Filed by Be Incorporated
                                Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of
                                1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b)
                                       under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                Subject Company: Be Incorporated
                                                   Commission File No. 000-26387


BE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING DATE OF NOVEMBER 12, 2001


San Jose,  Calif.,  October 9, 2001 - Be Incorporated  (Nasdaq:  BEOS) announced
today  that Palm  Inc.'s  Registration  Statement  on Form S-4,  containing  the
prospectus/proxy  statement  relating to the sale of  substantially  all of Be's
intellectual property and other technology assets to ECA Subsidiary  Acquisition
Company,  a wholly owned  subsidiary of Palm,  Inc. and the subsequent  proposed
dissolution  of Be, has been declared  effective by the  Securities and Exchange
Commission.

It is expected the prospectus/proxy statement will be mailed on or about October
10, 2001 to Be  stockholders  of record on October 4, 2001.  Upon  receipt,  the
stockholders of Be Incorporated are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement
and any  other  relevant  documents  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission("SEC")  because they contain important  information.  As indicated in
the prospectus/proxy statement, the Be special stockholders meeting is scheduled
for November 12, 2001.

Be  stockholders  may obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's web site,
http://www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed by Be Incorporated with the SEC
can be obtained by  contacting  Be  Incorporated  at the  following  address and
telephone  number:  Shareholder  Relations,  800 El  Camino  Real,  Menlo  Park,
California 94025, telephone: (650)-462-4100.

Please read the  prospectus/proxy  statement  carefully before making a decision
concerning the sale of Be assets to ECA Subsidiary Acquisition Company, a wholly
owned  subsidiary of Palm,  Inc.,  and the  dissolution of Be. Be, its officers,
directors,  employees and agents may be soliciting  proxies from Be stockholders
in connection with the asset sale.  Information  concerning the  participants in
the solicitation is set forth in the prospectus/proxy statement.