Palm Launching New Operating System
Associated Press
A year ago, investors were losing faith in Palm Inc. The once- highflying company itself admitted to frailty and mistakes.
But Palm never gave up, and today it launches an operating system--a crucial weapon in its battle to remain dominant in the competitive hand-held market.
Palm OS 5, analysts say, is a much-needed major upgrade from the pioneer of personal digital assistants’ earlier operating systems.
The big leap is that OS 5 runs on more powerful ARM microprocessors, which rival what is used by Microsoft Pocket PC devices. The OS 5 platform is designed to be faster and more secure, and can accommodate richer audio and graphics. The new operating system also expands built-in support for wireless networking.
