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To: Souze who wrote (3740)	2/10/2001 12:27:37 PM
From: Souze	Respond to of 6784

BREW again... Q: Does BREW support voice recognition? A: Yes - as well as many other capabilities that reside on the chipset in the phone. (at the site (see below for the link), there's a wonderful diagram displayed at this point in the text that may help to answer my question of compatability/competition with Palm OS) Q: Will BREW comply with 3G wireless standards? A: Yes. With the advent of 2.5G and 3G wireless networks, new capabilities will be available. A standard that makes it easy to develop applications is required to support the new functionality. QUALCOMM is providing that standard through the BREW platform, which will work on all future QUALCOMM chipsets. Q: Will BREW work on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) or other wireless technologies? A: QUALCOMM is preparing to enable BREW for other wireless technologies. This will require joint efforts with GSM and TDMA chip makers. The initial release of the BREW platform and the BREW SDK supports CDMA. qualcomm.com

To: Souze who wrote (3740)	2/10/2001 12:32:51 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Respond to of 6784

I wish I could even guess how much of a competitor (if any?) to Palm OS this might be Without more details it's hard to tell. It appears to provide a standard API to the wireless (ie connectivity) side of things. Supposedly there are already companies in Japan creating multiplayer games based on this, and if that's true there's probably no reason someone can't write a web-pased PIM for the phones as well. And that's without even a hint of PalmOS involvement. But before anyone gets too pessimistic, recall that PALM and QCOM have a fairly close relationship, and I wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming CDMA-based replacement for the PalmVII uses the same hooks.

To: Souze who wrote (3740)	2/10/2001 12:36:36 PM
From: Mang Cheng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6784

Good article from PC World, talking about the use of Palm and other PDAs, both wireless examples are with Palm VII, one fat-client wireless example with Pocket PC : "PC World's Enterprise Technology: Real Wireless on the Go" "Wireless handhelds can help your company gather critical data from people in the field, but only if the devices are used properly. Here are three examples of how to do it right. Eric Knorr From the March 2001 issue of PC World magazine Posted Monday, January 29, 2001 pcworld.com Also links to many good wireless articles on the sidebar. Mang