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Qualcomm is announcing today (Monday) at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment convention in Las Vegas that wireless subscribers have securely downloaded more than 50 million BREW-based applications since BREW- enabled products and services became commercially available less than two years ago. The company, which created BREW to work on wireless devices, says the achievement arrives at a time of unprecedented worldwide operator, device manufacturer, publisher, and developer support for its system. BREW-based devices and applications are on display Tuesday through Thursday in booth 849 (Hall A) at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in the Venetian Hotel. "Qualcomm's efforts to establish the BREW system as the best solution in wireless are paying off with its rapid worldwide adoption," says Peggy Johnson, president of Qualcomm Internet Services. "This milestone signifies the success of the connections Qualcomm has forged throughout the value chain — with operators, device manufacturers, publishers and developers — to deliver demand-driven, BREW-based applications. The accomplishment is also remarkable when you consider the figure represents the number of unique downloads of BREW-based applications. The figure does not take into account multiple uses of an application once it has been downloaded to a BREW-enabled handset; for example one ringtone application may download five or more ringtones," said Johnson. Attendees at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment will learn more about BREW when Johnson delivers the gathering's keynote presentation today at 2 p.m. in Venetian Ballroom G at the Mobile Entertainment Summit. At its booth, Qualcomm will feature and demonstrate enterprise and entertainment applications based on BREW. Enterprise applications on display will include:
Entertainment applications will include:
And you thought your cell phone was just for making calls and maybe taking a photo or checking e-mail if you got good. *** Lowe Enterprises Investment Management has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a partnership between CNL Hospitality Properties, Inc. and KSL Recreation Corp. for the sale of the Hotel del Coronado to CNL and KSL. Since acquiring the property on behalf of one of its pension fund clients in 1997, Lowe Enterprises, a Southern California based company, and Destination Hotels and Resorts, its management subsidiary, have contributed to the future of this historic property. Their commitment to preservation is evidenced by a $55 million restoration, completed in June 2001, which included aesthetic enhancements and the structural reinforcement of the Victorian landmark. The sale price was not disclosed. CNL, one of the lodging industry's top acquirers of hotels, is expected to own a majority interest in the partnership. KSL, one of the nation's leading owners and operators of luxury destination resorts, is expected to operate the hotel under a long-term management agreement and hold a minority interest in the partnership. *** IBM has said yes, again, to the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club's request for funds to help battered and homeless women and children in the San Diego area. Repeating its gift of 2001, the IBM Corp. has approved a Fund for Community Service grant of $1,000 to the club. The funds will be directed to the Rotary Club's Avenue of Community Service, and more specifically to the Interfaith Shelter Network's facility, El Nido Shelter. This is a shelter for battered and homeless women and children in the San Diego area. *** Johnson & Jennings General Contracting has completed tenant improvement construction for the 1,115-square-foot offices of PM Realty Group, a corporate real estate management company, located on the 15th Floor of the Hazard Center building at 7676 Hazard Center Drive in Mission Valley. PM Realty Group is relocating from its former offices located on the Fifth Floor of the building. Project work for Johnson & Jennings included installation of new millwork in the copy/file room and in the conference room. New carpeting and painting are featured throughout. Jim Lohnes served as project manager for Johnson & Jennings, with Sonny Tucker as onsite supervisor. Hurkes Harris Design Associates served as the space planner and interior designer. Subcontractors included Resource floors, Quality Paint, Dynalectric, Fick & Sons Plumbing and Monroe Construction. *** he Jewish Community Foundation experienced a record first quarter of grant making, awarding grants of more than $10 million since July through the foundationÕs donor advised fund program. The funds were distributed in areas ranging from Jewish education to caring for the homeless to the arts. "These grants represent the very heart of our work," says Marjory Kaplan, foundation executive director. "By partnering with both caring community members and lifesaving and enhancing programs, we truly make a meaningful impact." Through the FoundationÕs donor advised fund program, individuals and families set up charitable funds and receive an immediate tax deduction. They then retain the privilege of recommending grants to compelling community organizations in their interest areas and receive education and advice in grant making. The grants awarded included distributions to organizations such as the Tel Aviv Foundation to provide hot lunches for preschoolers from disadvantaged economic backgrounds; the Doris A. Howell Foundation for WomenÕs Health Research to encourage young scholars to pursue careers in the field of womenÕs health; and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to sponsor a special exhibit on medical experimentation during the Shoah. *** Callaway Golf Co. has ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, The Top-Flite Golf Co., and the Boilermaker's Union Local 1851. The union represents the production and maintenance employees at Top-Flite's golf ball manufacturing facility in Chicopee, Mass. "This agreement provides the foundation to secure and grow our manufacturing operations in Chicopee and become the world's best golf ball manufacturer," says Bob Penicka, president and COO of Top-Flite. *** Biocom, the association representing the Greater San Diego life science community, welcomes on Wednesday former U.S. Ambassador Robert Ellsworth as its featured speaker for its October Monthly Breakfast Series. Ellsworth, a commissioner with the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission, will discuss life science opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region. The presentation, titled "San Diego and the New Biotechnology in the Asia-Pacific of the 21st Century," will be held at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the La Jolla Marriott. During his presentation, Ellsworth will discuss the economic features of the Asia-Pacific, the future of the region's economy, and its impact on the San Diego and U.S. life science industries.
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