Good new, and I thought someone was saying the Q800 phone does not live up to the competitor.
QUALCOMM's Q Phone Wins PC Computing MVP Award; Popular CDMA
Digital Phone Receives Distinguished Honor for Best Cell Phone
PR Newswire - November 25, 1998 19:32
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that PC Computing magazine, the Ziff-Davis
(Nasdaq: ZD) publication for technology-focused business professionals, has awarded QUALCOMM's Q(TM) phone the
prestigious 1998 Most Valuable Product (MVP) award in the Digital Office Business Tools division for Best Cell Phone.
QUALCOMM's Q phone triumphed over the other category finalists, including Motorola's StarTAC 6500 and Samsung's SCH
2000.
"We are extremely proud to have QUALCOMM's Q phone recognized as the 'Best Cell Phone' by PC Computing," said Dr. Paul
E. Jacobs, president of QUALCOMM Consumer Products. "The Q phone's unique design and performance capabilities represent
the future of wireless communications: superior voice quality and usability enhanced by the power of advanced wireless services,
including Internet access, short messaging and paging -- all in one sleek, palm-sized package."
"The 1998 MVP Award winners reflect the most exciting industry trends we're seeing today," said Wendy Taylor, PC Computing
magazine editor. "The winners, including QUALCOMM's Q phone, all share one basic characteristic: they excel in offering business
computer users technology solutions that help them do business smarter, better and faster."
The MVP awards were given after an exhaustive review of thousands of Internet, software, hardware and digital office products that
evaluated each product for usability, performance, technology, innovation and value. The rigorous evaluation process used by PC
Computing magazine distinguishes the MVP Awards from other "best of the year" awards that are often based on reader polls and
popular opinion.
The 800 MHz Q phone -- a dual-mode CDMA digital and analog cellular handset -- with its sleek, clam-shell design and internal
antenna, provides crystal clear voice quality, reduced interference, fewer dropped calls and, with its CDMA digital encoding,
enhanced privacy and security. The phone's ability to switch automatically between CDMA digital and analog cellular systems
makes it consumer friendly and usable practically anytime, anywhere.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications
products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's major business areas include CDMA
digital phones; Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs); wireless infrastructure; technology licensing; and satellite-based
systems including OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM is headquartered in San Diego,
Calif. QUALCOMM's fiscal 1998 revenues exceeded U.S. $3 billion. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at
<http://www.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 27, 1998, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks and the Q phone is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
SOURCE QUALCOMM Incorporated
/CONTACT: Carolyn Brown, QUALCOMM Consumer Products, 619-651-7739, fax:
619-651-8962, cbrown@qualcomm.com, Christine Trimble, Corporate Public
Relations, 619-651-3628, fax: 619-651-2590, ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or Julie
Cunningham, Investor Relations, 619-658-4224, fax: 619-651-9303,
jcunningham@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM Incorporated/
/Web site: qualcomm.com
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