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To: ynot who wrote (5084)	2/9/1999 6:03:00 PM
From: Mike Hardy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10081

posting again Microsoft To License Technology To BT Wireless Week has learned that Microsoft Corp. plans to announce next week that it will license its WirelessKnowledge LLC technology to British Telecommunications plc for use in global system for mobile communications networks. Sources told Wireless Week that BT plans to offer WirelessKnowledge through the carrier's GSM network. The deal gives WirelessKnowledge increased credibility among detractors who doubted the venture's stated goal of being interface agnostic. The U.S. carriers who are partners in the joint venture primarily use code-division multiple access technology, of which Qualcomm Inc. is a leading proponent. Sources said Microsoft will formally announce the deal with BT at next week's Wireless '99 trade show in New Orleans, sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. WirelessKnowledge is a joint venture between Microsoft and Qualcomm Inc. to provide remote access to corporate data. The venture recently announced its first application, Revolv, which will be offered by nine U.S. wireless carriers and allow subscribers with a variety of handheld devices to get their corporate e-mail, calendars and other data and even access the Internet.