From: sdorner@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Steve Dorner)
Subject: Re: Eudora status update
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 15:10:17 GMT

dlong@uiuc.edu (dave long) writes:
>Forgive my curiosity, but what does Qualcomm produce or do that they Do
>charge for?  I'm very pleased that Mac Eudora remains free, but was
>somewhat expecting PC-Eudora to be a for-profit production...

I hear this question frequently; what's in it for Qualcomm?  The answer is,
"What's in it for UIUC?"  "What's in it for NCSA?"  "What's in it for
Rand?"  All these organizations develop tools for their own use, and
then share them with the Internet community.  Why?

1. Since you're going to do it anyway, why not share it?
2. Good press.
3. Hope that other organizations will do the same.

But those are just my guesses.  I don't *know* why any of my employers do
what they do; I'm just glad they do it. :-)

Anyway, for those of you who still want to know what Qualcomm is, here
you go (Warning: text written by marketing type follows):


QUALCOMM Incorporated

Fact Sheet

Headquarters   10555 Sorrento Valley Blvd.
               San Diego, California   92121
               (619) 587-1121

Founded	       1985

Overview

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leader in digital wireless communications
technologies.  The company manufactures, markets, licenses and operates
advanced communications systems and products based on digital wireless
technology. Products include the OmniTRACS  system (described below),as
well as digital cellular telephone systems and products based on a
proprietary implementation of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
technology.  The company is also developing and marketing Very Large
Scale Integrated (VLSI) devices and signal processing components for
High Definition Television (HDTV).

QUALCOMM had revenues of $90 million in the fiscal year ending
September 1991 and became publicly traded in December 1991. Its stock
trades on the NASDAQ National Market System, symbol:  QCOM.

Employees

Over 750 personnel are located throughout the United States.

Products

OmniTRACS:  Introduced in 1988, the OmniTRACS system is a two-way,
satellite-based mobile communications system which provides data
transmission and position reporting services for transportation
companies and other mobile users.  More than    28,000 units have been
shipped to date.

CDMA:  QUALCOMM's CDMA is a digital transmission technology for
wireless applications such as cellular telephony.  CDMA has been shown
to provide significant increases in capacity, as well as improvements
in quality, over current analog telephone systems.  In addition, the
company believes CDMA is  well-suited for use in the implementation of
wireless loop and personal communications services (PCS).

GlobalStar:  GlobalStar is a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based,
cellular-like voice and data service for mobile or fixed applications.
GlobalStar is currently under development through a joint venture
between QUALCOMM and Loral Aerospace Corporation.  Using a network of
48 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, GlobalStar will be designed to
provide affordable and reliable voice, data, fax and position location
services to customers around the globe.

VLSI:  Included in the company's product offerings are a family of
Viterbi and Trellis decoders, Direct Digital Synthesizers (DDS), Phased
Locked Loop (PLL) synthesizers and Voltage Controlled Oscillators
(VCOs) based on VLSI technology.

Government:  QUALCOMM's government products include Data Link Systems
for government test and training ranges, and the QM6100 Universal
Compatible Modem for Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).
The company is also developing signal processing technology for HDTV.

Management
	Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs	CEO and Chairman of the Board
	Harvey White		President
	Richard Sulpizio	Chief Operating Officer
	Dr. Andrew Viterbi	Vice Chairman, Chief Technical Officer
	Adelia Coffman		Chief Financial Officer


-- 
Steve Dorner, Qualcomm, Inc.
Yes, I'm still working on Eudora and it's still free.
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