America Online and 3Com Team to Deliver Email Access to AOL Members Via Palm Computing Organizers.DULLES, Va./SANTA CLARA CLARA Clairemont Amateur Radio Association , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999-- Agreement Promises Handheld Access to AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Information and Services America Online See AOL. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL), the world's leading interactive services company, and 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: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 a strategic relationship to give AOL members access to their e-mail for the first time via a handheld computer 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. . Under the agreement, AOL and 3Com will initially offer e-mail functionality for the Palm Computing(R) platform, enabling AOL members to send and receive mail via their AOL accounts from 3Com's industry-leading handheld organizers. 3Com will bundle AOL's new software in the retail packages of selected Palm Computing organizers and PalmModem(R) accessories. In addition, as part of a market test, AOL will offer its members a special 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. organizer and PalmModem bundle as another way to send and receive e-mail. AOL and 3Com also agreed to two longer-term initiatives for delivering AOL content and services via the world's leading handheld platform. The two companies shall explore distribution of AOL-branded wireless handheld organizers based on the Palm Computing platform, 3Com's Palm VII organizer and Web clipping technologies, and Sun's Java II technology for the U.S. and international markets. In addition, 3Com and AOL plan to explore ways to develop a full-featured version of AOL software for the Palm Computing platform which would allow subscribers access to AOL content, e-mail, the Instant Messenger and Buddy List features, online calendaring and other AOL features. "This alliance highlights the power of simplicity in technology and the increasing demand for instant access to information anywhere. Palwith 3Com to enable our members to easily and cfor the world's leading family of handheld computing products from 3Com including the Palm III, Palm IIIx, Pac partners. These products include the 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) WorkPad PC companion, the Franklin-Covey Electronic DayPlanner, the Symbol SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. 1500 with built-in barcode scanning capabilities for vertical markets, and the upcoming pdQ Smartphone from QUALCOMM. Palm Computing platform products already hold a 72 percent share of the worldwide handheld personal companion market (IDC, November, 1998). About AOL Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 17 million members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers; and AOL MovieFone, the nation's No. 1 movie listing guide and ticketing service. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. About 3Com Corporation With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com - More connected.? For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com or the Palm Computing site at http://www.palm.com. 3Com, Palm Computing and PalmModem are registered trademarks, and Palm, Palm III, Palm IIIx, Palm V, Palm VII and More Connected are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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