QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM:NASDAQ)

QUALCOMM Inc. announced the appointment of Warren Kneeshaw to vice president of Investor Relations within the company's global marketing & investor relations group. Warren will transition into this new role during the next couple months, at which time he will oversee the company's investor relations program and relationships with Qualcomm's shareholders and equity analysts and the timely dissemination of information and data to these important stakeholders. Kneeshaw joined Qualcomm in 2003 and is currently vice president of Finance within the Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) division, with finance responsibility for QTL, as well as the Global Business Development organizations.

QUALCOMM Inc. announced that it is working with key mobile software providers to optimize their solutions for the company's next-generation Brew® Mobile Platform (Brew MP) operating system, streamlining the process of commercializing new devices that offer a wide range of compelling software applications. These key software components--such as Java(TM) virtual machines, device management, browsers, multimedia, instant messaging and calendar applications--will be pre-integrated with Brew MP so that developers can distribute applications to mobile device manufacturers prior to market launch of new handsets in an effort to reduce their development time and cost. The first Brew MP handsets are expected to launch beginning next year. The joint effort announced covers core mobile software applications and technology, ranging from custom browsers and Java programming support to solutions for mobile social networking, email and messaging, graphics engines, multimedia, standards-based device management, location-based services and font management.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has signed a revised patent deal with QUALCOMM Inc. to exchange rights to use each other's wireless technologies. Samsung will pay $1.3 billion in advance to Qualcomm for using the licenses in wireless technology including code division multiple access (CDMA) for the next 15 years. Samsung will also grant Qualcomm the right to use Samsung's 57 patent licenses in mobile technology. Samsung said it will not be paid by Qualcomm because of the higher value of Qualcomm's licenses. The technology in the cross-licensing deal includes fourth-generation wireless technology used in handset devices and base stations.