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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Winners of BREW(R) 2004 Developer Awards
SAN DIEGO, June 10 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the winners of the BREW
2004 Developer Awards recognizing outstanding applications developed for the
Company's BREW solution. QUALCOMM announced the winning applications today
during an awards ceremony at the BREW 2004 Developers Conference being held at
the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego. The annual awards program
showcases achievement and talent in BREW application development in
six different categories. An anonymous panel of industry experts chose
winners based on several criteria including: visual appeal, originality,
ease-of-use, "cool factor" and features.
QUALCOMM congratulates the following BREW 2004 Developer Awards winners:
* Best Productivity/M-Commerce Application: Mobile Banking by China
M-World Co., Ltd. (China)
* Best Entertainment Application: EZFM by NANO Media, inc. and ITOCHU
Corp. (Japan)
* Best Game Application: JAMDAT(R) Bowling 2 by JAMDAT(R) Mobile Inc.
(United States)
* Best Location-Based Service Application: EZnaviwalk by NAVITIME JAPAN
Co. LTD. (Japan)
* Best Communications Application: RocketMMS(TM) by Rocket Mobile
Inc. (United States)
* Best Information Application: Weathernews by Weathernews Americas
Inc. (United States)
"This year's applications raise the bar for the development of fun,
entertaining and useful wireless content and certainly set the standard for
the BREW 2005 Developer Awards," said Gina Lombardi, senior vice president of
marketing and product management for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "We
congratulate these exceptional publishers and developers who are advancing the
wireless industry by creating innovative applications for both consumer and
business users. The BREW developer community is helping to drive 3G devices
and services through the creation of the most advanced wireless data content
throughout the industry and around the world."
Twice as many application entries were submitted for the BREW 2004
Developer Awards than in 2003, demonstrating the growing popularity of the
BREW solution which provides a simple and robust system for publishers and
developers to create and sell their applications globally.
QUALCOMM's BREW solution provides products and services that connect the
mobile marketplace value chain, which includes publishers, application
developers, content providers, device manufacturers, operators and consumers.
Publishers and developers worldwide are generating revenue from BREW-based
applications and content, and 26 manufacturers have offered more than 140
BREW-enabled device models to consumers. There are many successful operators
that have deployed commercial BREW-based wireless data services around the
world, including Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, Cellular One, MetroPCS, Midwest
Wireless, NTELOS, Rural Cellular Corporation and U.S. Cellular in the United
States, China Unicom, KDDI in Japan, KTF in South Korea, Hutch in Thailand,
Tata in India, Telstra in Australia, VIVO in Brazil, BellSouth Chile,
BellSouth Colombia, BellSouth Ecuador, BellSouth Panama, BellSouth Peru,
Movicom in Argentina, Telcel and Movilnet in Venezuela, Verizon in the
Dominican Republic, Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Pelephone in Israel and Zapp
in Romania.
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 extent and speed to which the BREW solution is
adopted and deployed, 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, 2003, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact: Michele Bakic, QUALCOMM Internet
Services, +1-858-651-4017, mbakic@qualcomm.com, or Emily Gin, Corporate Public
Relations, +1-858-651-4084, publicrelations@qualcomm.com, or Bill Davidson,
Investor Relations, +1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com, all of QUALCOMM
Incorporated.
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