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SPRINT PCS selects Wieless Knowledge>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Company Press Release SOURCE: Wireless Knowledge LLC Wireless Knowledge Selected as Premier Partner In Sprint PCS Application Developer's Program SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless Knowledge LLC, a joint venture company between Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), has been selected by Sprint PCS as a Premier Partner in its recently announced Application Developer's Program. Recognized for its innovative wireless data solutions, Wireless Knowledge will assist Sprint PCS customers with the development of Web sites and Web-based applications that are wirelessly accessible over Sprint PCS' all-digital PCS network. With the explosive growth of Internet-ready mobile phones and the increase of mobile e-commerce, enterprises, dot-coms and independent software vendors can expand their addressable markets by extending both their web-based and non-web-based applications to wireless devices. ``Demand for wireless applications is clearly high, and Wireless Knowledge is uniquely positioned to deliver products and services to drive this market,' said Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO, Wireless Knowledge LLC. ``Using our core technology, tools and services, Wireless Knowledge will help enable Sprint PCS customers to accelerate their time to market with a mobile solution.' Wireless Knowledge's Professional Services group leverages the company's core technologies to work with wireless carriers, enterprise customers and dot-com companies to extend applications to Internet devices using wireless networks. The group provides mobile strategy consulting, application development, design, deployment, training, technical support and maintenance. ``Wireless Knowledge's expertise in wireless application development, ranging from horizontal business applications to corporate portals to mobile e-commerce solutions, made them an excellent choice as one of our first Premier Development Partners,' said John Yuzdepski, Sprint PCS vice president of Product Management and Development. About Sprint PCS Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS Web site at sprintpcs.com . Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol ``PCS'. About Wireless Knowledge Wireless Knowledge LLC, is a joint venture between Microsoft and QUALCOMM. The company 's first offering, Revolv(SM), extends the reach of critical corporate information such as e-mail, calendar and contacts to Internet appliances over any airlink. Complemented by its professional services group, Wireless Knowledge provides products and services to enable additional mobile applications over any device and network. Based on existing and emerging technologies, Wireless Knowledge delivers compelling solutions to business users. For more information on Wireless Knowledge, please visit www.wirelessknowledge.com. Product, service and company names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE: Wireless Knowledge LLC