3Com Reduces the Price of Award Winning PalmPilot Connected Organizers; 3Com offers market-leading PalmPilot Professional Edition for $369, PalmPilot Personal Edition for $249.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)--Oct. 10, 1997--3Com Corporation (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 reduced the suggested retail price of its best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best PalmPilot connected organizer products. The PalmPilot Professional Overview The PalmPilot Professional(Pilot Pro) was released March 1, 1997. It was a more up to date version of the original, a compact design, a back-lit display and the ability to quickly connect to a PC or Mac. Edition will have an estimated street price of $369, reduced from $399, and the PalmPilot Personal Edition will have an estimated street price of $249, reduced from $299. Since their introduction in March of this year, the PalmPilot products have received numerous awards and industry acclaim for their form-factor, extensive functionality, price, and viability for enterprise data management solutions. "The PalmPilot connected organizer has been one of our most successful products this year and has been a category leader since its introduction in 1996," said Larry Mondry, executive vice president of merchandising at CompUSA. "This price reduction is a great way for us to pass along even more value to PalmPilot product customers." The two models maintain 3Com's design objective of providing maximum functionality at compelling consumer price points. The PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer includes e-mail connectivity software, expense tracking software, a backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. screen, enhanced PalmPilot personal information management software and 1MB of memory. The PalmPilot Personal Edition connected organizer features the same expense management software, backlit screen, and enhanced 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 software, and includes 512K of memory. With over 3,000 developers currently creating software applications to run on the PalmPilot connected organizer, hundreds of software applications, developer tools and services are already available. This broad developer support of the PalmPilot platform further fuels its emergence as the leading platform in the handheld computing industry. "We designed the PalmPilot connected organizer to help both general consumers and mobile business professionals stay organized and productive in daily life. In addition to being the best-selling connected organizer for individual users, it has become a compelling enterprise tool providing an expansive platform for mission-critical corporate data solutions," explained 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 the Palm Computing, Inc. subsidiary of 3Com Corporation. "Our retailers and reseller partners have had great success with PalmPilot products this year, and this price reduction should make the product even more attractive to the consumer and enterprise customer." The award-winning PalmPilot connected organizers, designed as companion products to personal computers, enable mobile users to manage their schedules, contacts, and other critical personal and business information on their desktops and remotely. The PalmPilot device automatically synchronizes its information with a personal computer locally or over a local- or wide-area network using Network HotSync(TM) software, at the touch of a button. Its most distinguishing features include shirt-pocket size, instant response, an elegant graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , and an innovative desktop cradle that facilitates two-way PC 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. . PalmPilot products are distributed through leading consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide, including Circuit City, CompUSA, Computer City, Egghead, 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, Staples, and other retailers. The products are also available through national corporate resellers, including Vanstar and Entex. In addition, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) recently launched the IBM WorkPad, a new PC companion, using the PalmPilot technology and Franklin Quest offers the Franklin Electronic DayPlanner, which incorporates the PalmPilot platform with Ascend `97 software, and is available at Franklin Quest retail outlets and directly from Franklin Quest. 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. With global reach and local touch, the company gives enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. 3Com has worldwide revenues of more than $6.0 billion and employs approximately 13,200 people in 45 countries. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3Com.com or the PalmPilot product site at http://www.palmpilot.com . -0- Note to Editors: 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks, and PalmPilot, HotSync and the PalmPilot logo are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: 3Com Corp., Palm Computing Subsidiary Liz Brooking, 415/237-6000 lbrookin@palm.com or A&R Partners Allen Bush, 415/363-0982 ext. 228 allen_bush@arpartners.com |
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