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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (6762)	1/31/2001 3:19:32 PM
From: Eric Martin	Read Replies (1) of 196650

It looks like BREW is a complete development solution for CDMA cell phones. In that regard it is more like MS Windows than like Wind River. There are API calls to get access to specific functions of the cell phone, SnapTrack, Bluetooth, file system, keyboard, screen, and other applications like browsers. There is also a middleware interface including billing which provides a way for developers to get paid. This is a model that has much in common with the IBM PC in 1980 when it first came out. Developers jumped on the bandwagon of an open system with a standard operating system. By certifying applications before the service providers put them up on a server, development can occur in C/C++ as well as Java. Unlike Java applets which run "safely" inside of a browser, these applications will have access to the full resources of the cell phone. Developers can write interactive games, include video and music because the applications can be written in C/C++ and will be very efficient. This is a model of computing that has a "heavier" client than typical PC/Browser/Internet applications. It appears as well that the applications probably don't download from the server each time they are run like Java applets. This allows applications to be bigger and more complex than Java applets. BREW appears to compete with Palm, Symbion and Windows CE for control of the phone. I would expect that applications like the Palm calendar/address/memo/todo will be ported to BREW and probably included with the phone by some carriers.

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