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To: Eric L who wrote (48954)	11/15/2001 5:02:23 PM
From: techreports	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

I consider that to be a very significant and timely announcement from Qualcomm. The mobile world is going the Java route quickly, and the established Java developers world is considerably larger than the BREW developers world. I have a problem with that comment.. BREW isn't a programing language.. qualcomm.com QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin, standardized execution environment that resides in handsets. Native BREW applications are written in C/C++. While BREW supports programming in other languages, such as Java, C/C++ is used as a primary language by significantly more developers worldwide than any other language, according to International Data Corp. QUALCOMM's BREW initiative is the only approach that offers developers, OEMs and carriers a complete, end-to-end solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW Software Development Kit™ (SDK) for developers, the BREW application platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that enables developers and their carrier customers to get applications to market and coordinates the billing and payment processes for them. Carriers' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize their cell phones by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's application download server. Also, apps written in C++ will run better on BREW than in java.