Alltel to Offer Palm Treo 650 Smartphone.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. & SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Alltel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT), owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), a leader in mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings , today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone A cellular telephone with information access. It provides digital voice service as well as any combination of e-mail, text messaging, pager, Web access, voice recognition, still and/or video camera, MP3, TV or video player and organizer (see PDA). will be available through Alltel retail stores starting tomorrow. The handset will cost $399.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year service agreement. "The Palm Treo 650 smartphone, with its unique form and functionality, offers Alltel customers an enhanced experience to manage their daily activities and stay connected to the office or home," said Wade McGill, vice president of wireless product management at Alltel. "We are happy to deliver the Treo smartphone to a new set of customers on the Alltel network," said Tim Roper Tim Roper (d. February 2003) was the former drummer of the English band Ducks Deluxe. After leaving the band he had become a very skilled cabinet maker and carpenter, as well as playing in a number of Norwich based bands. He died in Norwich, from alcohol related symptoms. , vice president U.S. carrier sales at Palm, Inc. "In a world where everyone is mobile and everything is digital, people value mobile access to the information they care about most and the Treo smartphone delivers." The Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with a Palm OS(R) organizer, messaging, Web access, digital camera and direct corporate email access to Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2003 enabled by a company's IT administrator. Building on the award-winning Treo 600 design, the new Treo 650 smartphone makes it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. The Treo 650 offers integrated Bluetooth(R) technology, a higher-resolution screen, multimedia capabilities, a removable battery, non-volatile memory Refers to memory chips that hold their content without power being applied. It may refer to chips that are not changeable, such as ROMs and PROMs, or to chips that can be rewritten many times such as flash memory. and an improved backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. keyboard. With Axcess Mobile Link, Alltel customers can use the Treo 650 to connect to the Internet at speeds up to 144 Kbps. Axcess Mobile Link is available for $59.99 for unlimited nationwide service. About Alltel Alltel is a customer-focused communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with more than 15 million customers in 36 states and nearly $10 billion in annual revenues. For more visit, www.alltel.com. 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) handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. , Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories. Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. 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. Alltel, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com Broadcast Video and Other Palm Materials Broadcast video and other materials are available online from Palm's Multimedia Library (www.thenewsmarket.com/Palm/Registration/Login/aspx). 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. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Palm, Inc. is under license. 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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