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Investor Conference Call
On Thursday, October 25, 2001
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Oct. 18,
2001 -- Be Incorporated today announced it will host an investor
conference call on Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 11:00 am PST
(2:00pm EST) to discuss matters related to the Special Meeting
of Stockholders scheduled for November 12, 2001. As previously
announced on October 9, 2001, Be's stockholders are being asked
to vote on (1) the proposed sale of substantially all of Be's
intellectual property and other technology assets to ECA Subsidiary
Acquisition Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Palm, Inc.,
and (2) the subsequent plan of dissolution for Be.
Be's management and board of
directors urge Be's stockholders to vote FOR each of the proposals
as soon as possible. Both proposals need to be approved by a
majority of the outstanding shares of common stock. Stockholders
who fail to return their proxy cards or fail to vote via phone
or the internet will have the same effect as voting AGAINST
the asset sale and the dissolution. If either the asset sale
or the dissolution is not approved, it is likely that Be will
file for, or will be forced to resort to, bankruptcy protection.
The prospectus/proxy statement
was mailed on or about October 10, 2001 to Be stockholders of
record on October 4, 2001. If you encounter any problems or
need assistance with voting your shares, please call our proxy
solicitor, Kevin Schwicardi with N.S. Taylor & Associates, Inc.,
toll free 1.866.470.4300 or collect 1.207.564.8700.
It is also anticipated Be Incorporated's
third quarter results will be announced on the day of the conference
call.
The conference call can be
accessed by dialing 1.888.423.3280 ten minutes prior to the
call and asking for the Be Incorporated conference call. International
participants may dial +1 612.288.0340.
An audio replay of the call
(access code: 608342) will be available following the conclusion
of the call by dialing 1.800.475.6701. International participants
can access the audio replay at +1 320.365.3844. The audio replay
of the call will be available until October 31, 2001.
Stockholders of Be Incorporated
are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement when they receive
it and any other relevant documents filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (''SEC'') by Be Incorporated and Palm,
Inc. because they contain important information. You may obtain
the documents free of charge at the SEC's web site, http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, documents filed by Be Incorporated with the SEC
can be obtained by contacting Be Incorporated at the following
address and telephone number: Shareholder Relations, 800 El
Camino Real, Suite 400, Menlo Park, California 94025, telephone:
1.650.462.4100. Please read the prospectus/proxy statement carefully
before making a decision concerning the dissolution of Be and
the sale of Be assets to ECA Subsidiary Acquisition Company,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Be, its officers, directors,
employees and agents will be soliciting proxies from Be stockholders
in connection with the asset sale. Information concerning the
participants in the solicitation is set forth in the prospectus/proxy
statement.
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