The Palm® OS platform is a compact operating system for smartphones or personal digital assistants (PDAs). It is designed to be easy-to-use and similar compared to desktop operating systems. The Palm OS is combined with a suite of basic applications including an address book, clock, note pad, sync and security software which makes the platform uniquely designed for the needs of today's mobile world and gives people easy control over the mobile information, communication, and entertainment in their lives, when and where they want it.  There are also over 20,000 Palm OS applications available from the developer community that provide a powerful mobile-computing experience for Palm OS users.