Wireless Knowledge Teams With QUALCOMM to Offer the First Enterprise Mobility Solutions for QUALCOMM's BREW Wireless Application Platform
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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2001--Wireless Knowledge, Inc., a Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) and QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM - news) company, today announced plans to support QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)), a new applications platform for wireless devices, announced Jan. 31, 2001 by QUALCOMM.
Joining a comprehensive roster of industry-leading software developers, Wireless Knowledge has signed an agreement with QUALCOMM to develop a new class of enterprise-grade mobility applications based on the BREW platform.
BREW is a very thin, standardized platform that will support application development for the large and growing Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) handset market -- from inexpensive, mass-market phones through high-end, multi-purpose wireless devices.
Wireless Knowledge plans to leverage its expertise in business-to-business wireless Internet applications to deliver both packaged software and custom development services for the BREW platform.
The company's initial software offering for BREW will give mobile professionals secure, wireless access to their organization's existing messaging platform, enabling them to globally access and interact -- both online and offline -- with corporate e-mail, calendar and contact information on CDMA devices.
``We are excited to join this group of industry leaders and to demonstrate our support for the BREW platform,'' said Eric V. Schultz, chairman and CEO of Wireless Knowledge.
``This agreement will be a springboard to extend current and next-generation corporate mobility products and services to BREW-enabled devices. In addition, the widespread support of the BREW platform among device manufacturers, carriers and other developers will give us added opportunities to expand our global customer base.''
``Wireless Knowledge was the ideal choice to provide enterprise-class applications for the BREW platform,'' said Peggy Johnson, senior vice president of QUALCOMM and general manager, QUALCOMM Internet Services.
``As a leader in mobility products and services for the enterprise, Wireless Knowledge is well-positioned to introduce corporate applications tailored specifically for BREW-enabled devices on today's cdmaOne networks, as well as 3G cdma2000 networks.''
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 CDMA digital technology.
The company's business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; Eudora® e-mail software for Windows® and Macintosh® computing platforms; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® 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 95 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide.
With headquarters in San Diego, QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2000 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.
About Wireless Knowledge, Inc.
Wireless Knowledge, Inc., a Microsoft and QUALCOMM company, is a leading provider of enterprise-grade software and services for companies looking to mobilize their information. Through its packaged products, custom application development, and mobility consulting services, the company turns e-business into m-business.
With the company's shrink-wrapped software, Workstyle(TM) and Anystyle(TM), mobile workers gain instant, secure access to corporate data wherever and whenever they need it. Visit the company at wirelessknowledge.com.
Note to Editors: Microsoft and Microsoft Exchange are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS, and Eudora are registered trademarks, and Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, BREW, and OmniExpress are trademarks of QUALCOMM Inc. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Contact:
Wireless Knowledge, Inc.
David Bilotti, 858/882-6639
dbilotti@wirelessknowledge.com
or
Benjamin Group/BSMG Worldwide
Heather McLaughlin, 949/260-1300
heather_mclaughlin@benjamingroup.com
or
QUALCOMM Inc.
Jeremy James, 858/845-7333
jjames@qualcomm.com |
