Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc., was an American company that specialized in manufacturing personal digital assistants (PDAs) and developing software. Palm designed the PalmPilot, the first PDA successfully marketed worldwide, and was known for the Treo 600, one of the earlier successful smartphones. Palm developed the Palm OS software for PDAs and smartphones released under its line of Palm-branded devices and also licensed to other PDA manufacturers.
| Nasdaq: PALM | |
| Industry | Computer hardware and software |
| Founded | 1992 United States |
| Founder | Jeff Hawkins |
| Defunct | July 1, 2010 (company) 2011 (brand) |
| Fate | Acquired by HP, retired use of Palm brand |
| Successor | Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Inc. |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Jon Rubinstein, Former Senior Vice President and general manager Jeff Hawkins, founder Donna Dubinsky Ed Colligan |
| Products | PalmPilot, Z22, Palm IIIc, Tungsten E2, TX, Treo 650, Treo 700p, Treo 755p, Treo 680, Treo 700w, Treo 700wx, Treo 750, Centro, Treo Pro, Palm Pixi, Palm Pre, webOS, Palm App Catalog, HP TouchPad |
| Parent | Hewlett-Packard (2010-2011) |
The company was also responsible for the first versions of webOS, the first multitasking operating system for smartphones, and enyo.js, a framework for HTML5 apps. In July 2010, Palm was purchased by Hewlett-Packard (HP), and in 2011 announced a new range of webOS products. However, after poor sales, HP CEO Léo Apotheker announced in August 2011 that it would end production and support of Palm and webOS devices, marking the end of the Palm brand after 19 years. In October 2014, HP sold the Palm trademark to a shelf corporation tied to the Chinese electronics firm TCL Corporation.