A flood of press releases came out of Qualcomm in San Diego last week including the Adobe tie-up for Flash, a new widgets platform, we also found this Q&A with Paul Jacobs via Tech-on interesting. The company also announced the winners for their annual BREW developer awards and we’re somewhat shocked to see that not one company from Japan managed to bring home the hardware, as they have for the past four years running.

Also noted:

Digital Hollywood, KDDI and Qualcomm to Host BREW JAPAN Conference 2008

Qualcomm and Digital Hollywood K.K., announced that they will be hosting the BREW JAPAN Conference 2008 on June 23. Keynotes will be presented by Tsuyoshi Takenouchi, general manager of Content Service Planning Department, Content and Media Division, KDDI and Yasuhide Yamamoto, general manager of FMC Solution Engineering Division, FMC Solution Business Sector, Solution Business Sector, KDDI. The conference will include a technology/enabler and tool showcase featuring companies demonstrating a variety of BREW development tools to improve productivity of development.

If you’re in town we’ll be at the Tokyo Hilton..

Related posts:

1. KDDI Pumping Up the BREW
2. QUALCOMM Announces Extensive Adoption of its Integrated QTV Solutions
3. QUALCOMM Expands Product Portfolio With New WCDMA 3G Solutions
4. QUALCOMM Announces Finalists for Annual BREW Developer Awards
5. QUALCOMM and ACCESS Bring i-mode to MSM Chipsets

Some sage advise when entering new turf; Stop, Look and Listen.. it’s also good to secure a local guide. Japan is the cradle of mobile civilization – we have been dedicated to this space since 2001 – trust our archives here offer some useful material.

Domestic activities continue to set the pace, and sharp players are looking at global markets. We have hard-earned industry expertise and trusted network of contacts with access to advanced intell. and potential deal flow. Need a lift.. Ok, buckle-up!