from the phone and to send
tracks remotely to a PC.(6) The Palm Treo 680 from Cingular
Wireless also supports a wide variety of third-party, Cingular
Wireless certified applications, such as the TeleNav GPS
Navigator(TM) solution. With TeleNav GPS Navigator, Treo 680 users
now can get turn-by-turn voice and on-screen GPS directions
directly on their device for use when driving or walking.(7) For
more information, please go to www.cingular.com/treo680. 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. About Cingular Wireless Cingular
Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has
the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the
ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community
of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third
generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely
available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink
Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless
carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers
keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are
available at http://www.cingular.com/. (1) With two-year voice and
data contract from Cingular Wireless. (2) Not available in all
areas. (3) The Treo 680 is designed to be compatible with networks
implementing GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, but networks may not be
available in all countries or within countries in which it is
deployed. (4) Access available within network coverage areas only.
Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic
scope of international roaming agreements. (5) Requires Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 and access enabled by IT administrator. (6)
Offer available only through Treo 680 purchases made on Palm's
website or in Palm retail stores. (7) Requires separately purchased
Bluetooth GPS receiver and subscription to TeleNav GPS Navigator
service. Broadcast Video and Other Palm Materials Broadcast video
and other materials are available online from Palm's Multimedia
Library (www.palm.com/MultimediaLibrary). Press can register at the
site, which is hosted by The NewsMarket (www.TheNewsMarket.com), a
web-based news and video archive, to browse and preview an
extensive content library and order footage directly from their
desktops. Registration and ordering on the site is free. Palm, 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.
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