palmOne and Sprint intend to develop mobile enterprise applications for health care. The PDA maker and networking giant made the announcement at the 2004 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
According to the agreement, the companies will combine: the secure and high-speed data capabilities of the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network; the PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600, a smartphone from palmOne; and a portfolio of third-party applications. The companies will market the solutions to mobilize various health care processes. Sprint and palmOne first will offer applications to mobilize patient records.