Palm

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Palm

COMPANY

PDA manufacturer, founded 1992 by Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan. Acquired 1995 by US Robotics, which was subsequently acquired 1997 by 3Com. Palm was spun off in 2000.

Official Website:
http://www.palm.com/

Industry:
Computer

Ticker:
NASDAQ:PALM

Corporate headquarters:
Sunnyvale, CA

Sales:
$1.56B (2007)

Employees:
1,200 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Eric A. Benhamou Business c. 1956 CEO of 3Com, 1990-2000

Michael R. Farese Business c. 1946 CEO of WJ Communications, 2002-05

Jeff Hawkins Inventor 1-Jun-1957 Inventor of the Palm Pilot and Treo

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William T. Coleman III Business c. 1948 CEO of BEA Systems, 1995-2001

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Eric A. Benhamou Business c. 1956 CEO of 3Com, 1990-2000

John Doerr Business 29-Jun-1951 Silicon Valley venture capitalist

Susan G. Swenson Business c. 1949 CEO of T-Mobile USA, 2004-05

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Marc Blank Computer Programmer 1954 Programmer behind Zork

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