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To: voop who wrote (11064)	5/29/2001 1:22:06 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 197253

Voop, << Maybe the China contact Errorickson will open eyes to other business they could be gleaning. >> ... and Mexico's Pegaso PCS ... and KDDI for 1xRTT. - Eric -

To: voop who wrote (11064)	5/29/2001 2:13:56 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 197253

I don't know what percentage of infra contracts Q enjoyed but I do know that, whatever it was, it was not very profitable at the time ERICY took the division over. Knowing that the migration from CDMAOne to CDMA2000 was going to be relatively simple and therefore even less profitable from an infra standpoint, I suspect that IJ didn't see much of a risk in giving the division up, particularly as his vision of Q was that of an IPR and ASIC machine.

To: voop who wrote (11064)	5/29/2001 2:21:43 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 197253

re: QUALCOMM & OpenPGP PKI Alliance >> OpenPGP Alliance Formed to Advance Standard in PKI Based Software May 29, 2001 BusinessWire Hush Communications Joins with Qualcomm, Zero-Knowledge and Biodata to Launch Independent Software Alliance for the Benefit of Security Communications Industry The OpenPGP Alliance (www.openpgp.org), a new organization dedicated to promoting compatibility among private electronic communications systems, today announced eleven top privacy companies as members. OpenPGP is a standard based on PGP, the world's most popular method for encrypting email, which next month celebrates the 10th anniversary of its inception. The OpenPGP Alliance will oversee technical compatibility testing, and provide educational and cross-marketing opportunities to members that include public company, Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM), as well as popular private companies, Hush Communications, SSH Communications Security and Zero-Knowledge Systems. "A global spirit of cooperation is what helped PGP evolve from an arcane encryption program into the de facto standard that now protects the privacy of millions of users around the world," said Phil Zimmermann, the original author of PGP and chief cryptographer for Hush and founder of the OpenPGP Alliance. "By cooperating to ensure that different secure email systems work together, companies do not have to feel they are going it alone." "Intelligent use of strong cryptography will have many important roles as the Internet evolves," said John Noerenberg, Principal Engineer, Qualcomm Inc. "OpenPGP provides an excellent foundation for encryption and authentication regardless of whether the medium is wired, wireless, optical, or any other means to transport information. We're proud of the role we've played in making applications using OpenPGP available." "We are delighted to be founding members of the alliance and involved in introducing open and interoperable security standards," said Jon Matonis, CEO of Hush Communications. "Going forward the alliance will help build a stronger security communications industry, with the participation of key global companies. We have been engaged in incorporating OpenPGP into our future product set and are excited by the opportunity to expand the reach of the standard." Background OpenPGP Alliance was formed to help ensure compatibility among encrypted email systems, and to help extend the OpenPGP format to other non-email applications that can benefit from privacy protection. OpenPGP was submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet's protocol engineering and development arm, in 1997. It had been a proprietary product since 1991. By becoming an IETF standard (RFC 2440), OpenPGP may be implemented by any company without paying any licensing fees to anyone. Membership in the OpenPGP Alliance is open to any company, organization, or individual interested in developing products or offering services based on the OpenPGP standard. Testing The OpenPGP Alliance will organize interoperability testing, in cooperation with the IETF, at Qualcomm's San Diego facilities this summer. The goal of interoperability testing is to ensure: multiple implementations of OpenPGP conform to the requirements of the RFC2440, requirements of RFC2440 conform to the needs of companies that implement it, implementations successfully exchange keys, encrypted messages, and signatures. A detailed schedule and plan for the interoperability test will be posted at openpgp.org. Members Biodata biodata.com Gnu Privacy Guard gnupg.org Hush Communications hush.com Laissez Faire City lfcity.com LokTek loktechnology.com Qualcomm qualcomm.com SSH ssh.com Tovaris tovaris.com Veridis veridis.com ZendIt veridit.com Zero-Knowledge zeroknowledge.com About OpenPGP Alliance OpenPGP is a non-proprietary protocol for encrypting email using public key cryptography. It is based on PGP as originally developed by Phil Zimmermann. The OpenPGP protocol (IETF RFC 2440) defines standard formats for encrypted messages, signatures, and certificates for exchanging public keys. The OpenPGP Alliance brings companies together to pursue a common goal of promoting the same standard for email encryption and to apply the PKI that has emerged from the OpenPGP community to other non-email applications. For more information visit www.openpgp.org or send an email to info@openpgp.org. << - Eric -