PC-EPhone, Inc. Announces its Support of QUALCOMM's BREW Platform
Business Wire ~ June 25, 2001 ~ 9:02 am EST
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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001--PC-EPhone, Inc. (the "Company")( OTCBB: PCPH)(FRANKFURT: NL1, WKN 589864) proudly announces its support of QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) platform. The Company plans to port the BREW application execution environment to its PC- EPhone device, the world's first convergence device utilizing Windows CE(R). It is a combination of a handheld personal computer with full Internet access, a cellular phone, PDA and organizer all-in-one.
David Meltzer, CEO and President of the Company, stated, "PC-EPhone looks forward to a long-term relationship with QUALCOMM." The PC-EPhone is a revolutionary device that was developed to focus on the critical business issues of the consumer as well as enterprises.
"We look forward to working with PC-EPhone to help expand the adoption of the BREW platform," said Gina Lombardi, vice president of marketing and product management and developer relations, QUALCOMM Internet Services.
PC-EPhone will be showcased at the PC Expo in New York City from June 26 to 28 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. There will be a press conference held for the media at 2:30 pm on Tuesday June 26th in Room 1E03 of the convention center.
The BREW platform is a very thin applications environment for wireless devices. It provides applications developers with an open, standard platform upon which to develop their products. Because the BREW platform is a standardized environment, it greatly simplifies the task of integrating applications onto wireless devices - from inexpensive, mass-market phones through high-end, multi-purpose wireless devices.
About QUALCOMM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; the BREW applications platform; Eudora(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2001 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
About PC-EPhone, Inc.
PC-EPhone, Inc. is the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of the PC- EPhone and the Company also has the right of first refusal for Cyberbank's future products. The PC-EPhone is the world's first wireless convergent device which combines the capabilities of a handheld personal computer with full internet access, a cellular phone, a PDA and an organizer all-in-one.
Statements included herein that state the Company's or Management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future are " forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which by their nature, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed as implied by such statements. For further information regarding risks of investment in the Company please see the Company's filings with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission. |
