Savi Technology and QUALCOMM Launch Strategic Product Integration Initiative to Deliver Total Supply Chain Visibility and Security

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Savi Technology and QUALCOMM Launch Strategic Product Integration Initiative to Deliver Total Supply Chain Visibility and Security

Combined GPS/Active RFID Product Suite Will Ensure End-to-End, In-Transit Visibility and Security for Maritime, Rail and Truck Transportation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & SAN DIEGO, Jun 14, 2002 - Today at the National Cargo Security Conference, Savi Technology, the leading provider of real-time solutions for global supply chain security and asset management, and QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM), the leader in mobile communications for the transportation industry, announced a strategic product initiative to integrate the companies' tracking, management and security products into a comprehensive hardware/software solution for in-transit visibility and security of transportation containers and their contents for the maritime, rail and truck industries. Developed in response to requests from existing and prospective customers, this integrated solution will create a comprehensive system for transportation carriers, service providers and owners of supply chain assets to manage, monitor and secure shipments.

The product initiative combines QUALCOMM's market-leading OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(R) mobile communications systems, network operations and fleet management, with Savi's proven real-time solutions that leverage their latest, sixth generation, active radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology -- including electronic security seals -- with enterprise software that improves the management and security of supply chain assets. The result of this integrated product initiative is the first real-time solution that encompasses the visibility and management of fleet operations with management and security of supply chain assets, such as maritime containers, reusable transport containers, truck trailers, rail cars and intermodal containers.

Savi and QUALCOMM have over a decade of expertise in supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with technologies for use in the DoD's wireless tracking infrastructure called the Total Asset Visibility (TAV) network, which provides In-Transit Visibility (ITV) for military assets and cargo. This infrastructure enables the DoD -- one of the largest shippers in the world -- to securely ship, manage and monitor its cargo. Based on Automatic Identification Technologies (AIT), including RFID from Savi and satellite communications from QUALCOMM, the DoD's expanding TAV infrastructure monitors and manages 250,000 conveyances that move military supplies through 350 locations in more than 36 countries.

"This alliance builds on a productive history of collaboration between QUALCOMM and Savi Technology," said Chris Wolfe, president of QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions. "Integrating wide-area networks with local-area networks for the purpose of comprehensive asset management is a powerful idea. We look forward to working with Savi to make continuous monitoring, real-time inventory visibility and supply chain security a reality."

OmniTRACS and OmniExpress systems are industry-leading wireless mobile communications and tracking systems that provide real-time messaging and position reporting between fleets and their operations centers. QUALCOMM has offered fleet management solutions since 1988, and serves over 1,300 customers including 20 of the top 25 tank truck carriers and 38 of the top 40 truckload carriers. Today, QUALCOMM's mobile communications systems function in 33 countries on four continents and vehicles are monitored via nine QUALCOMM Network Management Centers worldwide.

"QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS system is a perfect complement to Savi's solution set," said Vikram Verma, president and CEO of Savi Technology. "Transportation companies are trying to find ways to ensure the security of their shipments and enable continuous inventory tracking for their customers. The combined solution that Savi and QUALCOMM offer will enable them to do both while also delivering significant operational efficiencies."

Savi Technology is the industry-leading supplier of real-time supply chain security and asset management software solutions that uniquely leverage data from AIT systems such as RFID, GPS, and other satellite systems. Savi's leading RFID technology platform, EchoPoint, is the basis for Savi's SmartSeal(TM) family of electronic seals and its new 600-Series RFID system. In addition, Savi's Universal Data Appliance Protocol (UDAP) has been widely adopted as an open communications protocol that enables complete interoperability with all automated data collection systems such as RFID, Barcode, GPS and other data collection systems.

About Savi Technology

With over 12 years of global logistics infrastructure experience, Savi is the proven leader in real-time supply chain asset management and security. Savi Technology continues to help build and operate the world's largest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cargo tracking infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). In addition to DoD, the company's broad customer base includes the U.S. Postal Service, Singapore Airlines, Woolworths UK, as well as numerous international ports, terminal operators, shippers, carriers, asset owners and third party logistics providers. Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Africa. For additional information, visit www.savi.com

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated ( www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) applications platform; QChat(TM) push-to-talk technology; Eudora(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS and OmniExpress. QUALCOMM owns patents that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

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