QUALCOMM Announces Software Developer’s Program for the pdQ Smartphone.
SAN DIEGO — November 18, 1998 — QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the establishment of the pdQ(TM) smartphone Software Developer's Program. The new program will provide developers with resources and tools to create new applications for the pdQ smartphone, a revolutionary all-in-one CDMA digital wireless phone and Palm Computing(R) platform-based organizer. As an integral part of the program, QUALCOMM will release a new Software Developer's Kit (SDK) that enables developers to write new applications or enhance existing Palm III(TM) applications using the pdQ smartphone's ability to provide continuous wireless network connectivity.
"QUALCOMM is extending the Palm Computing platform to a new generation of communication devices that will benefit end users by providing them with both general applications and customized solutions for personal and business productivity," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, president of QUALCOMM Consumer Products. "The developer community surrounding the Palm Computing platform is one of the most vibrant in the world, and has created over a thousand applications which will run on QUALCOMM's pdQ smartphone. We look forward to seeing the innovations spurred by the potent combination of widespread wireless data infrastructure, a smartphone — the pdQ — that is targeted to the consumer market, and the creativity of the Palm developer community."
"There is a great demand among both consumers and mobile professionals alike for products that combine the functionality and ease-of use of our world-leading Palm Computing platform with the convenience of wireless telephony," said Mark Bercow, vice president of strategic alliances and platform development for Palm Computing, a 3Com company. "QUALCOMM, with their expertise in delivering great wireless technology-based solutions, has proven to be a great match for us in our efforts to help meet this demand. Their new developer program will help fuel a whole new class of consumer applications that will further expand the Palm Computing platform in the rapidly growing wireless handheld solutions market."
Initially, QUALCOMM's developer support program will offer a web site, http://www.qualcomm.com/pdQ/developer.html, and three email lists: pdQdeveloper, pdQdevnews and pdQdevtalk. The three email lists will allow external developers to contact the QUALCOMM development support team, receive updates and development announcements, and collaborate with other pdQ developers. Developers will be able to preview the SDK document and learn about the developer program from the web site. A beta version of the SDK is expected to be available in December 1998, and version 1.0 of the SDK is expected in January 1999. QUALCOMM will be instituting a certification program for applications written for the pdQ smartphone.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's major business areas include CDMA phones; Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs); wireless infrastructure; technology licensing; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. QUALCOMM's fiscal 1998 revenues exceeded U.S. $3 billion. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.qualcomm.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely product development, the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those related to performance guarantees, 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, 1998, and most recent Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks, and pdQ is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. Palm Computing is a registered trademark of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com or its subsidiaries.
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