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To: waitwatchwander who wrote (33079)	3/4/2003 9:01:06 AM
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Dwango® Wireless Developing Game Applications for QUALCOMM's BREW™ Platform hoovnews.hoovers.com HOUSTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dwango® Wireless, developer and publisher of wireless applications and technology for users of next-generation mobile devices, today announced the company is developing games for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless™ (BREW™) platform. Dwango's games will include STAR EXCEED™, a top down vertical shooting game where players lock on to targets, track and shoot; and dwango Racing™, a car driving game in which players race against up to eight different computer rivals. Both applications are expected to be released this spring. "Demand for entertainment applications on mobile devices is increasing among the U.S. population as well as throughout the rest of world," said Robert E. "dwangobob" Huntley, founder and chief executive officer of Dwango North America and co-founder, shareholder, former chairman and director of Dwango Japan. "Our relationship with QUALCOMM signals that Dwango is dedicated to bringing its exciting library of games to wireless subscribers around the world as quickly as possible." "Given my successful experience with i-mode in Japan, I wanted to find a partner who could offer Dwango the ability to reach a large number of consumers with the same successful implementation rate. QUALCOMM is that partner," said Huntley. "We are excited to team with the company and are eager to offer our games to consumers." "QUALCOMM is thrilled to work with an early pioneer of the online game space," said Gina Lombardi, senior vice president of marketing and product management, QUALCOMM Internet Services. "Dwango's leadership in the wireless game industry and upcoming line-up of action packed games will definitely appeal to wireless subscribers everywhere." Deployments of the BREW solution continue as operators throughout the world join Verizon Wireless and ALLTEL in the United States, KTF in South Korea, KDDI in Japan, and China Unicom in commercializing BREW-based services. Brasilcel, a joint venture between Spain's Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom, plans to roll out BREW services to subscribers in Latin America in March 2003 and U.S. Cellular has launched a BREW user trial. More than 40 BREW-enabled handset models are already available to consumers worldwide, and more than 40 device manufacturers have indicated their interest in the BREW platform. QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin application execution environment that provides an open, standard platform for wireless devices. The BREW platform is part of 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 SDK™ (software development kit) for developers, the BREW applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that is controlled and managed by operators -- enabling them to easily get applications from developers to market and coordinate the billing and payment process. Operators' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize their handsets by downloading applications over the air from an operator's application download server. The BREW platform is a product of QUALCOMM Internet Services (QIS), a division within the QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet (QWI) Group of QUALCOMM Incorporated. About Dwango Dwango Wireless, Inc., develops and publishes wireless applications and technology for users of next-generation mobile devices. Dwango Wireless, the software development center for Dwango North America, is based in Seattle, Wash. For more information on Dwango Wireless, please visit www.dwango.com or call 713/914-9600. Dwango is a registered trademark of Dwango Co., Ltd. STAR EXCEED and dwango Racing are trademarks of Dwango Co., Ltd. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. BREW is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For further information please contact: Laurie Pennino, +1-281-286-9398, lp@penninoandpartners.com, or Lacy Attuso, +1-512-652-2670, lacy@penninoandpartners.com, both of Pennino and Partners, for Dwango Wireless, Inc.