Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of the Palm Treo 700wx smartphone running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology.

Palm Treo 700wx More Photos View Specs

The Treo 700wx smartphone combines broadband-like speeds with wireless email and rich media capabilities. Offering a full QWERTY keyboard for easy messaging, the Treo 700wx also features a 1.3-megapixel camera, a bright 240 x 240 px touch screen and support for Bluetooth stereo headsets. The built-in 64 MB of RAM allows the use of a more robust set of applications, while storage can be enhanced by using the SD slot to add memory cards of up to 2 GB, ideal for storing data, photos, music and video.

With the wireless broadband connection, customers can get access to broadband speeds while out of the office. Verizon Wireless' broadband network covers more than 200 million Americans in 242 major metropolitan areas and 180 major airports from coast to coast and offers average download speeds of 400-700 kbps.

With Windows Mobile 5.0, the Treo 700wx offers the tools mobile professionals need, including access to mobile versions of Windows Media Player 10, Internet Explorer, and Outlook applications in addition to the ability to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files and view PowerPoint and PDF files. The Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) is available out of the box with the Treo 700wx and includes Direct Push Technology, which gives customers connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server fast, automatic wireless updates of their email, calendar items, contacts and tasks. It provides added security features for IT administrators, such as over-the-air password policy enforcement and remote wipe for lost or stolen devices. MSFP also gives users over-the-air lookup of a company's Global Address List (GAL), providing employees with quick access to colleagues' e-mail and contact information.

Support for Verizon Wireless' Wireless Sync service is also available, which provides the convenience of automatic delivery of email and access to personal information-management tools, such as contacts and calendar, as well as enterprise tools, such as device management and file synchronization.

Unique to the Treo smartphone based on Windows Mobile 5.0 is a suite of software enhancements developed by Palm that underscores its brand promise of fast access, ease of use and simplicity, including the following:

- Today Screen enhancements, which feature the ability to "dial by name" with a few keystrokes on the keyboard, perform a Web search directly from the Today Screen and perform one-touch dialing with personalized photo speed dials
- Ability to manage a call directly from the Today Screen and stay on top of voice mail with on-screen, VCR-like icons, such as rewind, delete and fast-forward controls for easy navigation
- Ability to ignore a call and quickly compose a text message, such as "In a meeting" or "Can't talk"

- Palm Treo 700wx Specs

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