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 INCORPORATED TO DISCUSS PROPOSED STOCKHOLDER RESOLUTIONS
Investor Conference Call On Thursday, October 25, 2001

MENLOPARK -- October 18, 2001 -Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today announced it
will host an investor conference call on Thursday,  October 25, 2001 at 11:00 am
PST  (2:00  pm EST)  to  discuss  matters  related  to the  Special  Meeting  of
Stockholders scheduled for November 12, 2001. As previously announced on October
9, 2001, Be's  stockholders  are being asked to vote on (1) the proposed 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
(2) the subsequent plan of dissolution for Be.

Be's  management and board of directors urge Be's  stockholders to vote FOR each
of the proposals as soon as possible.  Both  proposals  need to be approved by a
majority of the  outstanding  shares of common stock.  Stockholders  who fail to
return their proxy cards or fail to vote via phone or the internet will have the
same effect as voting AGAINST the asset sale and the dissolution.  If either the
asset sale or the  dissolution  is not approved,  it is likely that Be will file
for, or will be forced to resort to, bankruptcy protection.

The  prospectus/proxy  statement  was mailed on or about  October 10, 2001 to Be
stockholders of record on October 4, 2001. If you encounter any problems or need
assistance  with voting your  shares,  please  call our proxy  solicitor,  Kevin
Schwicardi with N.S.  Taylor & Associates,  Inc.,  toll free  1.866.470.4300  or
collect 1.207.564.8700.

It is also anticipated Be Incorporated's third quarter results will be announced
on the day of the  conference  call.  The  conference  call can be  accessed  by
dialing  1.888.423.3280  ten  minutes  prior to the call and  asking  for the Be
Incorporated   conference   call.   International   participants   may  dial  +1
612.288.0340.

An audio replay of the call (access  code:  608342) will be available  following
the conclusion of the call by dialing 1.800.475.6701. International participants
can access the audio  replay at +1  320.365.3844.  The audio  replay of the call
will be available until October 31, 2001.


Stockholders of Be Incorporated are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement
when they receive it and any other relevant  documents filed with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") by Be Incorporated and Palm, Inc. because they
contain  important  information.  You 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:  1.650.462.4100.  Please read the
prospectus/proxy  statement  carefully  before making a decision  concerning the
dissolution  of Be and  the  sale of Be  assets  to ECA  Subsidiary  Acquisition
Company,  a wholly owned  subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Be, its officers,  directors,
employees  and  agents  will  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.


For more information contact:
Be Incorporated
P.C. Berndt,
Chief Financial Officer
650/462-4100
investors@be.com