Palm, Inc.
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Palm shares rise premarket after Kaufman upgrade; analyst calls investors 'overly negative'
Sun (Baltimore), The | 6 days 7 hours 37 minutes ago
Shares of Palm Inc. rose ahead of regular trading Tuesday after Kaufman Bros. said worries about competition for the company's "smart" phones are overdone.
Citibank Launches Citi Mobile(R) En Espanol [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 46 days 10 hours 7 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanic consumers now have even more options when it comes to their everyday banking. Citibank has just launched Citi Mobile en Espanol to enable customers who prefer to bank in Spanish to do so from their smartphones. The Spanish-language service lets customers manage their accounts, pay bills, locate Citibank branches and more - all from the convenience of their cell phones. Citibank is the first major U.S. bank to offer mobile banking in Spanish.
Fast and Easy Printing for Remote Desktops [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 69 days 7 hours 8 minutes ago
...endeavor, including BlackBerry (RIM), Bluetooth SIG, Citrix Systems, Inc., Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Lexmark International, Inc., Microsoft, Nokia, Orange, Palm, Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Symbian Ltd., VMware, Inc. and XPS Software...
Palm shares rise premarket after Kaufman upgrade; analyst calls investors 'overly negative' -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 6 days 8 hours 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Palm Inc. rose ahead of regular trading Tuesday after Kaufman Bros. said worries about competition for the company's "smart" phones are overdone.
Palm Pixi price slashed 75% days after release
American City Business Journals | 2 days 13 hours 1 minute ago
Wal-Mart Stores Co. Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. cut the price on the new Pixi phone from Palm Inc.
Ahead of the Bell: Palm shares rise
Forbes | 6 days 8 hours 35 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Shares of Palm Inc. rose ahead of regular trading Tuesday after Kaufman Bros. said worries about competition for the company's "smart" phones are overdone.
Technology Luminaries to Attend DEMOfall 09 for Lifetime Achievement Festivities and Chris Shipley Commemoration [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 91 days 5 hours 8 minutes ago
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Employers Holdings Inc. and Its Subsidiaries [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 4 hours 47 minutes ago
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Employers Insurance Group (EMPLOYERS) and its four property/casualty pooling members, Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN), Employers Compensation Insurance Company (ECIC) (California), Employers Preferred Insurance Company (EPIC) and Employers Assurance Company (EAC) (both of Florida). Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of “bbb-” of EMPLOYERS’ parent holding...
Palm shows Ares WebOS development tool
Computerworld | 17 days 22 hours 37 minutes ago
IDG News Service - Palm Inc. will introduce a Web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year.
Florida Contractor Leo Vecellio Named ARTBA Foundation Chairman [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 2 hours 51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Vecellio Group, Inc., has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) Board of Trustees. The announcement was made during the association's national convention, held Oct. 6-9 in Charleston, S.C.
Retailers Slash Price on Palm s Pixi
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 days 21 hours 40 minutes ago
By?ROGER CHENG And?NIRAJ SHETH Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Co. have slashed the price of Palm Inc.’s newest smart phone, the Pixi, by 75% to $24.99 after only a few days on the market.
Retailers Slash Price On Palm Pixi
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 days 15 hours 21 minutes ago
Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Co. have slashed the price of Palm Inc.'s newest smart phone, the Pixi, by 75% to $24.99 after only a few days on the market.
HearUSA and Veterans Care Plus Offer More Affordable Hearing Care to America's Veterans [Press Release]
MarketWire | 12 days 3 hours 8 minutes ago
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/11/09 -- HearUSA, Inc. (NYSE Amex: EAR), a leader among the nation's hearing care providers, recognizes the challenges faced by our military veterans and their loved ones who are living with untreated hearing loss.
Get Tested! KeyVive.com Encourages Americans to Answer the Question 'Do I Have Diabetes?' by Offering Free Blood Glucose Meters [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 1 minute ago
...of pregnancy. Pharma Supply Inc. is the distributor of the Advocate...currently on the market. Pharma Supply Inc. is located in West Palm Beach, FL and ships to all 50 states...the United States. KeyVive, Inc. is a diabetes, lifestyle management...
HearUSA Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
MarketWire | 12 days 19 hours 5 minutes ago
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/09 -- HearUSA, Inc. (AMEX: EAR), the recognized leader in hearing care for the nation's top managed care organizations through 178 company-owned hearing care centers and a network of 1,900 affiliated providers, reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2009.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Palm, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Telephone Handsets |
| Website: | http://www.palm.com |
Palm is trying hard to reverse its loosening grip on the mobile communications market. Historically the leading provider of handheld computers, the company now primarily markets Internet-enabled mobile phones (also known as smart phones). Its phone line includes the entry-level Centro and more advanced Treo and Pre lines. The company sells its products directly and through distributors, wireless service carriers, retailers, and resellers. Its carrier partners include AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and Verizon Wireless. The company markets its products globally; however, the majority of its revenue comes from sales in the US. Palm traces its roots back to 1992.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 735.9 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -44.2 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -732.2 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 939 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -10.6 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | May |