Rubenstein takes over as Palm CEO

While our pals over at Precentral.cyberspace at TreoCentral certainly encounter the lion's share of Palm news, let us not forget that Palm still has a strong Windows Mobile showing, nearly recently with the Treo Pro.

thumb_tall_Jon%20Rubenstein.jpg And with that we join with our Pre- and Treo-loving brethren as we congratulate Jon Rubinstein in becoming the new CEO of Palm, and too offer our thanks to Ed Colligan, who led the company for 16 years and the release of six Windows Mobile phones.

Rubenstein takes over on Friday. Colligan will take some time off, Palm said in a argument, then bring together Meridian Partners, which came to Palm's financial rescue in belatedly 2008.

So to Colligan, we say thanks. Windows Mobile Treos are what brought many of us into the smartphone globe. And to Rubenstein, we again offer our congratulations on a successful launch of the Pre, and we hope to see more for Windows Mobile in the months alee.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jun 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today appear that its lath of directors has appointed Jon Rubinstein to pb the company as Chairman and CEO upon the departure of Ed Colligan, who is stepping downwards after sixteen years of leadership at the company. Rubinstein, who joined Palm equally Executive Chairman in Oct 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company, assumes his office every bit CEO on June 12. Colligan plans to take some fourth dimension off, and so bring together Peak Partners.

thumb_250_Ed%20Colligan.jpg "I am very excited about taking on this expanded role at Palm," said Rubinstein. "Ed and I accept worked very difficult together the past ii years, and I'k grateful to him for everything he's done to help set the visitor upward for success. With Palm webOS we have ten-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year'southward hottest new products. Due in no small function to Ed'due south courageous leadership, nosotros're in great shape to get Palm dorsum to continuous growth, and we program to keep the trajectory going upwardly."

"I'm very proud of what Palm has accomplished and then far," said Colligan. "We pioneered 2 major product categories and I believe we are on our manner to defining the standard for the mobile web. I'k extremely proud of our squad, and grateful to have played a part in turning Palm around. I know that Jon, the Board and the Palm executive team will practise an incredible job driving Palm to new heights."

Well-nigh Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. is a leading mobile products company, creating instinctive yet powerful mobile products that enable people to ameliorate manage their lives on the go. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM), Pre(TM) and Centro(TM) phones, besides as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

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