Stockholders of Be Incorporated Approve Asset Sale to Palm, Inc. 

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Nov. 12, 2001 -- Be Incorporated (NASDAQ:BEOS), today 
announced that the stockholders of Be have approved the sale of substantially 
all of its intellectual property and other technology assets to a subsidiary 
of Palm, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a previously announced asset purchase 
agreement between Be and Palm. The stockholders of Be have also approved the 
proposed dissolution of Be pursuant to the terms of a plan of dissolution. 
Jean-Louis Gassee, Chairman and CEO of Be, said, ''On behalf of Be and its Board 
of Directors, I would like to thank our stockholders for their support of the 
company during this difficult period.'' It is anticipated that the transaction 
with Palm will close within the next two business days.