Avvenu and Palm Give Business Professionals Remote Access to Work and Home PC Content

Avvenu, provider of remote access and sharing services for personal digital content, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) have created the Avvenu Access ‘n Share service for the Palm® Foleo™ mobile companion. Access ‘n Share enables Foleo users to remotely and easily access and share digital content stored on their work or home PCs, untethered and over-the-air, including documents, photos, music and videos.(1) With the press of one button, the Palm Foleo mobile companion’s large screen displays wireless email, web pages, or office documents, making Avvenu’s remote access and share capabilities a natural fit. A smartphone is great for finding quick bits of information or sending a brief response to an email, but there are times when a full-size keyboard and a big screen are preferred to view attachments, type longer emails, or to get a bigger-screen look at web pages and photos. Plus, Internet access is available anywhere there is cell phone coverage, or when the Foleo is within range of a Wi-Fi hotspot.(1) With Foleo’s instant on/off capability, light weight and small size, and 5-hour battery life, Palm expects the mobile companion to establish a new category of personal-computing products; and with Avvenu’s Access ’n Share service, Foleo mobile companion users now have immediate access to their digital lives right at their fingertips. Previously available for Palm Treo smartphones and PC/Mac web browsers, this new version of Access ‘n Share was developed to take full advantage of Foleo’s large screen size and wireless capabilities. Foleo users can securely browse PC files and folders, preview photos, download and upload documents, and share files with others. Access ‘n Share also provides an optional personal digital locker that allows users to securely store and synchronize files from their PCs to an Avvenu server, providing remote access even when their PCs are turned off or not connected to the Internet. "Palm Foleo is a great way to display and edit documents and information available on a Palm Treo smartphone,” said Richard French, chief executive officer for Avvenu. "Avvenu Access ‘n Share completes the proposition by allowing Foleo users to remotely access and share files stored on their work or home personal computers, whenever they are connected to the Internet.” By building the Foleo on an open Linux-based platform and publishing the tools developers might need, Palm hopes to establish a vibrant developer community to create new applications that extend the mobile companion’s built-in capabilities. Avvenu Access ‘n Share demonstrates the ease with which exciting technology and applications can be ported to the Palm Foleo mobile companion. "The combination of a Foleo, Treo and Avvenu Access ’n Share gives mobile professionals a direct route to access business-critical information without the worry of carrying everything with them,” said Mark Bercow, senior vice president of business development for Palm, Inc. "And the Foleo’s large screen and full-size keyboard is optimal for viewing and editing downloaded PowerPoint or Word documents.” For more information on Avvenu Access ‘n Share, please visit http://www.avvenu.com/products/access_share.php. For more information on the Foleo mobile companion, please visit www.palm.com/seefoleo. To sign up for notification about Foleo availability, please visit www.palm.com/foleonotify. Price and Availability Applications for the Foleo mobile companion will be sold separately. U.S. pricing and application availability will be announced in conjunction with Foleo this summer. About Avvenu Avvenu, Inc. provides consumers with remote access and sharing services, allowing anyone to access and share their photos, files and music stored on their computers, anytime, from anywhere. Avvenu services are based on patented technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu is a privately held company based in Palo Alto, California, with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures. Avvenu services are available via web-based download and partners with leading corporations to deliver its services. For more information, please visit: http://www.avvenu.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 from anywhere. The company’s products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm® Treo™ smartphones, Palm Foleo™ mobile companions and Palm handheld computers, as well as software, services and accessories. Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller 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. (1) Requires compatible phone with Bluetooth wireless technology. Email requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP and/or VPN may also be required. Within wireless service coverage area only. A dial-up networking plan from a service provider may be required at an incremental cost above and beyond the service provider’s regular smartphone data plans. NOTE: Palm announced the Foleo mobile companion on May 30. 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