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Technology Stocks : Wind River going up, up, up!

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To: James Connolly who wrote (9141)2/1/2001 9:31:15 PM
From: bythepark  Read Replies (1) of 10309
 
James - Here's a quick analysis from one of SI's QCOM threads ...

I seem to vaguely recall that concerning the subject of QCOM, someone (Allen Benn?) posted an opinion that QCOM's servers use VxWorks... If true then one has to wonder whether BREW also involves VxWorks in some way ??

--alan

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> 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.
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