SAN DIEGO-As expected, Qualcomm Inc. and its BREW partners released a rash of announcements in conjunction with the BREW developer’s conference. Qualcomm joined handset makers, technology vendors and content providers in pushing the BREW platform forward.
Among those making announcements were:
- Qualcomm, which announced Tata Teleservices in India launched its BREW application download system. Qualcomm also announced an XML-based sales reporting technology for content vendors and carriers.
- Verizon Wireless, which announced it would sell new games and other applications from the likes of Atlas Mobile, Sorrent, Jamdat Mobile Inc. and others. The carrier introduced several new innovative applications, including a karaoke singing application from First International Digital Inc. and a cooking application from Airborne Entertainment and Food Network.
- Motorola Inc., which released two new clamshell mobile phones featuring BREW technology. Motorola said the phones would be available in the fourth quarter.
- Kyocera Wireless Corp., which said it will work with three-dimensional technology vendor Superscape Group to ensure its upcoming Koi megapixel camera phone will be able to run 3D BREW applications when it is launched this summer.
- Reaxion, which announced it enjoyed a more than 250-percent quarter-to-quarter rise in first-quarter 2004 revenues due to the sale of BREW games.
- Atlas Mobile, which announced it has recorded 4 million multiplayer games on its service during its first five months of operation. Atlas said in the coming months it will offer a “Ms. Pac-Man” game through a deal with Namco America, a “Boulder Dash” game through a deal with First Star Software Inc., and a “Daily Jigsaw Tournaments” game through a deal with Sennari Mobile.
- V-Enable, which said it will sell multimodal technology to BREW application developers.
- Infinite Ventures Inc., which said it plans to sell a series of new BREW games.
- Networks In Motion, which said it will introduce its NAVBuilder suite of extensions for the BREW platform.
- Mforma Group Inc., which released a mobile directory assistance service using the BREW platform.
- And Access, which said it developed a version of its NetFront microbrowser for the platform.
