QUALCOMM Boosts Security for Eudora E-mail Software Program; New Version Improves Efficiency and Security of Communications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001 QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leader in digital wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. and advanced electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. solutions for the Internet, today announced the commercial release of Eudora(R) 5.1 software, the popular e-mail program for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) users. The new version offers support for the Secure Socket Layer (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) Internet security standard, enabling more secure connections for sending and receiving e-mail. Users of the new Eudora software will have greater levels of privacy and security when using e-mail and conducting online transactions from their home computers. QUALCOMM's Eudora 5.1 e-mail program provides time-saving tools to better manage e-mail and communicate more effectively and securely. Eudora 5.1 e-mail software introduces the following new features: -- Support for RSA SSL Security -- Includes the widely used RSA SSL security for heightened privacy. Allows secure connections through POP, IMAP or SMTP servers for sending and receiving e-mail. -- Support for Apple Computer's Mac OS X -- Provides users with a native solution for e-mail under Mac OS X. Eudora is the first third-party e-mail client available natively for Mac OS X. This version of Eudora is currently in beta test and can be downloaded at www.eudora.com. -- Improved Eudora Sharing Protocol Feature -- Enhanced Wizard guides users through the set-up process for file sharing. Supports file moves and illustrates share group file updates in an activity log in the user interface. -- Netscape Messenger Importing -- Supports importing of e-mail, settings and address book to the desktop client version of Netscape Messenger (Windows Eudora 5.1 only). -- Address Book Syncing -- Mac users are now able to synchronize address book entries between their desktop e-mail client and their Palm OS-based device via the EudoraMail conduit. Availability Eudora 5.1 is available in Sponsored and Paid modes. Consumers can access the full-featured Eudora 5.1 program for free when used in Sponsored mode, which displays advertising in the user interface. For Paid mode, in which no ads are displayed, there is a charge of $49.95 (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ). Eudora 5.1 e-mail software can be downloaded at www.eudora.com. 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 (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) digital technology. The Company's business areas include CDMA integrated circuits and system software; technology licensing; the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless BREW is an application development platform created by Qualcomm for mobile phones. It was originally developed for CDMA handsets, but has since been ported to other air interfaces including GSM/GPRS, UMTS, and CDMA. (TM) (BREW(TM)) applications platform; Eudora(R) e-mail software; digital cinema systems; and satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(TM). 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 2000 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors QCOM. Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully market and distribute the Eudora software, 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended September 24, 2000, and most recent Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. OmniExpress and BREW are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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