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ObjectFX Integrates TrackingAdvisor with QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor System; Updated Version Offers Benefit of Visual Display of Vehicles and Routes to Improve Fleet Productivity

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 2, 20037, 2003--ObjectFX, a leading provider of a Java-based software toolkit for developing and deploying location-based services, today announced that it has integrated its SpatialFX(TM) tool under the name TrackingAdvisor(TM) with QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor(R) fleet management system. ObjectFX's TrackingAdvisor was chosen by QUALCOMM , the leader in mobile communications for the transportation industry, to support the FleetAdvisor system's ability to manage fleet operations in a real-time environment.

ObjectFX's SpatialFX will allow TrackingAdvisor to integrate dynamic location and spatial services via mapping, geospatial visualization and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, enhancing the FleetAdvisor system's overall capability to increase productivity and improve the customer service of fleet management and operations. TrackingAdvisor includes the visual display of specific vehicles and their routes, along with details such as driver, vehicle or route-based status, on-demand location update, and historical "bread-crumb" trail identification.

In a recent example, FleetAdvisor and TrackingAdvisor helped a QUALCOMM customer improve fleet productivity by reducing out-of-route miles. The TrackingAdvisor system provides a historical "bread-crumb" trail of routes to help improve on-time performance. QUALCOMM customers have also seen efficiency improvements with FleetAdvisor and TrackingAdvisor's exception-based tools and displays.

"This new functionality of TrackingAdvisor will enable QUALCOMM customers to extend the value of their FleetAdvisor application with the added visibility of drivers, vehicles and route-based status," said Glynn Spangenberg, vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions.

"Contributing to a business's asset management knowledge is precisely what ObjectFX is focused on," said Tim Devine, ObjectFX CEO. "Today, fleet management operations are becoming more intuitive as support systems expand on available information that is real-time and allows immediate and intelligent decision making. The opportunity to participate in an industry-leading application such as QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor is an exciting demonstration of these advanced operational capabilities."

About QUALCOMM Incorporated

QUALCOMM has helped the transportation industry become more efficient since 1988 when the introduction of the OmniTRACS(R) mobile communications system provided transportation companies with an innovative and effective way of managing logistics. Today, QUALCOMM's fleet management solutions continue to set the standard by offering products and services that meet and exceed the demands of a constantly changing marketplace. Now with FleetAdvisor(R), a paperless solution to ensure DOT and IFTA regulatory compliance; GlobalTRACS(R), an equipment management system for the construction equipment industry; and other industry-leading technologies, QUALCOMM continues to expand into new mobile markets.

QUALCOMM is the industry's global leader in providing high-value wireless data solutions with a Network Management Center that processes more than seven million transactions each day and has shipped over 490,000 QUALCOMM mobile systems to businesses in more than 39 countries on four continents.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

About ObjectFX Corporation

ObjectFX provides an innovative Java-based software toolkit that enables the integration of dynamic location-based services such as mapping, vehicle routing, address geocoding and other spatial operations into enterprise applications. Users of applications built on the SpatialFX(TM) Platform can view and interact with real-time, integrated views of information in a location-based context, thereby enabling faster, more effective decisions. ObjectFX's technology serves as a foundation for a wide range of software applications that include Dynamic Operations Management, Wireless Services, Mobile Asset Management, Mapping & Routing, Location Analysis, Network Visualization & Management, Military Situational Analysis and Intelligence Data Fusion. ObjectFX products are installed at leading organizations such as Boeing, FedEx, JB Hunt, Lockheed Martin, Lucent, Motorola, United Airlines, Sprint, TRW, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, SAIC, General Dynamics, Unisys, QUALCOMM, Qwest, U.S. Army and the U.S. Postal Service. ObjectFX Corporation is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To learn more about ObjectFX or view demos, visit www.objectfx.com.

QUALCOMM, FleetAdvisor, GlobalTRACS, OmniExpress and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. TrackingAdvisor is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ObjectFX and SpatialFX are trademarks of ObjectFX Corporation.