Jon & All, Now this is BIG.
Home - Yahoo! - Help
Yahoo! Visa - 9.99% fixed APR, no annual fee
[ Business | US Market | By Industry | IPO | AP | S&P | International | PRNews | BizWire ]
Monday September 21, 12:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Unveils 'pdQ' CDMA Digital Smartphone
- QUALCOMM's pdQ Smartphone is the Industry's First CDMA Digital Phone and Palm Computing Platform-Based
Organizer -
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news), pioneer and one of the world leaders of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced its revolutionary new pdQ(TM) smartphone. The all-in-one digital phone and pen-based
organizer integrates QUALCOMM's industry leading CDMA wireless technology with 3Com's Palm Computing platform. QUALCOMM will commence market
trials with both a dual-mode 800 MHz digital/analog version and a single-mode 1900 MHz digital version of the pdQ smartphone in the fourth quarter of 1998.
Commercial availability of the pdQ smartphone is expected in the first half of 1999.
''QUALCOMM's CDMA phones and 3Com's PalmPilot(TM) and Palm III(TM) connected organizers have been among the most successful products in the history
of consumer electronics,'' said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, president of QUALCOMM Consumer Products. ''The pdQ smartphone is our solution to consumers' requests to
combine the capabilities of their Palm Computing organizers with the QUALCOMM CDMA digital phone. With the introduction of QUALCOMM's smartphone,
businesses and consumers can reduce the number of communication devices they carry to one, while expanding voice and data capabilities.''
''The introduction of QUALCOMM's new smartphone represents the beginning of a new era of integrated wireless data and voice communications devices,'' said
Mark Bercow, vice president, strategic alliances and platform development at Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company. ''The extension of the Palm Computing
platform into telephony and the rapidly growing wireless communications market opens our technology to an even broader range of users and increases the
opportunities for our growing solutions provider community as well.''
The pdQ smartphone maximizes CDMA wireless data capabilities to provide users with the ability not only to make voice calls, but also to keep track of
appointments, catalog contact information, send and receive email, surf the Internet, and receive alpha numeric pages, all from one device. Because the pdQ
smartphone is based on the Palm Computing platform, more than 1,000 productivity applications are available to users, including enterprise information management,
contacts, scheduling and groupware, communications, and business and personal productivity applications.
Leveraging the Palm Computing platform, QUALCOMM has developed Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the telephony platform of the pdQ
smartphone. The Company will release a Software Developers' Kit (SDK) to third party developers and OEMs for the development of mobile personal and
business productivity applications for QUALCOMM's smartphone as consumer demand warrants.
The pdQ smartphone includes three new QUALCOMM developed applications for Short Messaging Service (SMS) alert management, email and web browsing.
QUALCOMM's unique SMS alert manager is fully customizable to launch the particular application with which it is associated automatically. For example, a voice
mail alert will dial a voice mail number automatically to retrieve messages.
QUALCOMM's new smartphone measures approximately 15.7cm x 6.7cm x3.5cm. Weighing in at approximately 229 grams, the pdQ smartphone features a flip
down phone keypad for easy call dialing and a large 160-by-240 pixel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) touch screen for the display of information and data entry.
Users can dial a number automatically by simply tapping on a contact name in their address book with the stylus. Data is input via Graffiti(R) power writing software
developed by Palm Computing. For greater flexibility in data management, HotSync(R) technology allows users to transfer and synchronize information between the
pdQ smartphone and a personal computer. Additional product information is available at qualcomm.com.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM Incorporated develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates advanced communication systems and
products based on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The Company's primary product areas are the OmniTRACS(R) system (a geostationary satellite
based, mobile communications system providing two-way data and position reporting services), CDMA wireless communications systems and products and, in
conjunction with others, the development of Globalstar(TM) low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other Company products include the Eudora
Pro(R) electronic mail software, ASIC products, and communications equipment and systems for government and commercial users worldwide. For more
information, please visit qualcomm.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including
timely product development, the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis
and those related to performance guarantees, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time
to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 1997 and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora Pro are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. pdQ is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. PalmPilot and Palm III are trademarks, and Palm Computing, Graffiti and
HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com Corporation, or its subsidiaries.
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated
More Quotes and News:
Qualcomm Inc (Nasdaq:QCOM - news)
Related News Categories: telecom
Help
Copyright c 1998 PRNewswire. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of PRNewswire.
PRNewswire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information.
Questions or Comments?
|
