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To: Ed Forrest who wrote (23689)	6/22/1999 5:12:00 PM
From: Jeff Sutton	of 41369

AOL Plans E-Mail Access On Palm Computers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leading Internet service provider America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL - news) said Tuesday its subscribers will be able to get electronic mail on 3Com Corp.'s Palm series of handheld computers. ''The only thing we're not sure of yet is if we'll have the voice to say 'You've Got Mail','' AOL Chief Technology Officer Marc Andreessen told reporters after speaking at the PC Expo computer convention here. ''We have to try. People like the voice.'' AOL and 3Com at first will offer e-mail through the Palm Computing platform. 3Com will bundle AOL software into retail packages of some Palm organizers and accessories. The move will enable AOL members to send and receive mail via their AOL accounts from 3Com's handheld organizers. As part of a market test, AOL will also offer members a special Palm III organizer and PalmModem as another way to send and receive e-mail. AOL and 3Com also agreed to two longer-term initiatives for delivering AOL content and services via the handheld platform. They will explore distribution of AOL-branded wireless handheld electronic organizers based on the Palm Computing platform, 3Com's Palm VII organizer and Web clipping technologies, and Sun Microsystems Inc.'s (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) Java II technology for the U.S. and international markets. Web clipping allows you to extract information from the Internet without actually browsing or surfing. 3Com and AOL also plan to develop a version of AOL software for the Palm Computing platform. The software would allow subscribers access to AOL content, e-mail, the Instant Messenger and Buddy List features, online calendars and other AOL features. ''Today's announcement is exciting news for the more than 20 million users who are Palm customers or AOL members,'' said Robin Abrams, president of 3Com's Palm Computing Inc. AOL shares closed down $5.875 at $109.50 Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. 3Com rose 56 cents at $31.50 on Nasdaq.

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