3Com Announces New Macintosh Offerings for the Industry-Leading Palm Computing Platform; New products include all-new desktop software, extensible HotSync architecture and conduit development tools.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998--Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), today announced robust new offerings for Macintosh users and developers of the popular Palm Computing(R) platform. New desktop software for Mac OS will include an award-winning Personal Information Management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) package, plus a new extensible HotSync(R) architecture for ultra-fast data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. between Palm Computing platform See platform. devices and Macintosh-based products. The company also announced a set of native Macintosh tools for creating conduits to the Palm Computing platform from Macintosh-based applications. The Palm Computing platform is the basis for the new Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computing's first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. The first Palm IIIs went on sale in 1998. (TM) connected organizer and the industry-leading PalmPilot(TM) Personal and Professional Edition organizers. The all-new Palm(TM) MacPac features Palm(TM) Organizer software for Macintosh, a new PIM based on the award-winning Claris Organizer Claris Organizer is an organizer software program developed and sold by Claris for the Mac OS during the 1990s. It was sold to Palm when Claris was broken up, and was used as the basis for the Palm Desktop for Mac. software. 3Com purchased Claris Organizer from Apple Computer, Inc. last month. Palm Organizer seamlessly integrates calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and intelligent features such as drag-and-drop scheduling, user-defined custom views and powerful printing options in one easy-to-use, compact application. The Palm MacPac also features a native, extensible HotSync architecture for one-step desktop synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. as well as the fast data access and the ease of use that made the Palm Computing platform the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. open standard in the handheld market. The new Macintosh-based Conduit Development Kit (CDK Cdk cyclin-dependent protein kinase. ) provides developers an extensible, open architecture and a robust set of authoring tools for quick and easy development of Palm Computing platform conduits to native Macintosh applications. Conduits are links that provide seamless data synchronization between Palm Computing devices and an application, computer, network or the Internet. Already, third party Macintosh developers are creating Palm Computing platform solutions that will allow users to connect with corporate networks and the Internet as well as perform activities like fax, email and expense reporting in the Macintosh environment. "These new products give Mac users a world-class native solution for the fastest adopted handheld computing platform in history," said Ed Colligan Ed Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is president and CEO of Palm, Inc. Colligan was president and CEO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. , vice president of marketing for Palm Computing. "We've created a new user experience that we believe will delight Macintosh users everywhere. We're also providing developers convenient tools to expand the platform within the Mac environment by linking core Macintosh applications into the Palm Computing platform." "3Com bringing its world-class Palm Computing platform to the Mac -- and delivering new levels of Macintosh integration to its connected organizers is great news for our mutual customers," said Phil Schiller, vice president of worldwide product marketing at Apple. "3Com's Palm Computing connected organizers make outstanding companions for the Macintosh. 3Com's commitment to the Mac comes at an exciting time -- as Apple unveils the iMac consumer Macintosh and ultra-fast PowerPC G3 systems." Upgrade All current Macintosh users of the Palm III or any PalmPilot device who have already purchased the original MacPac version 1.0 will qualify for a free upgrade to the new Palm MacPac software. The free upgrade will be downloadable from the company's website for 60 days after the product is released, at http://www.palm.com. The MacPac, version 1.0 connection kit for Macintosh is currently available. Availability and Pricing The new Palm MacPac kit is expected to be available in late summer, 1998, for a suggested retail price of $14.95 at leading computer, consumer electronics and office supply stores nationwide including Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Computer City, Computer Town, ComputerWare, Egghead, Fry's, The good guys, J&R Computer World, MicroCenter, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , OfficeMax, RCS (1) (Remote Computer Service) A remote timesharing service. (2) (Revision Control System) A Unix utility that provides version control. RCS - Revision Control System , Service Merchandise Service Merchandise was a chain of large stores carrying fine jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics that existed from 1934 to 2002. The company's former chairman, Raymond Zimmerman, resurrected Service Merchandise as an Internet-only retailer in 2004 after buying the name , Staples, The Sharper Image, selected campus computing stores, and other fine regional retailers and computer catalogs. A pre-release version of the CDK is now available for qualified developers from Palm Computing's website. A production version is expected to be available later this year. About the Palm Computing platform Built on the Palm Computing platform, which holds a 66 percent share of the standard handheld computing market worldwide (Dataquest), the Palm III and PalmPilot connected organizers are compatible with hundreds of software applications and hardware add-ons that are available from third-party vendors. With more than 7,000 developers working on Palm Computing platform solutions and more than 150 developers producing hardware add-ons, the Palm Computing platform offers the greatest number of handheld solutions available for both consumers and corporate customers. More than one million handheld devices based on the Palm Computing platform have sold. About 3Com 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. The company provides enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com, or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox. -0- Note to Editors: 3Com, the 3Com logo, Palm Computing and HotSync are registered trademarks, and Palm, PalmPilot, Palm III, the Palm Computing Platform logo, the PalmPilot logo, the Palm III logo and Palm OS are trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. This product is not manufactured by Pilot Corporation or Pilot Corporation of America, manufacturers and distributors of writing instruments. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company Elizabeth Cardinale, 650/237-6390 elizabeth_cardinale@3com.com or A&R Partners for Palm Computing Amy Nemechek, 650/363-0982, ext. 252 anemechek@arpartners.com |
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