Message-ID: <23743690.1075851530985.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 04:26:24 -0700 (PDT) From: morning23@alerts.equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for QCOM Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" @ENRON X-To: Andrew Lewis X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ALEWIS (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: ALEWIS (Non-Privileged).pst =09[IMAGE]=09 =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Upgrades [IMAGE] DownGrades= [IMAGE] Coverage Initiated [IMAGE] Coverage Reiterated [IMAGE] Stock Sp= lits [IMAGE] Buybacks [IMAGE] Dividends [IMAGE] Pos Pre-Announce [IMAGE= ] Neg Pre-Announce [IMAGE] Pos Surprises [IMAGE] Neg Surprises [IMAGE] E= arnings Revisions [IMAGE] IPO - Lockup Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Prici= ng [IMAGE] IPO - Quite Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Postponements [IMAGE] IPO -= Withdrawals [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Filings [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMAGE] Update my Membership / Profile [IM= AGE] Forgot Username / Password [IMAGE] Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE] View = My Alerts [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09 As requested, your News Alert for QCOM follows from E= quityAlert.com. QUALCOMM: Top device manufacturers, major game develope= r and Canadian carrier join QUALCOMM's BREW initiative=1DHitachi, Ltd., Pan= asonic, Toshiba, Sega and SaskTel indicate support for wireless application= platform SAN DIEGO, Oct 23, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- QUALCOMM I= ncorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multi= ple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that it has = signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Japanese phone ma= nufacturers Hitachi, Ltd., Panasonic and Toshiba. Game developer Sega Corpo= ration, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment worldwide, Canadia= n wireless operator Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel), Korean OEMs = INTERCUBE Co. Ltd. And Etronics Corp., also join the growing list of compan= ies who have communicated their support for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Envir= onment for Wireless? (BREW?) applications platform. "We are excited to ad= d to our growing list of device manufacturers and application developers th= at are supporting the BREW platform," said Gina Lombardi, senior vice presi= dent of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "A= s BREW-enabled services become commercially available, interest from additi= onal companies continues to grow, as demonstrated by the more than 6,500 do= wnloads of the BREW Software Development Kit." QUALCOMM's BREW platform i= s a thin, standardized execution environment that resides in handsets. Nati= ve BREW applications are written in C/C++. While BREW supports programming = in other languages, such as Java, C/C++ is used as a primary language by si= gnificantly more developers worldwide than any other language, according to= International Data Corp. QUALCOMM's BREW initiative is the only approach t= hat offers developers, OEMs and carriers a complete, end-to-end solution fo= r wireless applications development, device configuration, application dist= ribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the = BREW Software Development Kit? (SDK) for developers, the BREW application p= latform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distributi= on System (BDS) that enables developers and their carrier customers to get = applications to market and coordinates the billing and payment processes fo= r them. Carriers' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize th= eir handsets by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's appl= ication download server. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is= one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 = (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billi= on*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, includ= ing computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial e= quipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web= site at http://global.hitachi.com. * At an exchange rate of 124 yen to t= he dollar. Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd., a consolidated s= ubsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., best known for its Pa= nasonic-brand products, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobi= le phones for the global market. The company's contributions to the mobile = communications industry include 3G wireless infrastructure products, inform= ation platforms and terminal products for mobile multimedia. It is also wor= king with other leading mobile communication manufacturers on the Symbian p= roject, whose goal is to develop an operating system for mobile information= terminals. For more information about Panasonic's mobile communications,= visit their website at www.mci.panasonic.co.jp/english. Sega Corporation= is a nearly $2.5 billion company recognized as the industry leader in inte= ractive digital entertainment media, offering interactive entertainment exp= eriences both inside and outside the home. Sega's Web site is located at = http://www.sega.co.jp/. Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information an= d communications systems, electronic components, consumer products and powe= r systems. The company's integration of these wide-ranging capabilities ass= ures its position as an innovator in advanced components, products and syst= ems. Toshiba has 188,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US$47= billion. Visit Toshiba's Web site at: www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm. QUALC= OMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and deliverin= g innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on= the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas includ= e CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; the BREW applica= tions platform; Eudora e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satelli= te-based systems including portions of the Globalstar system and wireless f= leet management systems, OmniTRACS and OmniExpress. QUALCOMM owns patents= that are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standard= s that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodi= es worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to = more than 100 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headqua= rtered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S? 500 Index and i= s a 2001 FORTUNE 500 company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ti= cker 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 to which any of the MOUs may = result in binding definitive agreements or actual development of products, = the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured signific= ant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the ext= ent and speed to which CDMA is deployed and the BREW platform is adopted, c= hange 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 rep= orts, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 24, 20= 00, and most recent Form 10-Q. CONTACT: Alison Graves, QUALCOMM Internet = Services Tel: +1 858 651 4348 Fax: +1 858 845 1254 e-mail: agraves@qualcomm= .com Patty Goodwin, Corporate Public Relations Tel: +1 858 651 4127 Fax: +1= 858 651 5873 e-mail: pgoodwin@qualcomm.com Julie Cunningham, Investor Rela= tions Tel: +1 858 658 4224 Fax: +1 858 651 9303 e-mail: jcunningham@qualcom= m.com Emma Boran, Burson-Marsteller Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 6376 Fax: +44 (0)20= 7300 6493 e-mail: emma_boran@uk.bm.com M2 Communications Ltd disclaims a= ll liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by= named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained a= t http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com.= (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD -0- [IMAGE] ***IMPORTANT NO= TICE AND DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIS COURTESY EMAIL*** At your request, as = a subscriber to our service, this email alert is being sent to you as a cou= rtesy and is for information purposes only. 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