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QUALCOMM to Host Third Annual BREW(TM) Developers Conference
Top Sponsors Include Verizon Wireless, Motorola and U.S. Cellular, as
Developers, Handset Manufacturers and Network Operators Gather for Premier
Event
SAN DIEGO, April 21 -
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced
the official line-up of sponsors, speakers, exhibitors and entertainment for
its third annual BREW Developers Conference in San Diego, April 28-30. The
conference provides a networking forum for attendees as well as opportunities
to learn from general session, technical and business tracks dedicated to
sharing knowledge and expert resources on QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime
Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW) platform. An estimated 1,200 attendees
are expected at the event.
"We are extremely pleased by the successes of the BREW solution during the
past year -- particularly about the fact that so many of our partners have
enjoyed significant revenue from BREW-based applications and services," said
Peggy Johnson, president, QUALCOMM Internet Services. "Many of the world's
leading operators have adopted the BREW solution as the foundation for their
wireless data offerings, proving the global validity of the BREW solution and
demonstrating its contribution to fast and easy wireless data service
deployments."
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, president of QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet Group, will
kick-off the conference on Tuesday morning, April 29. Keynote and general
session speeches will follow, featuring QUALCOMM executives and wireless
industry leaders. Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM, will
give the first keynote of the conference on Tuesday morning -- "3G Adoption,
Evolution and the Impact of BREW." On Wednesday, April 30, Dr. James Canton
with the Institute for Global Futures will deliver the morning keynote address
-- "Real-Time: The Future of mBusiness and the Wireless Information Society."
Top executives from China Unicom, Vivo (the Telefonica Moviles -- Portugal
Telecom joint venture in Brazil), KDDI of Japan, and ALLTEL and Verizon
Wireless of the United States will discuss their data services strategies and
how developers can work with them. Speakers from these wireless operators
include Dr. William Weicong Li, general manager - marketing for China Unicom;
Dr. Yasuhiko Ito, executive managing officer for the solution business sector
of KDDI; Luis Avelar, vice president of information technologies and products
and services engineering for Vivo; Philip Junker, executive vice president of
marketing for ALLTEL; and Jim Straight, vice president of data and wireless
Internet services for Verizon Wireless.
Showcasing BREW Applications
Throughout the conference, attendees will have the opportunity to see the
latest BREW-enabled devices and applications. Companies participating in the
BREW 2003 Developers Conference as sponsors or in the Partner Pavilion
include:
Platinum Sponsor
Verizon Wireless
Gold Sponsors
Motorola
U.S. Cellular
Silver Sponsors
ALLTEL
LG InfoComm USA
Sharp
Bronze Sponsors
Kyocera Wireless
Navigation Technologies
IBM
Welcome Reception Sponsors
Activision
ESPN
Netcafe Sponsor
ARM
Media Sponsors
RCR Wireless
Software Development Magazine
Wireless Business & Technology
BREW Engineering Support Lab Sponsor
DevX
Other Sponsors
Wireless Week
KDDI
NSTL
Exhibitor Sponsors
China Unicom
esmertec
Faith West
generationPix
JAMDAT Mobile
KTF
Logitech
Magus Soft
Mforma
NSTL
Rocket Mobile
Single Touch Interactive
Teleca
Tourmaline Networks
Vindigo
Vivo
Wiz Technologies
Xpherix
Honoring Excellence
This year's conference will reveal the winners of the second annual BREW
Developer Awards, which celebrate the excellence, innovation and imagination
of BREW application developers in six categories: Best Productivity
Application, Best Entertainment Application, Best Game Application, Best
Location-Based Service Application, Best Communications Application and Best
Extension/Technology Application. The awards will be presented by Dr. Paul E.
Jacobs and Peggy Johnson on Tuesday morning during the General Session.
BREWfest, an exclusive celebration for BREW 2003 attendees on Tuesday
night, will feature entertainment from the Grammy(R) award-winning, funk and
soul group Kool & the Gang.
For more information on the BREW 2003 Developers Conference and to view
daily conference news and multimedia highlights, please visit
www.brew2003.com .
Deployments of the BREW solution continue as operators throughout the
world join Verizon Wireless and ALLTEL in the United States, KTF in South
Korea, KDDI in Japan, China Unicom, Vivo in Brazil and Telstra in Australia,
in commercializing BREW-based services. U.S. Cellular has also launched a
BREW user trial. More than 40 BREW-enabled handset models have been offered
to consumers worldwide and more than 40 device manufacturers have indicated
their interest in the BREW platform.
QUALCOMM's BREW solution is a complete product and business system for the
development and over-the-air deployment of data services on wireless devices.
The BREW solution provides the necessary tools and value-added services to
developers, device manufacturers and wireless operators for application
development and distribution, device configuration, and billing and payment.
QUALCOMM Incorporated ( www.qualcomm.com ) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have
manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and
profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed and the BREW
solution is adopted, 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 30, 2002, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. BREW is a
trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
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