ACCESS to Extend Leadership in Mobile Device Software with Acquisition of PalmSource - Press Release

ACCESS to Extend Leadership in Mobile Device Software with Acquisition of PalmSource - Press Release:(note: is Palm OS BeOS?)

"TOKYO, JAPAN and SUNNYVALE, CA---September 9, 2005 (Tokyo) & September 8, 2005 (Sunnyvale) — ACCESS Co., Ltd., (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813), a global provider of mobile content delivery and Internet access software, and PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC), provider of Palm OS?, a leading operating system powering next generation phones and mobile devices, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for ACCESS to acquire PalmSource in an all-cash transaction valued at USD $18.50 per share of PalmSource common stock , or approximately USD $324.3 million (approximately ?35.9 billion)."