AdaptiveInfo Announces TRUE Brew(TM) Adaptive News Browser

Innovative wireless application saves consumers time and money by downloading content automatically, taking advantage of off-peak minutes

Irvine, CA April 22, 2002- AdaptiveInfo today announced that its Adaptive News Browser for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (Brew(TM)) platform has received the TRUE Brew(TM) designation from the National Software Testing Laboratories (NSTL). The Adaptive News Browser provides wireless access to personalized news content on BREW-enabled handsets.

The Adaptive News Browser communicates with AdaptiveInfo's Adaptive Information Server to provide state-of-the-art browser functionality, such as adaptive content personalization, news search and off-peak download capabilities. Consumers can interactively browse the latest content at any time or configure the application to download new content at a fixed time every day. Downloaded content can then be browsed at any time without any additional wireless charges or delay. The application provides value to consumers by allowing them to use off-peak minutes to download content.

"QUALCOMM's BREW platform offers several advances over earlier wireless platforms, providing our development team with an easy-to-use solution that allowed us to quickly and efficiently develop our news browser," says Michael Pazzani, AdaptiveInfo's CEO. "The combination of our adaptive browser and BREW-based services will allow consumers to automatically launch the application during off-peak times to download content and save money."

AdaptiveInfo has partnered with the San Diego Union Tribune to deliver the latest news, weather and traffic conditions from the SignOnSanDiego service to BREW phones. In addition, information about local restaurants, nightlife, attractions and events is available. "QUALCOMM is both an international high-tech innovator and a premier San Diego company. We're proud to be a partner with AdaptiveInfo on QUALCOMM's BREW in the San Diego market," said Chris Jennewein, director of Internet operations for the Union-Tribune.

AdaptiveInfo and Nando Media have partnered on a BREW application to deliver complete coverage of breaking U.S., world, business, sports, technology, politics, science, health, opinion and entertainment news from the Nando Times. AdaptiveInfo and Nando Media have also partnered to provide wireless access to Nando Media's "SportServer" content, which includes coverage of a variety of professional and college sports, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tennis, golf, auto racing, horse racing, boxing, U.S. and international soccer, as well as rugby. "The partnership with AdaptiveInfo is an exciting opportunity for Nando Media as it allows us to further our commitment to deliver quality and timely news content on multiple platforms," said James Green, president and publisher of Nando Media.

AdaptiveInfo has partnered with VentureWire to deliver BREW-enabled versions of the daily premium news services VentureWire Professional and VentureWire Lifescience. "We're quite pleased to be able to continue to work with AdaptiveInfo, and to make these services available to additional, important markets," said Brian O'Connell, Publisher of VentureWire.

"The Adaptive News Browser is a great tool for delivering personalized content into the hands of consumers," said Jan Lezny, senior director of developer relations, QUALCOMM Internet Services. "Consumers will be able to access timely, relevant content, such as news, sports and traffic reports - when they need it and where they need it -- with their BREW-enabled handsets."

The Adaptive News Browser for BREW receives content from AdaptiveInfo's Adaptive Information Server. The Adaptive Information Server acts as an intelligent agent for the consumer to determine which content to download each day. This patent-pending adaptive personalization technology automatically and effortlessly learns users' interests as they interact with their mobile devices. As the user reads some articles and skips others, the server learns about the user, and articles that match his or her interests are downloaded each day. The personalized delivery of content occurs without the content provider adding extra category tags to content, and without requiring the mobile user to fill out any forms. The Adaptive Information Server converts content from a Web site or database to the proper format for any wireless device, including a compact format for fast delivery to the Adaptive News Browser for BREW.

QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin application execution environment that provides an open, standard platform for wireless devices. The BREW platform is part of a complete, end-to-end solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW SDKTM (software development kit) for developers, the BREW applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that is controlled and managed by carriers enabling them to easily get applications from developers to market and coordinate the billing and payment process. Carriers' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize their handsets by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's application download server. The BREW platform is a product of QUALCOMM Internet Services (QIS), a division within the QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet (QWI) Group of QUALCOMM Inco rporated.

About AdaptiveInfo

AdaptiveInfo provides state-of-the-art server software for Sun and Microsoft platforms for the delivery of personalized content. The company's patent pending technology automatically learns a user's interests as a natural part of their interaction with their mobile device. Applications of AdaptiveInfo's technology include personalized delivery of news, classified ads, restaurant listings, and catalogs of downloadable applications.

About SignOnSanDiego.com

SignOnSanDiego.com is the leading online source for news, community and city guide information in San Diego. Want to be informed? SignOnSanDiego.com features The San Diego Union-Tribune online every day and the latest breaking news headlines from the San Diego region and around the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Looking for something to do in San Diego? SignOnSanDiego.com offers the most complete guide to what's on, where to go, where to shop, what to eat, and where to stay plus much more. Need a new job, place to live, or car to drive? SignOnSanDiego.com has the most comprehensive listing of local jobs, real estate and vehicles for sale than any other online source in San Diego. Powered by the Union-Tribune Publishing Company, SignOnSanDiego.com is the number one choice for the people of San Diego.

About Nando Media (www.nandomedia.com):

Nando Media is a pioneer in Web-based publishing and a leader in providing continuously updated news and information across a network of affiliate web sites. Located in Raleigh, N.C. (USA), Nando began publishing news on the Web in July 1994. Nando offers a complete publishing solution for its clients, including the Digital Workbench content management system, 24-hour news and other news content products, portal development through the Community Cornerstone product, ad management services and hosting facilities. Nando Media is the interactive media division of The McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI), one of the nation's top 10 newspaper companies and currently provides content and publishing solutions for more than three dozen web sites.

About VentureWire

VentureWire publishes several newsletters and regular research reports about private companies and venture capital. These products are read by an elite audience of more than 150,000 venture capitalists, high-tech CEOs, investment bankers, high-tech attorneys, accountants, and other important players in the new economy. More information can be found at http://venturewire.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 integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; the BREW applications platform; Eudora® e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the GlobalstarT system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS® and OmniExpressT. 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 is a 2001 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. OmniExpress, BREW and BREW SDK are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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