SUNNYVALE — Calif., Sept. 23, 2005 — Ed Colligan, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), president and chief executive officer; Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft Corp.; and Denny Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, invite the news media to join them for a press conference on Monday, Sept. 26, at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco beginning at 9 a.m. PDT. Admission will be limited to members of the business and technology news media who present current press credentials. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. outside the Twin Peaks conference room on the second floor of the hotel. RSVP Members of the news media who plan to attend in person are asked to RSVP to Ryan Luckin of A&R Partners at rluckin@arpartners.com. Webcast Details The press conference will be accessible via live webcast at links below beginning at 9 a.m. A replay, podcast and written transcript of the press conference also will be available starting at approximately noon and listed in Monday’s news release. To view the webcast, please click on the following links: For 56 kbps: http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050926/sfo_press_conference_20050926_56.asx For 100 kbps: http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050926/sfo_press_conference_20050926_100.asx For 300 kbps or broadband: http://metahost.savvislive.com/microsoft/20050926/sfo_press_conference_20050926_300.asx Date and Time Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 Press Registration: 8 a.m. PDT. Continental breakfast available. Press Conference: 9 a.m. PDT Valet parking will be provided at the hotel Location The Palace Hotel 2 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 http://www.sfpalace.com/main/location.htm Broadcast Video and Other Materials Video and photographs will be available from several sources, including the following: Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. | 
