magic4" Announces Development of MMS Client for QUALCOMMs BREW Platform

magic4, the mobile messaging solutions company, today announced that it is developing an MMS client for QUALCOMMs Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform.

UK, 19 February, 2003 - magic4, the mobile messaging solutions company, today announced that it is developing an MMS client for QUALCOMMs Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform. magic4 is an authenticated BREW developer and will create and market its MMS client to handset vendors and operators interested in implementing a BREW-based solution for their MMS needs.

The magic4 MMS client offers a complete feature set, including easy integration to camera devices, slide show editor and viewer, Digital Rights Management support and e-mail compatibility. By developing for the BREW environment, magic4 is deploying its MMS client across all major mobile environments and operating systems including Smartphone, Pocket PC and Symbian.

The BREW platform offers developers around the world a simple option for creating, distributing and monetising applications, extensions and content," said Gina Lombardi, senior vice president of marketing and product management, QUALCOMM Internet Services. Working with QUALCOMM enables magic4 to provide the latest in multimedia messaging functionality and flexibility to BREW operators and device manufacturers."

Simon Wilkinson, CEO, magic4 commented: This latest announcement strengthens magic4s position as the messaging solutions provider of choice. QUALCOMMs BREW solution is another example of innovative services the company brings to the wireless industry. magic4 has experience and commitment in providing interoperability tested messaging software, helping to ensure that even the largest corporations are enthusiastic about working with magic4."

Deployments of the BREW solution continue as operators throughout the world join Verizon Wireless and ALLTEL in the United States, KTF in South Korea, KDDI in Japan, and China Unicom in commercializing BREW-based services. Brasilcel, a joint venture between Spain's Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom, plans to roll out BREW services to subscribers in Latin America in March 2003 and U.S. Cellular has launched a BREW user trial. More than 40 BREW-enabled handset models are already available to consumers worldwide and more than 40 device manufacturers have indicated their interest in the BREW platform.

QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin application execution environment that provides an open, standard platform for wireless devices. The BREW platform is part of a complete, end-to-end solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW SDK (software development kit) for developers, the BREW applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that is controlled and managed by operators - enabling them to easily get applications from developers to market and coordinate the billing and payment process. Operators BREW-based services will enable consumers to customise their handsets by downloading applications over the air from an operators application download server. The BREW platform is a product of QUALCOMM Internet Services (QIS), a division within the QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet (QWI) Group of QUALCOMM Incorporated.

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About magic4
With seamless EMS, MMS, IM, SyncML and email applications, magic4 is the worlds leading independent producer of mobile messaging software. Used by handset manufacturers worldwide, its solutions are interoperability tested and standards compliant, as well as providing a common set of APIs for easier integration and customer time to market advantage. For more information, please visit www.magic4.com. We reserve the right to alter and amend product specifications.

Launched in March 2000, with backing from Philips Enterprises and 3i, magic4 quickly established itself as a software specialist in the area of Wireless Messaging and today is the largest independent messaging solutions company in the field of mobile devices. In 2001, magic4 launched the worlds first EMS release 5 compliant Client, which was co-developed with members of 3GPP. To address the convergence of Wireless Instant Messaging technologies with fixed Internet standards, magic4 has now developed a Wireless Village 1.1 compliant Client utilising both embedded C and Java technologies.
In 2002 magic4 launched its Version 3 MMS client with support for MMS within a unified SMS/EMS/MMS/Email inbox. magic4 SyncML, a generic synchronisation client using SyncML open standards, allows users to synchronise the calendar and address book of their mobile phone or PDA to their PC simply and quickly.

For further information, please contact:
Mike Kent, magic4
Tel: +33 (0) 1 46 91 83 37
Mob: +33 (0) 6 08 72 04 98
Email: mike.kent@magic4.com
Toby Gavin, EuroPR Group
Tel: +44 (0) 20 88 79 30 33
Mob: +44 (0) 79 44 28 97 85
Email: tgavin@europrgroup.com