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palmOne and movistar Launch Treo 650 Smartphone in Spain

MADRID, Spain, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO), a leader in handheld computing and communications solutions, and Telefonica Moviles Espana, the largest mobile carrier in the Spanish market with more than 19 million clients, today announced an agreement for the distribution of the Treo(TM) 650 smartphone in Spain.
The Treo 650, which is scheduled to be available from Telefonica in late May, combines a compact, full-featured quad-band mobile phone with email, a Palm OS(R) organizer, messaging (SMS and multimedia messages), management of office documents and web access(1), as well as a digital camera. palmOne and Telefonica Moviles also have customized the Treo 650 with movistar applications and services.

Francois Bornibus, vice president for palmOne EMEA, said, "We are delighted to be working with movistar to deliver our world-class smartphone to its customer base in Spain. The Treo range of smartphones is designed specifically to make life easier and more productive for the modern professional. It offers all of the most essential capabilities, including email, web browsing and personal organizing, in a slick, easy-to-use and reliable handset with a full QWERTY keyboard. This is the business person's phone."

Luis Ezcurra, marketing and market development managing director of Telefonica Moviles Espana, said, "Our main objective with this launch is to satisfy the communications needs of a large number of high-value customers in all segments. The Treo 650 is an excellent opportunity for our customers to have PDA and mobile phone features in a single device."

More information on the Treo 650 can be found at www.palmOne.com/Treo650.

About palmOne, Inc.

palmOne, Inc. -- a leader in handheld computing and communications solutions -- 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 include Treo(TM) smartphones, Zire(TM) and Tungsten(TM) handhelds, and software and accessories.

palmOne products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at palmOne Retail Stores and palmOne online stores (http://www.palmOne.com/stores).

More information about palmOne, Inc. is available at http://www.palmOne.com.

(1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Email and messaging require data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required. Pricing varies by service provider.

Broadcast Video and Other palmOne Materials

Broadcast video and other materials are available online from palmOne's Multimedia Library (www.palmOne.com/MultimediaLibrary). 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.

NOTE: palmOne, Palm OS, Treo, Tungsten and Zire are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. or its subsidiaries. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by palmOne, 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.

SOURCE palmOne, Inc. 05/11/2005

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