palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) today announced that it has licensed Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange Server ActiveSync® protocol to enable the delivery of security-enhanced, wireless and direct synchronization between Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, part of Windows Server System, and future Palm OS®-based Treo (TM) smartphones. palmOne intends to use the technology to extend the company's device support for Microsoft Exchange Server by adding capability for wireless server-based synchronization.

The relationship between palmOne and Microsoft underscores the market demand to make deploying mobile e-mail access easier for companies of all sizes. Many mobile e-mail solutions require a third-party server to be installed to act as a conduit between an e-mail server and a mobile device. By integrating the Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol into its devices, palmOne eliminates the need for a third-party server and provides customers with a solution for security-enhanced, wireless e-mail that is cost-effective and can be deployed quickly and easily. End users will benefit by having out-of-the-box capability to link to Exchange Server 2003 data, including e-mail and calendar information, using palmOne's easy-to-use VersaMail (TM) client.