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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (12290)	7/13/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

IFR Systems Inc. Signs CDMA Production Software License With Qualcomm WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1998--IFR Systems Inc. (Nasdaq NMS:IFRS - news) Monday announced that it has entered into a royalty-bearing license agreement with QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:QCOM - news) that gives IFR the right to use and continue to develop QUALCOMM's proprietary software for production testing of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) handsets. The software is used by QUALCOMM to produce a wide range of CDMA products, including the latest Q phone. ''We are developing automatic CDMA test systems based on the QUALCOMM software. This will give handset manufacturers total confidence in the capabilities of IFR's test instruments as well as the benefit of international support through our worldwide service network,'' said Alfred H. Hunt III, president and chief executive officer of IFR Systems. James W. Silk, program manager, technology transfer -- licensing at QUALCOMM, said: ''This agreement benefits QUALCOMM, IFR and the growing CDMA manufacturing community. Rather than having to write their own test software, CDMA handset manufacturers will now have access to a professional test system from an internationally respected supplier.'' Hunt explained that when combined with IFR and other test instruments, the QUALCOMM software performs IS-98A parametric testing, and allows fully automatic testing of completed handsets, including the critical intermodulation immunity check, which is essential for satisfactory handset operation. He said that the production software also includes calibration capabilities to optimize test-system accuracy by compensating for cellular equipment errors and external losses.