BREW(R) Web Browser Attracts Consumers

CHICAGO, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Novarra today announced that nweb, a mobile Web browser for QUALCOMM's BREW solution, is now a top selling information applications for U.S. Cellular. nweb is a high performance, full-featured mobile Web browser solution that delivers a breadth of Internet content with advanced mobile usability features. The application also includes an industry-first parental content control feature for cell phones. Launched in November 2004, U.S. Cellular's nweb for easyedge(SM) service offering is available on a range of handsets from Kyocera, LG, Audiovox and Motorola. Novarra is showcasing nweb at CTIA Wireless 2005 in the Partner Pavilion of the QUALCOMM booth located in Hall C, #2631.

"We looked for a solution to offer customers a satisfying Web browsing experience and the freedom to access whatever Internet sites they choose," says John Cregier, senior director of product management and development for U.S. Cellular. "With nweb, easyedge(SM) data subscribers are accessing our portal for finance, news, sports and popular sites like Google, MSN Hotmail and the rest of the Web. Given customer interest, we look forward to extending the application to more handsets."

"nweb's popularity and success with U.S. Cellular's subscribers is an indication of the public's growing interest in mobile data services and Novarra's commitment to meeting the needs of operators and their subscribers," said Tom Grieco, senior director of BREW developer relations for QUALCOMM Internet Services. "QUALCOMM is pleased to see Novarra create applications that take full advantage of the BREW solution's capabilities, including the ability to rapidly port applications across a wide variety of handsets."

"QUALCOMM's BREW solution allowed us to develop a complex application and expand the offering quickly and easily across different handset manufacturers' platforms," says Neil Wilson, vice president of sales for Novarra. "For operators and handset manufacturers expanding their mobile Web offerings, nweb is designed to meet requirements and seamlessly integrate with deployed content and portal infrastructure."

"nweb is available now," says Bruce Simpson, chief operating officer at Novarra. "The launch is generating significant requests from consumers on a variety of other handsets and networks. With a dozen popular handsets tested and more on the way, the service allows operators to quickly deploy Internet and Web content services. The BREW solution also enables us to monetize the offering, ensuring positive results based on the consumer interest in the product."

Novarra's nweb solution provides full Internet and WAP 1.0/2.0 support with a modular, scalable and highly optimized core browser engine. Standards support includes XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.5, CSS v2, chtml (i-mode), legacy WAP 1.x and WML content. nweb is available in many languages, includes BREW 1.x, 2.x, 3.x support and can also support advanced BREW features including Contextual Shopping. Novarra's mobile specific optimization techniques include progressive page display, advanced windowing and Selective Scrolling(TM) to intelligently improve awkward presentation on small screen displays.

QUALCOMM's BREW solution is designed to meet the distinct and varied needs of wireless operators, handset manufacturers, publishers, developers and end users around the world. BREW products and services include: an open, extensible client platform that supports robust system and application software including personalized and branded user interfaces for mass market devices; a J2EE(TM)-based, modular distribution system that enables the delivery of content, applications and user interfaces to wireless devices across all air interfaces; a dedicated professional services team that supports the integration of customized implementations; and the wireless industry's first global marketplace to support the monetization of applications and services developed in all programming languages. The BREW ecosystem can make your wireless visions a reality.

About U.S. Cellular

Chicago-based U.S. Cellular Corporation is a super-regional wireless company, serving more than 4.9 million customers in 148 markets in 25 states. With 2004 service revenues of $2.64 billion, U.S. Cellular maintains one of the industry's highest levels of customer satisfaction by emphasizing customer support, quality network coverage and comprehensive range of wireless products and services. The company is an active corporate citizen through charitable contributions, award-winning community relations programs and associate volunteer activities. For more information, visit http://www.uscellular.com/ .

  About Novarra
  Powering the Mobile Generation(TM)

Novarra provides turnkey and customizable wireless data solutions that deliver rich portals and the full Web to mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs across OS and platforms like Java, BREW, Palm OS, BlackBerry, Linux, etc. The breakthrough performance of Novarra products offers handset manufacturers easy portability and device customization, and provides operators a flexible, network healthy platform that scales to millions of users. Content providers and enterprises deploy Novarra to deliver secure, rich Web for mobile consumers and business users. http://www.novarra.com/

Novarra, nweb, Selective Scrolling and Powering the Mobile Generation are trademarks of Novarra, Inc. QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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