<A HREF="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=no&TICK=PALM&STORY=/www/story/02-15-2001/0001428448&EDATE">Palm, Inc.</A> issued a statement to clarify the accounting for the rebate program referenced in an online news article published by the Street.com. Palm believes the rebate program discussed in the article was appropriately accounted for in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, including the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) consensus No. 00-14 published in May 2000, titled "Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives."