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So what exactly is the Palm blog about and who will be contributing to it? We're going to be flexible and broad on topics because we have a lot of stuff to talk about. The "who" is just about anyone at Palm, from interns to execs. Some days our posts will be educational about our products and other days thought-provoking about our vision and ever-changing market dynamics. How about even generating a few laughs and some "spirited" conversations - we're game for that. We might even provide a peek behind the Palm curtain. And finally, what self-serving company blog would be complete without some insight into the company's employees and culture? Over time, all of the above will be covered. Please feel free to share your thoughts with us (comments are welcome - see below for comment policy) because we certainly plan to share our thoughts with you. Palm Blog Comment Policy: Comments are welcome and encouraged. Please make sure to keep comments relevant to the blog post (this applies to any links that may be included). Rude, wasteful, off-topic, privacy-intruding or libelous comments will be deleted. Customer Support: If you have any questions regarding a Palm device you have purchased your best bet is to contact Palm Customer Support or visit: http://www.palm.com/us/support/using.html. You can also visit the Palm Help Forums: http://forums.palm.com/.

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Edward T. Colligan
Number of Employees 1,050
Contact Information

950 W Maude Ave

Sunnyvale, California 94085

palm.com

(408) 617-7000

NAICS Code Computer Terminal Manufacturing: 334113

Recent Events

  • Follow-Up

    11/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Palm's New Smartphones Discounted To Oblivion?

    11/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Beleaguered Palm updates WebOS; no iTunes mooching included

    11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Nov. 17

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Would Palm Buy Scuttle Nokia's Symbian Strategy?

    11/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Stock Picks: Sprint Nextel, Gap

    11/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Palm's statements are similar to re-arranging...

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • NewsWatch: Dell earnings fall 54% as PC sales drop

    11/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • New Palm Prices: Pixi at $25 and Pre at $80

    11/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Early-Market Movers: Toll Brothers, A123 System

    11/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Palm unveils Pixi

    11/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Palm Demos Graphical webOS Development Tool

    11/06/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Comtex SmarTrendR Morning Call -- November 3, 2009

    11/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Citigroup Downgrades RIM RIMM, Palm PALM to Sell, Upgraded Motorola MOT, Leap LEAP to Buy

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BMO Slaps 'Underperform' on Palm PALM Shares

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BEFORE THE BELL-Palm shares fall after BMO downgrade

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Before the Bell: BP, Valero, U.S. Steel, Palm and more in focus

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Palm Pixi Available Nov. 15 for Just $99.99 Exclusively from Sprint

    10/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

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    10/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Edward T. Colligan President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Andrew J. Brown Senior Vice President, Finance, CFO
Doug Jeffries Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brodie Keast Senior Vice President, Marketing
C. Mitic Kathleen Senior Vice President Product Marketing
Charles J. Hartnett Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Cus
Dennis W. Ting Senior Vice President System Software
John Hartnett Senior Vice President of Global Markets
Mark Bercow Senior Vice President, Business Development
Michael Abbott Senior Vice President, Application Software and Services
Mike Bell Senior Vice President Product Development
Ronald R. Rhodes Senior Vice President, Operations, Global
Page Murray Vice President, Marketing
Teri Klein Vice President, Investor Relations
Jeff Hawkins Founder and Member of The Executive
Pattie Barco Director, Marketing Communications
Frankie Liow Manager, Marketing
Melissa Shen Manager, Marketing
Stacey Lam Assistant General Manager, Marketing
Steve Janiak Senior Manager, Product
Neil M. Scott Controller
Dave Whalen Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Jeff Devine Senior Vice President, Global Operations
Joe Fabris
Mary E. Doyle Senior Vice President
Melissa Cha Assistant General Counsel
Rena Lane Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Ryan Lim Software Engineer
Way Ting Senior Vice President of System Software
D. Scott Mercer Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jonathan Rubinstein Chairman, CEO & President
Robert C. Hagerty Committee Chair for Nominating and Governance Committee
Bill Coleman Board of Directors
Bruce W. Dunlevie Board of Directors
Donna L. Dubinsky Board of Directors
Eric Benhamou Board of Directors
Fred D. Anderson Board of Directors
Gardon A. Campbell Board of Directors
Gareth C.C. Chang Board of Directors
Gordon Campbell Board of Directors
Jean-jacques Damlamian Board of Directors
Michael Homer Board of Directors
Rajiv Dutta Board of Directors
Roger McNamee Board of Directors
Susan G. Swenson Board of Directors
Walter Ganzi Board of Directors

Ed has been instrumental in building Palm's business and culture since 1993. He drives Palm's global leadership in innovative mobile products, such as the company's groundbreaking Palm webOS platform and Palm Pre phone, and is responsible for company strategy. Prior to being named president and CEO, Ed was senior vice president and general manager of the company's Wireless Business Unit. Ed has been part of starting or founding five technology companies in Silicon Valley, including Handspring, Inc., the company behind the design and development of the Treo smartphone. As president and chief operating officer, he designed the marketing strategy for Handspring's handheld computers and smartphones. Earlier in his career, Ed was vice president of strategic and product marketing at Radius Corporation. During his eight years there, he helped make Radius the brand leader in Macintosh graphics, graphic imaging, and hardware development. Ed holds a bachelor's degree from the

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Handspring, Inc. President Former
Handspring, Inc. Chief Operations Officer Former
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Handspring, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales Former
Radius Inc. Vice President of Strategic and Product Marketing Former
Palm, Inc. General Manager Former
Handspring, Inc. Co-Founder Former
University of Oregon bachelor's degree Former

Executive Chairman, Palm, Inc. As executive chairman of Palm, Inc., Jon Rubinstein is chairman of the company's board of directors. In addition, he is an executive officer of the company and leads the company's product-development efforts, focused on driving innovation in the mobile-computing market. Jon has helped launch some of the most influential computing products of the past decade. As a member of Apple Inc.'s executive staff and head of hardware engineering, he was instrumental in conceiving the iPod, one of the most successful consumer electronics products ever. He also led the team that built the iMac. Jon began his Apple career in 1997 as senior vice president for hardware engineering. He quickly made a mark by overhauling the company's engineering teams, product roadmaps and manufacturing processes. In 1998, Jon led his new, more nimble engineering team through a rapid rollout of the colorful, egg-shaped iMac, a machine that at once revitalized Apple and revolutionized personal computer design. As the success of the iPod soared, he became head of the iPod Division. Before joining Apple, Jon spent two decades building his career at a variety of other computer companies, including Hewlett-Packard and NeXT, and started his own computer company, Firepower Systems Inc. He developed many successful products and received a variety of patents during this period. Jon is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a senior member of the IEEE. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a master's degree in computer science from Colorado State University.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Chairman, CEO & President Current
Association for Computing Machinery Board of Directors Current
Immersion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Green Plug Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ieee Board of Directors Current
CoolSystems Inc. Advisory Board Member Current
Association for Computing Machinery Member Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President Former
NeXT Computer, Inc. Vice President of Hardware Engineering Former
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
Ipod Former
Jobs.Com, Inc. Former
Colorado State University master's degree in computer science Former
Cornell University BS degrees in electrical engineering Former
Colorado State University B.S. Former
Cornell University degrees in electrical engineering Former

As chief financial officer, Andy is responsible for finance and accounting, investor relations, corporate development and information technology at Palm. Before joining Palm in December 2004, Andy was the chief financial officer at Pillar Data Systems, a development stage startup, and prior to that he was at Legato Systems, Inc., where he was part of a new management team that rebuilt the company. Prior to Legato, he was the vice president and chief financial officer at Adaptec, Inc., where he helped drive company performance during periods of rapid growth. Andy also held prior finance-management roles at Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Precision Monolithics, Inc. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Ill.) and is on the board of directors of Peregrine Systems.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance, CFO Current
Peregrine Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Legato Systems, Inc. CFO Former
Adaptec, Inc. chief financial officer Former
Adaptec, Inc. vice president of finance Former
Eastern Illinois University bachelor's degree in accounting Former

Doug is responsible for finance and accounting, investor relations, corporate development and information technology at Palm. He has a strong technology background and a broad range of financial leadership experience in large, high-growth public and private equity backed companies. Before joining Palm, Doug was vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at eBay, where his worldwide responsibilities included controllership, treasury and risk management, tax planning and compliance, procurement, and SEC reporting. He has also held financial and information-technology leadership roles at GenCorp, Red Herring Communications, Alaris Medical and Cardinal Health and was a senior manager at Price Waterhouse. Douglas is a CPA and has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in accounting from California State University, Chico.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
California State University Bachelor's Degree In Accounting Former

Brodie is responsible for Palm's marketing and corporate development functions. This includes product management, brand building, channel and product marketing, corporate communications and business development. Brodie came to Palm after helming the consumer electronics unit of Seagate Technology and holding a variety of executive positions at TiVo, Inc., culminating in executive vice president and general manager of the consumer division. Earlier in his career, Brodie held multiple product marketing roles at Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company. Brodie received a bachelor's degree in computer science from California State University, Chico.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current
California State University Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President Product Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Cus Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President System Software Current

Prior to joining G24i, Mr. Hartnett was senior vice president of global markets at Palm, Inc., where he was responsible for worldwide sales, service and support. Previously, Mr. Hartnett was executive vice president of worldwide operations, service, support and eCommerce at Handspring, Inc. and was an integral member of the executive leadership team that led the 2003 merger of Handspring and palmOne to form what is known today as Palm, Inc. He has over 20 years of senior management experience across sales, marketing, and operations in the U.S. and Ireland. His career in high tech boasts some of the industry's leading companies such as Handspring, Metacreations, Claris, AT&T, Digital Equipment, and Wang. Since 2004, Mr. Hartnett has been annually honored as one of the top 100 Irish American business executives in the U.S. by Irish America Magazine. He is a member of the Wireless Advisory Board in the U.S. for Enterprise Ireland and is the President and Chairman, as well as a founding member, of the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) in the U.S. Mr. Hartnett earned a marketing degree through the Marketing Institute of Ireland, a post-graduate diploma in finance through the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and completed the executive management program at Stanford University. He is a native of Limerick, and on the board of the University of Limerick Foundation. John is a member of The American Ireland Fund and the US-Ireland Alliance.

Organization Position Status
G24 Innovations Limited Chief Executive Officer Current
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President of Global Markets Current
Atlantic Bridge Ventures Venture Partner Current
Irish Technology Capital Itlg Chairman Current
G24 Innovations Limited Board of Directors Current
US-Ireland Alliance Board of Directors Current
E-Commerce, Inc. senior vice president, worldwide sales and customer Former
Handspring, Inc. Board of Directors Former

As senior vice president, business development, Mark is responsible for Palm corporate and business-development functions. He returns to Palm after an absence of four years. In his early years at the company, Mark was the vice president responsible for the Palm OS® platform and led the creation of the "Palm Economy," which grew to more than 100,000 developers and 20,000 applications during his tenure. Prior to his return to Palm, Mark was a vice president at Intuit, where he helped establish and grow the Intuit Developer Network. His group created SDKs (software development kits), recruited developers and provided technical and member support and service resulting in 30,000+ developers producing 7,000 applications for Intuit. Prior to Intuit, Mark was vice president of marketing and business development at Atheros Communications, an early stage wireless semiconductor startup. He was responsible for all marketing, product marketing strategy, segmentation and business development. Before his initial position at Palm, Mark held several management and executive management positions at high-growth technology companies, including Sun Microsystems and Chipcom Corporation. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Northridge

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
Atheros Communications, Inc. vice president of marketing and business development Former
California State University bachelor's degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
Composite Software, Inc. Cto Current
Silicon Valley Executive Business Program Founder & Cto, Composite Software Current
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Application Software and Services Current
A3 Solutions Incorporated Advisor Current
A3 Europe Ltd Advisor Current
NBX Corporation Technical Advisor Current
Think Passenger, Inc. Current
Composite, Inc. Former
Java Solutions, LLC Director Former
University of Washington Ph.D. Research Former
California Polytechnic State University Bachelor's Degree In Biochemistry Former

Mike leads the companys product-realization group, leveraging his extensive expertise in bringing products to market. He has a broad range of technology experience and skills, including product development and design, hardware and software engineering, program management, product strategy, strategic negotiations and worldwide markets. Mike comes to Palm from Apple Inc., where he was vice president, CPU Software, in the Mac Hardware Division. In his 16 years at Apple, Mike led a host of efforts in a variety of roles, including overall product development leadership for the AirPort line of products and low-level software for all Mac hardware products. Mike has a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President Product Development Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations, Global Current
Pacific Software Corporation Current
Datalogic Scanning, Inc. senior vice president of worldwide manufacturing and supply chain Former
Motorola, Inc. vice president Former
Bellarmine College bachelor's degree in business administration Former

As vice president of marketing, Page manages all Palm marketing worldwide, including channel and carrier programs, advertising, public relations, marcom, web and partner marketing. Prior to joining the company in 2001, Page held marketing vice president positions with Flycode and with Riffage.com, a leading member of an online music startup backed by AOL, BMG and Real. At Riffage.com, he drove the development of all products, including a recommendation engine based on collaborative and associative filtering, radio streaming, eCommerce operation and webcasts, and led the marketing efforts for the website, performance venue and record label. Earlier, Page served as a vice president and management supervisor for DMB&B, during which time he won and managed the company's largest account, Hewlett-Packard. Page expanded the account to encompass all North American promotions for consumer products, launching advertising and PR-driven efforts. In addition, Page has held several positions with Apple Computer, including advertising manager for the Newton and software division, corporate worldwide advertising manager, and worldwide marketing manager for printers and imaging. Earlier in his career, Page was an account director for FCB San Francisco, responsible for the Pacific Bell and Epson accounts, including advertising and the rebranding of Pacific Bell. While at TBWA Advertising in New York, his accounts included Absolut Vodka, Bombay Gin, Evian Mineral Water, NEC Electronics, Motorola, Chock ful 'o Nuts coffee and Steuben Crystal. Page has a bachelor's degree in economics and history from Duke University.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
DMB&B Vice President Former
DMB&B Management Supervisor Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Numenta, Inc. Founder Current
Palm, Inc. Founder and Member of The Executive Current
TEDMED3 Current
Handspring, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Redwood Neuroscience Institute Founder Former
Systems, Inc. principal architect Former
Cornell University bachelor's degree in electrical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Director, Marketing Communications Current
Palm, Inc. Director, Marketing Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Assistant General Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Manager, Product Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Controller Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carrier Access Corporation Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Professional Services Current
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Sales Current
Wireless Knowledge, Inc. Vice President of Sales Current
Robert Gruber, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
Aepona, Ltd. Executive Vice President Global Sales Former
Omni Telecommunications, Inc. Vice President of Sales Former
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Corporate Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing Former
Boston University M.B.A Former
Ithaca College Bachelor's Degree In Sociology Former

Jeff is responsible for creating and sustaining a competitive advantage for Palm by developing an industry-leading global supply-chain model. Jeff joined Palm from Nokia, where he was vice president of Global Customer Logistics, responsible for a diverse global team located in more than 45 countries. He spent 13 years at Nokia in a wide range of roles, including four years heading operations and logistics for the Americas, and a prior role leading Nokia's Sales and Marketing for AT&T Wireless. Earlier in his career, Jeff helped start up a Boeing Electronics facility focused on high-performance teams, and was a production manager at Texas Instruments. Jeff has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology from the University of Dayton, and a master's of business administration from Southern Methodist University.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Operations Current
Southern Methodist University Master's Former
University of Dayton Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering Technology Former

Joe Fabris has 23 years of experience in the high-tech market, serving in a variety of positions with leading companies in the industry. He joined Palm through the merger of Handspring and Palm in 2003. At Palm, he is responsible for the marketing of the wireless line of the company's solutions to the business audience, including email and infrastructure products as well as productivity applications. Before working in the smartphone world, Joe spent 10 years at Microsoft. He held positions as a systems engineer, sales executive, marketing manager, education and government sales manager, and Western Region marketing director. In 1992, he was awarded the Chairman's Award by Microsoft CEO Bill Gates as the nation's top sales executive. In 1997, he was again recognized as the nation's top field manager. Prior to joining Microsoft, Joe spent five years at IBM, where he was a mechanical engineer at the San Jose disk drive facility before attaining his MBA and becoming an IBM marketing representative. Joe is a member of the board of directors of The Tech Museum of Innovation, where in 2002 he launched a Video Game Fundraiser called Maxgames, which utilizes the Tech's IMAX Dome as a playing venue. He is a graduate of San Jose City College and Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Current
The Cal Poly Co Former

Mary manages the delivery of legal services to Palm's international operations, and is responsible for the company's intellectual property strategy and its government affairs program. She represents Palm on the boards of the American Electronics Association and the Information Technology Industry Council. Before joining Palm, Mary was general counsel and secretary at General Magic, Inc. Prior to that, she worked for 12 years at Teledyne, Inc., culminating as general counsel of the company's Aerospace and Electronics Segment. She began her legal career in business litigation at Manatt Phelps. Mary has a bachelor's degree in biology and economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Palm, Inc. General Counsel Current
Legal Services Corporation President Former
The Aerospace Corporation General Counsel Former
University of California Bachelor's Degree In Biology Former
University of California Santa Cruz bachelor's degree in biology and economics Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall bachelor's degree in biology and economics Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Assistant General Counsel Current

Rena is responsible for all worldwide human resources activities at Palm, including staffing, benefits, compensation and work force development. Rena brings more than 20 years of experience providing progressive human resources leadership to companies throughout all stages of development and global organizational growth. She joined Palm from WebEx, where she was vice president of human resources. Previously, Rena was vice president of human resources at MIPS at the time of its spin-out and IPO and was one of the original human resources leaders at SGI during its period of rapid growth. She also held roles with Exxon Corporation's high-technology merger and acquisitions team. Rena received a bachelor's degree in economics from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a master's degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
The Mips Vice President of Human Resources Former
SGI Inc. Former
Webex, Inc. Former
Cornell University master's degree in industrial and labor relations Former
State University of New York at Geneseo bachelor's degree in economics Former

Mr. Ryan "Has-No-Nickname-Until-We-Get-to-Know-Him-Better" Lim is the newest addition to our youth teaching staff. Ryan is a transplant from the state of Illinois where he graduated from UI Champaigne. He is a software engineer for Palm who enjoys biking and roller blading. He is a ping-pong master on par with David and takes the challenge of all you mortal ping-pongers. He will crush you like little fish eyeballs. This will be his first year serving as a teacher in our ministry. So, please be gentle with him. Ryan will be teaching the MS Bible Foundations SSH Bible Study class in 2008-09.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Software Engineer Current
Emmanuel Youth Ministry Current

As senior vice president of system software, Way is responsible for the underlying system and media software for Palm's platform. Way's executive management and engineering leadership experience spans over 20 years in roles from startup CEO and founder to large-company senior executive. Prior to joining Palm, he founded Voxa, an enterprise application software company, and Pictra, which allowed customers and business to put digital photo albums online. Prior to Pictra, Way was vice president and general manager of the Visual Magic Division of Silicon Graphics. Before that, he was vice president of engineering at Stardent Computer Corp., a manufacturer of high-end graphics workstations. He also spent nine years with AT&T/Bell Labs in New Jersey serving in various engineering and management capacities. Way holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Senior Vice President of System Software Current
Voxa, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Voxa, Inc. Co-Founder & CEO Former

Bob came to Polycom to build on the vision of delivering a total conferencing and collaboration solution to the customer. Polycom's solutions are unique, integrating voice, video, web, and data conferencing, and the network to support them. During Bob's tenure, Polycom has made a number of key acquisitions Voyant Technologies, ViaVideo, Accord Networks, PictureTel, Meet you, ASPI and Circa Communications build the most complete product offering for collaborative communications. His continuing focus on customer need has led to the creation of a customer facing, direct touch sales force and a world class global service and distribution channel. Today, Polycom is the market leader delivering best in class category products and the industry's only Unified Collaborative Communications solution integrating voice, video, data and the web extending from the desk top to the core infrastructure hardware and software required in a world class communications system. Prior to joining Polycom, Bob served as President of Stylus Assets, Ltd. and held key senior management positions with Logitech, Inc., Connor Peripherals, Signal Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation. Bob holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and an M.A. in Management from St. Mary's College of California. Bob was named CEO of the Year in 2005 by industry analyst group Frost & Sullivan. In addition to Bob's Polycom Board membership, he currently serves on the Board of Modulus Video, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Committee Chair for Nominating and Governance Committee Current
Modulus Video, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The-Signal.Com President Former
Polycom, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
St. Mary's College M.A. In Management Former
Polycom, Inc. Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and President Former
Voyant Technologies Inc. Former
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering Former
St. Mary's College B.S. In Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Greenborder Technologies, Inc. Current
Advanced Internet Security, Inc. Current
SkillSoft PLC Director Current
Evolveware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC IT Advisory Board Current
Northstar Systems International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Symantec Corporation Director Current
American Electronics Association Director Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Park City Foundation, LLC. Board of Directors Current
Stratizon Inc Board of Directors Current
The Trilateral Commission Member Current
BEA Systems, Inc. C.E.O Former
BEA Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Cassatt Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
United States Air Force Chief of Satellite Operations Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. vice president of system software Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Vice President, and General Manager of Sun Professional Services Former
BEA Systems, Inc. co-founder Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Founder Former
BEA Systems, Inc. chairman Former
Cassatt Corporation Chairman of the Board Former
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Board of Directors Former
University of Colorado Doctorate Former
University of Colorado M.S. In Computer Science Former
Stanford University M.S. Degrees In Computer Science and Computer Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. In Computer Science Former
United States Air Force Academy B.A. in Computer Science Former
Air Force Academy Bachelor of Science degree Former
University of Colorado B.S. In Computer Science Former
Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Founder Current
Netxen Inc Board of Directors Current
Jasper Wireless, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Servicesource Corporation Board of Directors Current
Coverity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orchestria Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eastside Preparatory School Board of Directors Current
Stanford University Board of Trustees Current
Solidware Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Director Current
Veraloft, LLC. Director Current
Kepler's Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Marin Software Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Everex Systems, Inc. general manager Former
Everex Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre General Partner Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Systems Designer Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Arjay Miller Scholar Former
Andersen Consulting programmer Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. systems designer Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Former
Collabra Software, Inc. Investor Former
Orchestria Corporation Investor Former
Encompass, LLC Investor Former
Tabula, Inc. Investor Former
Snaptrack, Inc. Investor Former
Handspring, Inc. Investor Former
Accept.com Investor Former
Unicru Inc. Investor Former
Rambus Inc. Investor Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Rice University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Conexant Korea, Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Adaptec, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Palm, Inc. Director Current
Netratings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Adaptec, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Former
Western Digital Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Teralogic, LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
Western Digital Corporation Senior Vice President Former
California Polytechnic State University B.S. In Accounting Former

Ms. Dubinsky has been an Intuit director since 1999 and is a member of the Audit Committee. She has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Handspring, Inc. since July 1998 when she co-founded the company through its merger with Palm Computing, Inc., in October 2003. From June 1992 to July 1998, Ms. Dubinsky was President and Chief Executive Officer of Palm Computing, Inc. Ms. Dubinsky also serves on the board of directors of palmOne, Inc. Ms. Dubinsky holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
Handspring, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Numenta, Inc. Numenta CEO Current
Numenta, Inc. Owner Current
Yale Corporation Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Computer History Museum Board of Directors Current
Computer History Museum Trustee Current
Handspring, Inc. Acting Chief Financial Officer Former
Handspring, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Numenta, Inc. Chair Former
Intuit, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School Master In Business Administration Former
Yale University Bachelor of Arts In History Former

Eric Benhamou is chairman and CEO of Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC. Benhamou Global Ventures, started in 2003, invests and plays an active role in innovative high tech firms throughout the world. Mr. Benhamou is also the chairman of the board of directors of 3Com Corporation. He is an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD. He is also a visiting professor at Ben Gurion University. He served as chairman of the board of directors of Palm, Inc. from 1999 until 2007 and as chief executive officer of Palm from 2001 until 2003. Benhamou served as chief executive officer of 3Com Corporation from 1990 until 2000. Previously, he held a variety of senior management positions at 3Com. In 1981, Mr. Benhamou co-founded Bridge Communications, an early networking pioneer, and was vice president of engineering until its merger with 3Com in 1987. In 2003, Mr. Benhamou was appointed to the Joint High Level Advisory Panel of the U.S.- Israel Science and Technology Commission by U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans. He currently serves as chairman of the board of Cypress Semiconductor and as a member of the board of RealNetworks, Inc and of Silicon Valley Bancshares. He serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. Benhamou serves on the executive committee of TechNet. He is the chairman of the Israel Venture Network, a venture philanthropy organization for a stronger Israeli society.

Organization Position Status
Voltaire, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures Current
Usistf CEO Benhamou Global Ventures, Llc Current
Contextream Chairman and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures Current
Benhamou Global Ventures LLC. CEO Current
Silicon Valley Bancshares Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Benhamou Global Ventures Current
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Professor Current
INSEAD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Current
American Friends Chair Current
Finjan Software, Ltd. Chairman Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Chairman of the Board Current
RealNetworks, Inc. Committee Chair for Audit Committee Current
Com Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Israel Venture Network Chairman Current
Usistf Board of Directors Current
RealNetworks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Silicon Valley Bancshares Board of Directors Current
Atrica, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Voltaire, Inc. Director Current
Contextream Board of Directors Current
Springboard Forward Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Next Wave, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Board of Directors Current
New America Foundation Board of Directors Current
Ourstory, Inc Chairman and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures, Llc. Former
PalmSource, Inc. CEO Former
Com Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Palm, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Bridge Communications, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Zilog Inc. Former
Palm, Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors Former
3Com Corporation Board of Directors Former
University of South Carolina Degrees Former
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Degrees Former
Widener University Degrees Former
Western Governors University Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Calstrs Co Managing Director and Cofounder, Elevation Partners Current
Elevation Partners Managing Director Current
Elevation Partners Co-Founder Current
Calstrs Co Board of Directors Current
Bloggingstocks Board of Directors Current
Lisa Cupini Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
eBay Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ohio Association of Realtors Board of Directors Current
Florida Brokers Group Board of Directors Current
Vendoralley Board of Directors Current
Apple Country Team, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Apple Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Apple Inc. Chairman Former
Crystal Decisions Board of Directors Former
3Com Corporation Director Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.B.A. Former
Whittier College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Techfarm Ventures Executive Director Current
Bell Microproducts, Inc. Public Director Current
ASAT Inc. Public Director Current
Techfarm Ventures Owner Former
Bonnie Murphy Executive Assistant to CEO's Current
Quantum3d Inc. Chairman Current
Resonate, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Quantum3d Inc. Director Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bell Microproducts, Inc. Director Current
Chips & Technologies Founder Former
Intersil Corporation Engineer Former
Co Magazine Entrepreneur Former
Honeywell International Inc. Engineer Former
Motorola, Inc. Engineer Former
Honeywell Corporation Former
3DFX Interactive, Inc. Former
Resonate, Inc. Chairman Former
HotRail, Inc. Investor Former
Cobalt Networks Investor Former
University of Minnesota B.S. In Physics Former

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Elevation Partners Managing Director Current
Calstrs Co Managing Director and Cofounder, Elevation Partners Current
Elevation Partners Co-Founder Current
Elevation Partners general partner Current
Bryn Mawr College trustee Current
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth overseer Current
The New Normal Current
Rex Foundation Director Current
Apple Country Team, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Keephide.Org Board of Directors Current
Impact Venture Partners Advisory Board Member Current
Forbesmedia.Com Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vendoralley Board of Directors Current
Calstrs Co Board of Directors Current
Ohio Association of Realtors Board of Directors Current
Bloggingstocks Board of Directors Current
Bryn Mawr College Board of Directors Current
Florida Brokers Group Board of Directors Current
Lisa Cupini Board of Directors Current
Integral, Inc. Founder Former
Integral Capital Partners Cofounder Former
Integral Capital Partners general partner Former
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. research department Former
Blue Nile, Inc. Investor Former
Documentum, Inc. Investor Former
Overture LLC Investor Former
Rambus Inc. Investor Former
Electronic Arts Inc. Investor Former
Sybase, Inc. Investor Former
Cerent Corporation Investor Former
Intuit, Inc. Investor Former
Flextronics International Ltd. Investor Former
Seagate Technology, Inc. Investor Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth M.B.A Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth M.B.A. Former
Yale College B.A. Former
Yale University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Sagemasterbuilder President and CEO, Sage Software Current
Sage 360 President and CEO Current
Contractor Anywhere, Inc. President and CEO Current
Sage Group Plc CEO Current
Sage CRM Solutions Software President and CEO, Sage North America Current
Sage Group Plc President Current
Rock the Vote Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wells Fargo & Company Board of Directors Current
Wells Fargo Bank Board of Directors Current
Cellular One CEO Former
Leap Wireless International, Inc. President Former
Cellular One President Former
Leap Wireless International, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Atrinsic, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
T-Mobile USA Inc. COO Former

Organization Position Status
Freedom Pac Finance Chairman Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Palm lobs another volley at Apple in smartphone war

    Reuters - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Bay Biz Buzz: Palm's Pre reconnects to iTunes

    Alameda Times-Star - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes

    Seattle Times - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Research In Motion Crashes Apple's Party

    Motley Fool - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Apple Disables iTunes Sync Feature on Palm Pre

    CIO Today - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • Apple Disables iTunes Sync for Pre

    CIO Today - 7/17/09 - View Story

  • Apple plays softball with Palm

    CNN Money - 7/17/09 - View Story

  • Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre

    Seattle Times - 7/16/09 - View Story

  • Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre

    San Jose Mercury News - 7/15/09 - View Story

  • Palm lines up carriers to launch Pre in Europe, Canada

    Venturebeat - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Palm Pre Bound For Europe

    Information Week - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • What deals are in the works for Dell?

    Marketwatch - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • In wake of loss, Palm looks to Pre as savior

    CNET News.com - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Palm execs look to Pre as savior

    CNET News.com - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Palm Posts Better-Than-Expected Results

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Palm Posts Better-Than-Expected Results

    Wall Street Journal Online - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Palm Shares Jump As Q4 Exceeds Views

    Yahoo! Canada - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Beleaguered Palm posts net loss of $105 million; sales fell less than analysts expected

    Mac Daily News - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Palm Posts Wider Q4 Loss As Revenue Drops

    TradingMarkets - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Palm posts 4Q loss, but shares surge after hours

    CNBC - 6/25/09 - View Story

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     PALM $11.00 -0.24 (-2.14% )
Average Volume 11,883,500
Shares Outstanding 142.33M
Market Cap 1.6B
Year High 18.09
Year Low 1.14
Earnings Per Share -7.29
P/E Ratio -1.51
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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