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Press Releases Palm Names John Hartnett Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales & Customer Relations. SUNNYVALE, California. Nov 30, 2005 Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced that John Hartnett has been promoted to senior vice president, worldwide sales and customer relations. Hartnett reports to Ed Colligan, Palm president and chief executive officer. "John's leadership and success in the Americas gives me great confidence in his ability to expand Palm's market share worldwide," said Colligan. "We've had tremendous success growing Treo smartphone sales in the United States, and we see substantial opportunities for success in Europe and Asia as well." According to Canalys research, Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphone shipments in the United States substantially outpaced converged device growth in Q3 of 2005. Canalys estimates that Treo unit shipments grew 77 percent in Q3 2005 compared with the year-ago period. This compares to the overall U.S. marketplace growth of 40 percent and was more than twice that of Palm's nearest competitor. Hartnett, a native of Ireland who leads Palm's sales and customer relations for the Americas, takes on the additional responsibilities for driving growth and serving customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Asia Pacific. "Expanding relationships with global carriers is a key emphasis in our growth strategy," said Hartnett. "We're also focusing on sales to businesses of all sizes, which includes close collaboration with email and software partners, such as Good Technologies, Microsoft and Research In Motion." Hartnett brings more than 20 years' experience across sales, marketing and operations in the United States and internationally. Prior to his new role, Hartnett was Palm senior vice president of Americas sales and support, and before that, he was vice president of eCommerce and accessory solutions. Hartnett joined the company upon the acquisition of Handspring, Inc., in October 2003. He had been Handspring's executive vice president of worldwide operations, service, support and eCommerce. Previously, Hartnett was senior vice president of worldwide marketing and operations for MetaCreations and the director of international operations at Claris. Hartnett has a marketing degree from the Marketing Institute of Ireland and is a graduate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Stanford University's executive-management program. He was selected by Irish America magazine as one of the Top 100 Irish-American businesspeople of 2005. More about John Hartnett 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, Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories. About Atlantic Bridge Ventures: Atlantic Bridge Ventures is a new pan European fund with offices in Dublin and London focused on making early and mid stage technology investments in semiconductors and software across Europe with a strong focus on a US exit model. Atlantic Bridge is comprised of a cohesive, dedicated team of experienced professionals who are committed to the success of the investee companies. All of our team members come from an industry background and have first hand experience of the challenges involved in growing technology companies from the startup stage into profitable businesses. Many of these companies have had successful exits either on the public markets or through trade sale. Atlantic Bridge is regulated by the FSA. — ENDS —
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