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To: Neeka who wrote (27049)	9/23/2002 7:45:43 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197225

Verizon Launches BREW Blitz By Jay Wrolstad Wireless NewsFactor September 23, 2002 Motorola also inked a deal with Qualcomm and Nextel to deliver a BREW-enabled handset in the United States. Qualcomm has built an application on its BREW platform for Nextel's direct connect service, and all of the carrier's new phones will be BREW-enabled Verizon Wireless has launched a major marketing blitz, pushing a new service based on Qualcomm's (Nasdaq: QCOM) BREW wireless applications platform and featuring a new color handset made by Motorola (NYSE: MOT). Dubbed "Get It Now," the new offering constitutes an upgrade of the Qualcomm platform rolled out nationwide in the United States in June. With BREW, phone users can access content ranging from entertainment to news and personal information management applications. "We have streamlined the service," Verizon spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson told Wireless NewsFactor, "and we now have a cool new color phone that lets people get games, get tones and get pictures." The initial focus is on entertainment, Nelson said. Motorola Delivers The Motorola T720, priced at US$200 with a service agreement, enables BREW downloads over Verizon Wireless' CDMA (code division multiple access) digital network and is compatible with the carrier's high-speed data Express Network. Access to the service is also available on the Verizon Wireless Z-800 and the Kyocera 3035e phones with an upgrade by the carrier. Motorola also inked a deal with Qualcomm and Nextel to deliver a BREW-enabled handset in the United States. Qualcomm has built an application on its BREW platform for Nextel's direct connect service, and all of the carrier's new phones will be BREW-enabled. Minimal Impact? The principal advantage of BREW, according to Nelson, is that it is a self-provisioning platform that gives consumers control over the applications they want over the air. "It is a lock-and-load, turnkey platform," he said. Nelson also pointed to BREW's flexibility -- including the ability to add Java-based applications in the future -- and its attractiveness to developers. Aberdeen Group analyst Isaac Ro had a lukewarm reaction to news of Verizon's marketing push. He told Wireless NewsFactor that BREW will have a minimal impact on Verizon's bottom line, at least initially. "This is not a core strategy for them. They really need to maintain their core subscriber base, and this has limited appeal right now," he said. While the carrier is introducing a broader array of applications, it has only a few BREW-enabled handsets available and will need to convince more customers to switch phones, said Ro. Boost for Qualcomm Qualcomm could stand to gain from the partnership, though, Ro added, with the leading U.S. carrier leading the charge for BREW while others, such as Cingular and Sprint, lend their support to Java's J2ME wireless applications platform. Also, he noted, Qualcomm gets a percentage of every BREW-enabled phone sold. Nelson said Verizon Wireless will introduce a half-dozen or so new BREW-enabled devices in the coming months, with the number of available applications increasing as the handsets are released. wirelessnewsfactor.com

To: Neeka who wrote (27049)	10/3/2002 5:55:19 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197225

JAMDAT Mobile Acquires Wireless Multiplayer Gaming Technology From DemiVision, LLC. www1.internetwire.com DemiVision Technology Extends JAMDAT Platform To Include Near Real-Time Multiplayer Gaming For Next-Generation Wireless Phones LOS ANGELES, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 10/03/2002 -- JAMDAT Mobile Inc., a leading publisher of entertainment applications and provider of enabling technologies for wireless, announced today that it has acquired the wireless gaming technology of DemiVision LLC, a wireless technology company located in Huntington Beach, CA. As a result of the acquisition, JAMDAT gains exclusive access to DemiVision’s unique wireless multiplayer gaming technology for developing and hosting interactive, client-server based wireless games. “This important announcement confirms JAMDAT’s commitment to multiplayer, connected gaming for mobile devices,” said Mitch Lasky, CEO of JAMDAT Mobile. “In 2000, JAMDAT launched the Gladiator franchise, the most successful turn-based multiplayer game for WAP. Now, we look forward to adding the DemiVision technology to our existing multiplayer and community platform to bring even more exciting multiplayer applications to mobile game consumers. Because wireless phones are inherently communication devices, they allow us to create mobile, multiplayer gaming experiences that cannot be replicated on a traditional video game console or the PC.” Highlighted Links JAMDAT Mobile Corporate Site JAMDAT Mobile Community Site “Since its inception, DemiVision has been exclusively focused on making truly interactive multiplayer wireless gaming a reality,” stated Barry Sohl, President and Founder of DemiVision, LLC. “JAMDAT has the proven success record, robust multiplayer development platform and unequaled wireless entertainment expertise that will bring DemiVision’s technologies to life. We are very excited that our technology has become a permanent part of their global mobile entertainment offering.” Lasky added, “JAMDAT’s existing multiplayer platform provides a robust environment for development of multiplayer wireless applications. When DemiVision’s low-latency TDP/UDP technology is combined with our existing platform, we can take the multiplayer experience to the next level and offer near real-time wireless gaming.” About JAMDAT Mobile Inc. Los Angeles-based JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (www.jamdatmobile.com) is a leading provider of mobile entertainment products, services and enabling technologies to wireless carriers, independent developers and publishers around the world. Founded by interactive entertainment executives from Activision, Inc. and backed by wireless infrastructure leaders QUALCOMM Incorporated, Sun Microsystems, and Intel, JAMDAT is at the forefront of the technological and creative evolution in wireless entertainment. JAMDAT's unique combination of creative and technological expertise has positioned the company as the preferred mobile entertainment partner for wireless carriers, infrastructure companies and independent developers. About DemiVision, LLC DemiVision, LLC is a technology group dedicated to pushing the envelope of networked mobile entertainment. The company develops server technologies that facilitate J2ME and BREW multiplayer wireless gaming. DemiVision is currently privately funded and is located in Huntington Beach, CA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Gaude Lydia Paez Company: JAMDAT Mobile Inc Phone: 310-226-3035 Email: gaude_paez@lax.bm.com Contact: Barry Sohl Company: DemiVision, LLC Title: President Phone: 714-964-2213 Email: bsohl@demivision.com