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quityAlert.com. QUALCOMM: Top device manufacturers, major game develope=
r and Canadian carrier join QUALCOMM's BREW initiative=1DHitachi, Ltd., Pan=
asonic, Toshiba, Sega and SaskTel indicate support for wireless application=
platform SAN DIEGO, Oct 23, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- QUALCOMM I=
ncorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multi=
ple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that it has =
signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Japanese phone ma=
nufacturers Hitachi, Ltd., Panasonic and Toshiba. Game developer Sega Corpo=
ration, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment worldwide, Canadia=
n wireless operator Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel), Korean OEMs =
INTERCUBE Co. Ltd. And Etronics Corp., also join the growing list of compan=
ies who have communicated their support for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Envir=
onment for Wireless? (BREW?) applications platform. "We are excited to ad=
d to our growing list of device manufacturers and application developers th=
at are supporting the BREW platform," said Gina Lombardi, senior vice presi=
dent of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "A=
s BREW-enabled services become commercially available, interest from additi=
onal companies continues to grow, as demonstrated by the more than 6,500 do=
wnloads of the BREW Software Development Kit." QUALCOMM's BREW platform i=
s a thin, standardized execution environment that resides in handsets. Nati=
ve BREW applications are written in C/C++. While BREW supports programming =
in other languages, such as Java, C/C++ is used as a primary language by si=
gnificantly more developers worldwide than any other language, according to=
International Data Corp. QUALCOMM's BREW initiative is the only approach t=
hat offers developers, OEMs and carriers a complete, end-to-end solution fo=
r wireless applications development, device configuration, application dist=
ribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the =
BREW Software Development Kit? (SDK) for developers, the BREW application p=
latform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distributi=
on System (BDS) that enables developers and their carrier customers to get =
applications to market and coordinates the billing and payment processes fo=
r them. Carriers' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize th=
eir handsets by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's appl=
ication download server. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is=
one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 =
(ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billi=
on*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, includ=
ing computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial e=
quipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web=
site at http://global.hitachi.com. * At an exchange rate of 124 yen to t=
he dollar. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd., a consolidated s=
ubsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., best known for its Pa=
nasonic-brand products, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobi=
le phones for the global market. The company's contributions to the mobile =
communications industry include 3G wireless infrastructure products, inform=
ation platforms and terminal products for mobile multimedia. It is also wor=
king with other leading mobile communication manufacturers on the Symbian p=
roject, whose goal is to develop an operating system for mobile information=
terminals. For more information about Panasonic's mobile communications,=
visit their website at www.mci.panasonic.co.jp/english. Sega Corporation=
is a nearly $2.5 billion company recognized as the industry leader in inte=
ractive digital entertainment media, offering interactive entertainment exp=
eriences both inside and outside the home. Sega's Web site is located at =
http://www.sega.co.jp/. Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information an=
d communications systems, electronic components, consumer products and powe=
r systems. The company's integration of these wide-ranging capabilities ass=
ures its position as an innovator in advanced components, products and syst=
ems. Toshiba has 188,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US$47=
billion. Visit Toshiba's Web site at: www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm. QUALC=
OMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and deliverin=
g innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on=
the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas includ=
e CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the BREW applica=
tions platform; Eudora e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satelli=
te-based systems including portions of the Globalstar system and wireless f=
leet management systems, OmniTRACS and OmniExpress. QUALCOMM owns patents=
that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standard=
s that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodi=
es worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to =
more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headqua=
rtered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S? 500 Index and i=
s a 2001 FORTUNE 500 company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ti=
cker symbol QCOM. Except for the historical information contained herein,=
this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to =
risks and uncertainties, including the extent to which any of the MOUs may =
result in binding definitive agreements or actual development of products, =
the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured signific=
ant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the ext=
ent and speed to which CDMA is deployed and the BREW platform is adopted, c=
hange in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as =
well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC rep=
orts, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 24, 20=
00, and most recent Form 10-Q. CONTACT: Alison Graves, QUALCOMM Internet =
Services Tel: +1 858 651 4348 Fax: +1 858 845 1254 e-mail: agraves@qualcomm=
.com Patty Goodwin, Corporate Public Relations Tel: +1 858 651 4127 Fax: +1=
858 651 5873 e-mail: pgoodwin@qualcomm.com Julie Cunningham, Investor Rela=
tions Tel: +1 858 658 4224 Fax: +1 858 651 9303 e-mail: jcunningham@qualcom=
m.com Emma Boran, Burson-Marsteller Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 6376 Fax: +44 (0)20=
7300 6493 e-mail: emma_boran@uk.bm.com M2 Communications Ltd disclaims a=
ll liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by=
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t http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com.=
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