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To: Paul Engel who wrote (140770)	8/3/2001 7:22:02 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

When did Palm and Intel become "chip partners"? Palm Inks Deals With Chip Makers SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 24, 2001 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Palm Inc. has made new licensing deals with major chip makers, a move it hopes will expand the Palm operating system into all kinds of mobile devices from handhelds to cell phones and perhaps even wristwatches. Under deals expected to be announced Tuesday, the Santa Clara-based handheld device maker will license components of the Palm OS to its chip partners, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. It will allow elements of the OS to be built into microprocessors based on ARM architecture, which has become a chip standard to support demanding wireless applications, such as streaming video. The move would make it easier for developers to create powerful and smarter applications for Palm OS-based mobile gadgets. The chips in the devices would essentially be Palm OS-ready. "This whole deal will hopefully help developers build that next stage of applications that will intrigue new markets for handheld devices," said Kevin Burden, an industry analyst with market research firm International Data Corp. It's also an important step for Palm to remain competitive. Rival devices from Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. running Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system already use ARM-based chips. Palm, struggling at the moment with the slowing economy, hopes the silicon partnerships will build its OS-licensee list, which already includes Handspring Inc. and Sony Corp. "Some licensees will want to bring fire-breathing, powerful handhelds in the market. Other might want to build a simple Palm operating system on a wristwatch," said Alan Kessler, general manager of Palm's Platform Solutions Group. "These (chip licensing) deals will help bring those to market." ---