Radio Show Nov. 21th
I've noted all the items I'm contributing to the show notes with the use of "(AMG)" at the end of the
item. All dates are approximate to the week in which the event happened.
1/10/07 - Palm releases the Treo 750 on Cingular (AMG)
http://investor.palm.com/pressdetail.cfm?ReleaseID=224545
2/2/07 - Palm brings Exchange Server push email to the Treo 680 and 700p (AMG)
http://investor.palm.com/pressdetail.cfm?ReleaseID=227084
2/23/07 - Palm rolls out DST update and Outlook 2007 conduit update (AMG)
2/23/07 - Palm Acquires ChatterEmail, Marc Blanc is hired as a Palm employee (AMG)
http://gadgetsonthego.net/2007/02/chattere...is-no-more.html
Feb 16, 2007
Palm Introduces First Windows Mobile Based Treo 750 Smartphone on Telstra Next G Network in
Australia
3/8/07 - Palm acquires iVentor and hires on Paul Mercer, former Apple iPod engineer along with two
other employees.
Mr. Mercer started working for Palm three weeks prior to this article being written. (AMG)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/technolo...645317ee8df9da7
9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
3/23/07 - NTP files suit against Palm for patent infringement, Palm wins a stay. (AMG)
http://investor.palm.com/pressdetail.cfm?ReleaseID=235119
3/8/07 - Palm rolls out the Treo 700wx on Verizon (AMG)
http://gadgetsonthego.net/2007/03/first-im...-palm-treo.html
4/13/07 - Palm starts a new corporate blog to communicate with their customers. (AMG)
http://blog.plalm.com
5/9/07 Palm introduces the Treo 755p (AMG)
http://investor.palm.com/pressdetail.cfm?ReleaseID=241643
6/9/07 - Palm launches a self-paced learning portal (AMG)
http://learning.palm.com/
May 30, 2007
Palm Announce Foleo
http://investor.palm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=246403 (AMG)
6/8/07 - The Treo 700p MR saga continues: it goes up and then gets pulled down. But when it was
finally released, Sprint and Verizon customers get some much needed enhancements. (AMG)
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/t...date/index.html
7/6/07 - SlingPlayer Mobile comes to the Palm OS (AMG)
http://downloads.slingmedia.com/go/mobile-us
8/10/07 - Palm announces a partnership with Wind Rivers Systems (AMG)
http://investor.palm.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=258587
8/30/07 - Windows Mobile 6 Professional roles out to Europe Vodafone users (AMG)
http://kb.palm.com/SRVS/CGIBIN/
WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=EUPalmSupportWKB,TS=PalmEUWKB_UK,case=obj%282031%29
9/4/07 - Palm cancels the Foleo mobile companion (AMG)
http://blog.palm.com/palm/2007/09/a-message-to-pa.html
Sep 12, 2007
Palm Stockholders Approve Transaction Involving Investment by Elevation Partners
Sep 12, 2007
Palm Launches Treo 500v on Windows Mobile 6 for Vodafone Customers
http://euro.palm.com/europe/en/products/sm...00v/index.html# (AMG)
Sep 27, 2007
Palm Centro Brings Palm Ease of Use to Traditional Mobile Phone Users for $99.99, Exclusively from
Sprint
10/10/07 - Palm goes green with a new recycling program (AMG)
http://blog.palm.com/palm/2007/10/project-green.html
10/20/07 - Microsoft and Palm deliver Communicator Mobile for Office Communications Server 2007
(AMG)
http://www.microsoft.com/uc/default.mspx
Oct 24, 2007
Palm Closes Strategic Recapitalization with Elevation Partners
11/9/07 - Red Centro went on sale this week. (AMG)
http://store.palm.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=1200021
Notes:
The acquisition of iVentor and ChatterEmail, together, cost Palm $19MM
The Foleo project cost Palm about $10MM
I've also listed what I believe to be all of the games that Astraware has released this year for the Palm
OS and Windows Mobile devices.
Astraware Games:
Plantastic!
Boardgames
Solitaire
Hidden Expedition: Titanic
Tradewinds 2
Hammer Heads