Wireless Knowledge Appoints Joe Barone as Vice President Engineering; Microsoft Mobility Development Executive Will Lead Software Engineering and Research & Development

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2002

Wireless Knowledge, a QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM) company, and market leader in delivering enterprise grade strategic mobility solutions, today announced the appointment of Joe Barone as vice president, engineering.

Barone brings over 20 years of software development experience to Wireless Knowledge.

In his role as vice president of engineering, Barone will lead the company's product strategy, software engineering and research & development efforts. Wireless Knowledge has developed its Workstyle family of products as the most complete mobile groupware package available today. The flagship Workstyle line delivers a robust, secure and scalable mobility infrastructure that meets the demands of the mobile worker that is often out of the office, but still needs to remain connected to their information. Barone will drive the continued creation of enterprise-class mobile solutions and future generations of infrastructure products.

"Joe Barone is a venerable leader in software development as evidenced by his recent work at Microsoft in advancing the .NET Framework, Mobile Internet Toolkit and ASP.NET strategies," said Eric Schultz, chairman and CEO, Wireless Knowledge. "Joe's extensive experience will enable him to further advance Wireless Knowledge as a world-class provider of strategic data mobility solutions."

Prior to joining Wireless Knowledge, Barone was group development manager at Microsoft Corp. where he lead product development teams including Mobile Information Server (MIS) 2001 and 2002, and Outlook Mobile Access (OMA). Before joining Microsoft, Barone was the vice president of product development with the MESA Group. Barone's background also encompasses expertise in networked computing, embedded systems and asymmetrical multi-processing.

Barone earned a B.A. from Queens College, City University of New York, and received a Certificate in Applied Sciences, Software Engineering from Harvard University Extension.

About Wireless Knowledge

Wireless Knowledge, a QUALCOMM company, delivers strategic data mobility solutions that extend critical enterprise applications to today's highly fluid workforce. A strategic solution from Wireless Knowledge consists of a mix of consulting, professional services and applications that translate advanced wireless technologies into business value for our customers. By delivering a mobile strategy based on a customer's specific business drivers, critical processes and existing applications, we enable organizations to drive revenue through reduced costs and increased productivity. For more information, please visit www.wirelessknowledge.com.

Wireless Knowledge and Workstyle are registered trademarks of Wireless Knowledge Inc. in the United States. Workstyle is a trademark of Wireless Knowledge Inc. in other countries. All other company and product names are the property of their respective owners.