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Qualcomm's Eudora Pro Supports Two Industry-Standard Email Security Protocols

Nov 24, 1998
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO November 25, 1998 Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), pioneerand world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wirelesstechnology, announced that Eudora Pro® Email now supports encryption andsecurity interfaces from both Entrust Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTU) andNetwork Associates (NASDAQ: NETA), leading vendors of email securitysoftware. Entrust's Entrust/Express™ 4.0 supports S/MIME and NetworkAssociates develops, manufactures and supports PGP, Internet protocols thatare in the process of standardization.

"Qualcomm's work with Entrust on the release of Entrust/Express 4.0 forEudora Pro Email underscores Qualcomm's commitment to provide consumerswith email security," said John Noerenberg, principal engineer for QualcommConsumer Products. "By supporting both PGP and S/MIME, Qualcomm is makinggreat strides to ensure email privacy between people. We all need privacyat home, at work, or on the net. S/MIME and PGP provide the means, andEudora Pro Email offers the way, for people anywhere in the world to findthe privacy they need."

Both PGP and S/MIME provide encryption and decryption, and authenticationof senders using electronic signatures for email messages. Other emailsoftware supports either S/MIME or PGP. Eudora Pro, however, one of thebest known and most widely used email programs, supports both. Eudora ProEmail users in government, high-tech businesses and educationalinstitutions are excited by the increased security delivered by plug-insfor PGP and S/MIME. The plug-ins have simplified public key cryptography,making it accessible to all Eudora Pro Email users.

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a leader in developing anddelivering innovative digital wireless communications products and servicesbased on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's majorbusiness areas include CDMA digital phones; Application Specific IntegratedCircuits (ASICs); wireless infrastructure; technology licensing; andsatellite-based systems including OmniTRACS® and portions of theGlobalstar™ system. Qualcomm is headquartered in San Diego, Calif.Qualcomm's fiscal 1998 revenues exceeded U.S. $3 billion. For moreinformation, please visit the Company's web site athttp://www.qualcomm.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news releasecontains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks anduncertainties, including timely product development, the Company's abilityto successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or otherequipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those related toperformance guarantees, change in economic conditions of the variousmarkets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from timeto time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K forthe year ended September 27, 1998, and most recent Form 10-Q.

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Qualcomm, Eudora, Eudora Pro and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral Qualcomm Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Qualcomm, Qualcomm Dragonwing and Snapdragon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.

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