PalmSource Appoints Jean-Louis Gassée as Chairman

PalmSource Press Release 02/11/04

PalmSource, Inc., provider of Palm OS©, a leading operating system powering the next generation of mobile devices and smartphones, today announced Jean-Louis Gassée has been appointed Chairman of the PalmSource Board of Directors. Gassée, 60, was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in May 2002. Last August (2004) Eric Benhamou announced his intention to resign his position as Chairman of the Board effective following the Company's annual meeting held on October 28, 2004.

"We are delighted that Jean-Louis has been appointed Chairman," said David Nagel, CEO, PalmSource. "He knows our company. He knows our product. He knows our customers. He knows our market and he has a proven record of successfully building and growing companies. I'm looking forward to working with Jean-Louis as PalmSource continues to provide the market with the industry-leading Palm OS for smartphones and mobile devices."

"PalmSource is a leader in operating systems for smartphones and mobile devices, a growing market with tremendous potential," said Jean-Louis Gassée. "I'm excited to work with Dave, PalmSource's management team and its talented people to expand the Company's leadership to the next level of growth."

Gassée currently serves as a general partner with Allegis Capital, a venture capital firm. Previously, he served as president and chief executive officer of Computer Access Technology Corporation, a leading provider of protocol analyzers. Before joining CATC, Gassée was president and chief executive officer of Be Inc., the maker of a high-performance operating system for information appliances. In 2001, Palm, Inc acquired technical assets from Be, Inc. Prior to Be, he was a nine-year veteran of Apple Computer Inc. where he served in a variety of executive positions, including president of the Apple Products Division. In addition to PalmSource, Gassée serves on the board of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

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