Palm Inc. and Claro recently announced the availability of the Palm Treo 680 smartphone in Peru.

Claro is America Movil's commercial trademark in Peru. Claro utilizes the GSM technology as well as its GPRS and EDGE evolutions. It is the mobile telecommunications carrier with the largest coverage throughout the country, and its market-share was 38.7% as of December 2006. By the end of 2006, Claro grew up by 73%, which is superior to the 54% growth of the whole Peruvian market.

The Treo 680 GSM / GPRS / EDGE quad-band world phone, running on the Palm OS, bears Palm's "ease of use" mark. Slim, compact, and packed with features beyond its generous phone capability such as email, web browsing, messaging, multimedia, calendar, contacts and more - the Treo 680 will keep any user productive.

With the introduction of the Treo 680 smartphone, Palm is targeting new users in the rapidly growing smartphone and feature-phone markets. The Treo 680 will offer a simple and fun way to get started and stay connected.

Claro's clients will be able to better balance their personal and business lives, as the all-in-one Treo 680 smartphone seamlessly combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with so much more, all at a competitive price. Users can do even more with their phone, from editing documents to organizing photos and music.