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Detailed report from the revolutionary Palm press conference September 26, 2005 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. Shortly speaking: "Treo for Windows Mobile" (no model names fixed yet! don't believe what other sites say that it is called "Treo 700w" - model name is not fixed yet!) will be released "early next year" for Verizon Wireless only as CDMA EVDO device. Other Treo for Windows Mobile - for GSM, etc - will be released in middle of next year (2006)! CEO of Palm has double confirmed: no intention of using Symbian in Palm smart phones !!! 
Detailed report from this press conference here: Ed Colligan from Palm talked about: respectful cooperation with Microsoft, ED Coligan thanked Microsoft ability to differentiate - Microsoft gave it ability by giving tools for it Verizon driven demand for Treo powered by Windows Mobile used "Treo for Windows Mobile" for one month Bill Gates from Microsoft talked about: Windows Mobile unleashes uniqeness of Verizion Wireless networks 2.5 million developers use Visual Studio, many of which use mobile applications capabilities Palm devices: opportunit to do unique things Windows Mobile 5.0 and new push e-mail capabilities big spead CDMA EVDO network that makes possible big e-mail attachments and fast Internet browsing got "Treo for Windows Mobile" phone just this morning (today) Denny Strigl from Verizon Wireless talked about: First Treo for Windows Mobile developed exclusively for network of Verizon Wireless EVDO network reacheas half of USA population - the biggest wireless broadband network in USA EVDO coverage also in airports - not just in airports (indirect suggestion that it is better than Wi-Fi and hotspots) but everywhere the importance of speed laptops with embedded EVDO modems coming too Treo for Windows Mobile coming "early next year" Verizon Wireless has also national distribution network - 1900 stores USA-wide + distribution partners Demo of Windows Mobile Treo by "demo God": 
reading emails with attachment and synchronize with MS Exchange Office Mobile, showing presentation handling more than one e-mail account some application written by Palm on top of Windows Mobile to synchronize images / large files to move over broadband Verizon network 
it's a Treo! it acts like a Treo and it feels like a Treo speed dial with all numbers of given person some capabilities of Palm OS based Treo were brought to Windows Mobile system ignoring incoming phone calls with a text message "not know, in a minute" sent immediately to the caller innovation in Voice Mail : visually play back voice mail messages "Treo Advantage" Questions and Answers: no specifications of the product released other than "it has Intel processor" and no price announced state your name and affiliation befor asking question when it will be released? answer: early next year TreoCentral to Bill Gates: is Palm more important to Microsoft than Motorola, and other license takers? Answer: Palm is great partner for us, we have several platforms. to Ed: what will happen to Palm OS now? Answer: nothing, this is about growth - this is just extention - suggestion that Palm OS Treo-s will stay To Strigl: DVB-H nationwide coming in USA so what about TV over EVDO? answer: no current plans about it yet. To Gates: how wireless sync will work: answer: no buying new server, just existing MS Exchange (unlike Treo where separte server needed) What is model number of this Treo? Answer: no name for now, just "Treo for Windows". Exclusivity with Verizon ends middle of next year. To Ed: what about HTC, isn't it competing with Palm? Answer: HTC helps manufacturing and engineering design [so what Palm does???] .Palm has partnership with HTC and but Palm has also other manufacturing partners. Palm will add value on top of the platform. To Ed: what about international plans? Answer: it is only domestic release for Verizon Wireless only and for USA only. To Ed: work should be done before release? Answer: not much, it works and is rock solid. Just some standard certifications needed. To Bill Gates: what about 240x240 display and what about smartphones with 320x240 pixels like Motorola Q? Answer: this distinction is artificial. Don't think about it as 2 product lines but as one product line. To Strigl: will Verizon continue support for PalmOS? Answer: yes, Treo 650 will be still sold (but no new model mentioned). To Ed: will Windows Mobile enhancements go to Palm OS direction too? Answer: these are 2 separate teams. To Bill and Ed: what big effort to move from one platform to another was it? (from Palm OS to Windows Moible). Answer: Bill: already planning phase for Windows Mobile 5.0 took into account Palm. It was many years of cooperation. Ed: engineers had no problems to cooperate, but problems were in business area only. To Ed: what about Treo with GPRS and UMTS, do you plan it, when? Answer: after middle of next year - yes we plan it. To Ed: what about other operating systems like Linux and Symbian? Answer: NO (!!!). Palm needs no more operating systems than PalmOS and Windows Mobile. Next new operating system would be too much effort. Symbian is thus excluded. To Ed: when Wi-Fi enabled? Answer: immediately through expansion slot, first Windows Mobile Treo will not have built-in Wi-Fi. Future models will have. 
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