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BREW News - Volume 3, Number 2

> BREW at Mobile Entertainment Summit
> BREW in Action at CTIA Wireless 2003
> Register Today for the BREW 2003 Developers Conference!
> New Programming Book for Mobile Application and BREW Developers
> BREW Wireless Resource Center
> Creating BREW Applications Using Visual Studio .NET

BREW at Mobile Entertainment Summit

Don't miss seeing Qualcomm Internet Services' Gina Lombardi, senior vice president of marketing and product management, and Mike Yuen, director of developer relations, in their speaking sessions on March 16 at the Mobile Entertainment Summit at CTIA Wireless 2003. Lombardi will participate in an executive panel titled "Mobile Entertainment: State of the Union" to be held from 10:30-11:20 a.m. Yuen will participate in a panel titled "Technology Shootout," scheduled from 5-6 p.m.

View BREW Speakerships at CTIA Wireless 2003.

BREW in Action at CTIA Wireless 2003

Check out BREW innovation in action in the Qualcomm booth (Hall F, Booth No. 5331) at CTIA Wireless 2003, March 17-19 in New Orleans. Watch for our press release early Monday, March 17th for more information about the demonstrations publishers and developers who will be joining us in the BREW Partner Pavilion.

Visit the BREW Press Release section for frequent updates.

Register Today for the BREW 2003 Developers Conference!

Now is the time to discover why today's top publishers, developers, wireless operators and handset manufacturers have chosen the BREW solution to fuel their success with wireless data services. The BREW 2003 Developers Conference features in-depth business and technical conference sessions led by industry leaders and BREW experts and the most valuable networking opportunities of the year for the entire BREW community. Are you ready to run with BREW?

For more information and to register today, run to www.brew2003.com.

New Programming Book for Mobile Application and BREW Developers

Looking for a valuable resource on BREW game application programming? Wireless Game Programming in C/C++ with BREW (Wordware Publishing, ISBN 1556229054) by Ralph Barbagallo guides game developers through the major features of the BREW platform. This includes extensive examples of graphics, GUI, sound, and wireless networking. Over 600 pages in length, the book also focuses on getting your application to compile for and run on real handsets, as well as the process of publishing and distribution. Not only is this a guide for game developers looking to get into the wireless market, but also the book serves as a great introduction to the SDK for just about any mobile application developer. Be sure to check it out!

About the author:
Ralph Barbagallo is the owner, president, and lead engineer at Flarb Development, an authenticated BREW developer that has developed several commercially available games such as JAMDAT Mobile's Lord of the Rings Two Towers. Ralph has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He has worked in various positions including software engineering and design at such companies as Ion Storm, Papyrus/Sierra On-Line, and Neversoft. With tasks ranging from graphics engine development on cutting-edge 3D role playing games to creating light-hearted animated children's titles, Ralph has worked on a wide variety of commercial products.

Order Wireless Game Programming in C/C++ with BREW now!

BREW Wireless Resource Center

In our continuing efforts to create a wide variety of tools and information on BREW development, we have been working with DevX.com to create the BREW Wireless Resource Center. The resource center features original content with a fresh, independent voice endorsing BREW technology and highlighting BREW partners. Written by BREW developers for BREW developers, article topics include technology insights, case studies, getting started guides and much more.

In addition to the technical articles, follow the escapades of a real-life BREW developer as they tell their adventure, chapter by chapter, of starting a wireless software company and getting funding, making distribution deals, evaluating the whims of a market that's just starting; the mistakes made and lessons learned; and, ultimately, finishing actual products, making deals with big companies, and seeing real products on virtual shelves making real money.

DevX.com is a leading online technical site for corporate developers and IT professionals that showcase cross-platform, cross technology solutions, content, code, and peer-to-peer exchange.

View the BREW Wireless Resource Center.

Creating BREW Applications Using Visual Studio .NET

So you want to use Visual Studio .NET to write BREW applications but you're not sure where to begin? There is a new document titled Creating BREW® Applications Using Visual Studio .NET posted to the BREW Developer web site that may be just what you need.

This document describes two methods for creating BREW applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. It covers the following two scenarios: developing a BREW application from scratch using Visual Studio .NET and converting any BREW application you developed using Visual Studio 6.0 to the Visual Studio .NET environment with no loss of features or functionality.

View Creating BREW® Applications Using Visual Studio .NET and other BREW documentation.