QUALCOMM Eudora Products Releases New Unix and Mac Mail Servers that Lower Operating Costs for IT Departments

Business Wire, May 18, 2000

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000

New Mail Servers Offer Improved Performance, Security and Expanded

Standards Support for Mac and Unix Environments

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leader in digital wireless communications and advanced electronic messaging solutions for the Internet, today announced it has released the newest versions of QUALCOMM's Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) 3.0 for Macintosh and its free Qpopper Server 3.0 for Unix environments. EIMS 3.0 and Qpopper 3.0 are designed to reduce operating costs by allowing greater throughput and by providing added protection against security breaches while also expanding support of current industry standard protocols.

"QUALCOMM's EIMS and Qpopper servers are recognized industry favorites due in large part to their superior performance records," said Jeffrey K. Belk, QUALCOMM senior vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM Eudora Products. "EIMS 3.0 and Qpopper 3.0 provide system administrators for Mac and Unix environments with the stable infrastructure necessary to manage the explosive growth in electronic communications while minimizing operating costs."

EIMS 3.0 for Mac Environments

The new EIMS 3.0 server accommodates up to two times the throughput of the previous version, allowing users to realize greater functionality from existing hardware. With this increased efficiency, IT administrators will not have to rely on additional hardware purchases to manage their increased email traffic. In addition, improved SMTP AUTH support security, relay restriction controls and better filters help avoid significant costs related to unsolicited bulk email, commonly known as spam, and the prevention of email hijacking.

QUALCOMM's new EIMS 3.0 version supports all the leading email protocols including POP3, SMTP and IMAP4. The IMAP4 protocol, a new feature of EIMS 3.0, provides email users with the flexibility of maintaining email messages on the server. This means users have the option to access messages from different computers and locations throughout the network. EIMS 3.0 is now available at www.eudora.com/eims at a special introductory price of $399 (U.S.), with no user limit.

Qpopper 3.0 for Unix and Linux

Qpopper 3.0 offers improved stability, security and support for current and emerging communications standards. Like all Eudora products, Qpopper was put through extensive testing to ensure prevention of buffer overruns, resulting in improved stability and security. Other improvements include: 1) an updated mailbox locking code to add even greater stability to the server; 2) reduction of support costs by notifying the client with standardized error reports that include suggested actions; 3) the ability to set most compile-time settings from the configure script, which saves setup time and costs; and 4) the ability for systems administrators to issue bulletins based on group membership. Qpopper 3.0 is available at no charge at www.eudora.com/qpopper.> "Qpopper is an extremely stable and reliable POP server that is easy to configure and maintain," said Brennon Church, system administrator of CTSnet Internet Services, a San Diego-based Internet service provider. "Qpopper has been our POP3 server of choice for the past four years and counting."

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) computing platforms; satellite-based systems including portions of the Globalstar(TM) system and wireless fleet management systems, OmniTRACS(R) and OmniExpress(TM). QUALCOMM owns patents which 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 75 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(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely product development, the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those related to performance guarantees, 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 for the year ended September 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q.

QUALCOMM, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks and OmniEpress is a trademark 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.