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News Archive - April 2002
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| Monday
April 29, 2002 |
174: Zeevo
Announces Windows and Windows-CE Bluetooth Software From WIDCOMM
9:17AM EST (PR Newswire) |
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Zeevo, Inc., a provider of fully integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC)
solutions for wireless communications standards today announced it has
expanded it's Bluetooth software product offerings for Windows and
Windows-CE environments. BTW for Windows (98SE, ME, 2000 and XP) and
BTW-CE for Windows CE are communication software for Bluetooth and are
licensed from WIDCOMM, expanding the two companies existing partnership.
WIDCOMM's new products for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard
will enhance Zeevo's TC2000 SoC solutions for PC and PDA products. |
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Details of Zeevo's products can be found on the Development
Kits, Semiconductor
Single Chip Solutions pages. |
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| Tuesday
April 23, 2002 |
173:
Businesses prepare to cut
cables ~ UK companies
signal intention to roll
out Bluetooth and GPRS
technologies
Provided by Bluetoothweb Members |
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Over
half of companies are
planning to implement a
wireless strategy this
year to cope with growing
demand for more flexible
working hours.
A survey, conducted by IT
services company, CMG,
reveals that 54% of
businesses intend to
introduce new wireless
initiatives this year to
enhance communication with
mobile workers and help
them to work more
efficiently. Delegates at
a recent industry event
stated that 27% of their
workforce are currently
either mobile or remote
workers.
According to the poll,
the favored wireless
standards are Bluetooth
and General Packet Radio
Systems (GPRS), which
enable cable-free access
to email, business
applications and the
Internet. Most companies
surveyed already have the
correct mobile
communications devices in
place and simply require
the relevant connectivity
platform to be deployed.
In 91% of cases, employees
maintain contact with the
office via a mobile phone,
laptop, or both.
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For further details see the
press
release. |
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| Monday
April 22, 2002 |
172:
RTX Telecom opens sales
representation office in
Seoul, South Korea
Provided by Bluetoothweb Members |
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As part of
RTX Telecom’s strategy
to continue expansion of
its sales activities and
to be in closer contact
with important customers
and market areas, RTX
Telecom has signed an
agreement with the Korean
company Imega regarding
the representation of RTX
Telecom in Korea.
Imega is a startup company
that focuses on wireless
communication products and
technologies. The business
vision for Imega is to act
as the intermediate party
in technology transfer
projects involving both
Korean companies and other
enterprises in the
international market.
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For details see the press
release. |
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Details of RTX Telecom's
Bluetooth products can be found on the
Access
Points, Routers and
Infrastructure, Consultancy,
Design
Solutions, Development
Kits, Headsets,
IP
for Silicon, Mobile
Phones, Protocol
Stack ,Software
Developers, Test
Equipment, USB
Dongles pages. |
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| Thursday
April 18, 2002 |
171:
Microsoft Reveals
World’s First
Commercially Available
Bluetooth Desktop Solution
Provided by Bluetoothweb Members |
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At the Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference (WinHEC)
2002, Microsoft Corp.,
will unveil the world’s
first commercially
available
Bluetooth-enabled wireless
mouse and keyboard
solution. Microsoft
Chairman and Chief
Software Architect Bill
Gates will demonstrate the
devices during his keynote
address, which is
scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
The Microsoft product
suite is expected to be
available later this year
and will include a
Bluetooth-enabled
keyboard, mouse and
transceiver, as well as
support for the Windows XP
operating system. This
desktop solution will
highlight the benefits of
the Windows-based PC
platform, making the
latest technology
innovations accessible and
easy to use.
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See
their press
release. |
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Details of Microsoft's Bluetooth products can be found on the
Applications
Software, PDA
Accessories, Protocol
Stack pages. |
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170: Impulsesoft's
Bluetooth iBTStack integrated into Hi-Fi
11:57AM EST (PR Newswire) |
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Impulsesoft Private Limited, a short-range wireless solutions provider,
today announced that its embedded Bluetooth protocol stack -- iBTStack --
has been integrated into the Hi-Fi audio headset developed by Openbrain, a
Bluetooth company in Korea. Under this licensing agreement, Impulsesoft
will deliver iBTStack ported to multiple RTOS for OPENBRAIN to develop a
series of Bluetooth products.
With Openbrain's Bluetooth Hi-Fi audio headset, users can listen to music
wirelessly. Music will be streamed to the headset via a Bluetooth mobile
phone from a remote server connected to an existing CDMA network.
Openbrain has tied up with a major Korean service provider and
demonstrated the application using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. |
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Details of Impulsesoft's Bluetooth products can be found on the Applications Software,
Developer Tools,
Development Kits,
Industrial Applications,
Protocol Stack,
Serial Port Adapters
pages. |
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| Wednesday April 17,
2002 |
169:
CETECOM organises a
Bluetooth Testing &
Qualification Seminar
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CETECOM Spain is
celebrating its recent
BQTF (Bluetooth
Qualification Test
Facility) accreditation
and would like to take
this opportunity to invite
you to a Seminar for
Bluetooth Testing and
Qualification.
The seminar will take
place on June 6th-7th and
on June 20th-21st 2002.
These are some of the
topics you can learn
about:
è
Latest news in the
Bluetooth Qualification
Program and how this will
affect to your current
projects
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Practical experience on
real qualification
testing: time and cost
evaluation. Critical test
cases.
è How
to handle world-wide
Bluetooth approvals (type
approval requirements) and
practical experience for a
PDA with Bluetooth…and
much more!!
Please note the deadline
for confirmation to attend
is the 30th of April.
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See
their press
release. |
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Details of CETECOM's Bluetooth products can be found on the
ATest
Equipment, Test
Houses pages. |
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168:
DSSI'S
DSIT
Subsidiary
Announces
Bluetooth
Technology
Pilot Project
1:56PM EST (PR Newswire) |
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DSIT Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Data Systems & Software
Inc., announced today that it has completed a pilot project using
state-of-the-art Bluetooth technology and has received an order for a
second project utilizing this technology from two of its business
partners.
The value of these projects is approximately $0.5 million dollars. One
of the projects was the development of a wireless Bluetooth module for a
digital pen, called Vpen from OTM Technologies Ltd. The finished product
was presented by Motorola and Microsoft at Cebit 2002. The success of the
initial pilot development project paves the way for future production
projects to be undertaken with the same and other business partners
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167: Kanebo
Licenses Bluetooth Reference Design from Impulsesoft
1:42PM EST (PR Newswire) |
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Impulsesoft Private Limited a leading short-range wireless solutions
provider have announced that it has licensed its Bluetooth Serial Port
Adapter reference design as well as its embedded Bluetooth protocol stack
iBTStack to Kanebo Ltd., a consumer products major in Japan.
This licensing agreement enables Kanebo to leverage its manufacturing
capabilities for offering complete cable replacement solutions to the
industrial and medical segments in the Japanese market. Impulsesoft's
Bluetooth serial port adapter, iSPA is an out-of-the box solution, which
helps add Bluetooth wireless capability to any serial-port device. iSPA is
Bluetooth V1.1 certified and is built around Impulsesoft's iBTStack. It
includes a serial gateway application and all necessary software and
hardware components. iSPA is an ideal solution for addressing the wireless
requirements of medical equipment and patient monitoring systems,
surveillance cameras, POS terminals and industrial sensors. It is
available both as a packaged end product as well as an OEM module which
can be added to customers' existing product designs.
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Details of Impulsesoft's Bluetooth products can be found on the Applications Software,
Developer Tools,
Development Kits,
Industrial Applications,
Protocol Stack,
Serial Port Adapters
pages. |
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166: Impulsesoft's
ISPA1000 Bluetooth Serial Port Adapter
12:59PM EST (PR Newswire) |
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Impulsesoft Private Limited, a wireless solutions provider, today
released iSPA1000 Bluetooth Serial Port Adapter, at the Bluetooth
Expo2002. |
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Details of Impulsesoft's Bluetooth products can be found on the Applications Software,
Developer Tools,
Development Kits,
Industrial Applications,
Protocol Stack,
Serial Port Adapters
pages. |
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| Monday
April 15, 2002 |
165: Motorola
and Siemens Form Relationship
3:35AM EST (PR Newswire) |
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Siemens Information and Communication Mobile and Motorola, Inc. have
announced a collaboration on the development of Siemens mainstream UMTS
(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) terminals using Motorola's
i.300 Innovative Convergence(TM) 3G platform, a comprehensive
silicon-to-software, integrated UMTS solution.
The first device that Siemens intends to bring to market in 2002 will
be based on the Motorola's A820, which meets a full array of enterprise
communication and entertainment needs in one handheld, compact device.
This terminal, which is based on technology from which the i.300 platform
is being developed, combines high-speed voice, data and video capabilities
such as MMS (Multi-media Messaging Service), Multi-call, camera, MP3
player, downloadable ring tones, games and Bluetooth wireless technology.
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Details of Siemen's Bluetooth products can be found on the Access
Points, Routers and Infrastructure page.
Details of Motorola's Bluetooth products can be found on the Mobile Phones,
PC Cards, USB Dongles
pages. |
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| Monday
April 08, 2002 |
164: IAR Systems releases a new version of its
Embedded Bluetooth protocol stack
Provided by Bluetoothweb Members |
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IAR Systems have announced that a new version of its Bluetooth Protocol
Stack has been released. The new v1.10 release includes support for
additional Bluetooth profiles and provides product developers with a
highly compact stack for embedded use.
The new version of the IAR Embedded Bluetooth Protocol stack has support
added for the Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP/OBEX), File transfer
profile (FTP) and LAN Access profile (LAP), thereby improving connectivity
to remote devices using file transfer and network access facilities.
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See
press
release for further
details. |
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Details of IAR's Bluetooth products can be found on the Applications
Software, Consultancy,
Development Kits, Developer
Tools, Protocol Stack,
Test Houses pages. |
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163: Compaq
iPAQ PC Bluetooth Compatibility Grows
12:57PM EST (PR
Newswire) |
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Bluetooth Compatibility Grows In support of industry-wide efforts to
ensure interoperability among Bluetooth devices, Compaq continues to
extend the list of Bluetooth devices that are compatible with the iPAQ
Pocket PC. Recent additions to this matrix include: --
Mobile Phones -- Ericsson T68, GSM/GPRS -- Nokia 6310, GSM/GPRS --
Motorola Timeport 270c, CDMA
Printing Solutions -- HP 995c Deskjet Printer -- Windconnect Bluetooth
Print Adapter -- Bluetooth Print Adapter from Epson - C1200BT
Access Points -- Red-M 1050 AP -- PicoBlue Internet Access Point -- The
3Com Wireless Bluetooth PC Card
A complete list of Bluetooth devices compatible with the iPAQ Pocket PC
can be found at http://www.compaq.com/products/wireless/wpan/btcompmatrix.html
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Details of Compaq's Bluetooth products can be found on the Modules,
PCs, Laptops & Notebooks,
PDA Accessories pages. |
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| Friday
April 05, 2002 |
162: Merger
of the IP Licensing Business of DSP Group and Parthus Technologies
12:13AM EST (PR
Newswire) |
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DSP Group, Inc. and Parthus Technologies plc jointly announce that they
have agreed to combine Parthus with the DSP IP licensing business of DSPG
in a merger of equals. The Merger, which has been unanimously approved by
the boards of directors of both companies, creates a combined company
which the parties believe will have clear leadership in the market for
Digital Signal Processing ("DSP") cores and platform-level IP --
the core technologies for all digital communication and multimedia
devices.
The new combined company will be called ParthusCeva, Inc. Under the
terms of the Merger, immediately following the transaction, shareholders
of DSPG and Parthus will own approximately 50.1% and 49.9% of ParthusCeva,
respectively. Parthus shareholders will also receive, as part of a court
approved repayment of capital, a cash payment of approximately US$60
million (approximately euro 68 million or GBP42 million). The boards of
Parthus and DSPG expect the Merger to be completed by the end of Q3 2002.
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Details of Parthus's Bluetooth products can be found on the IP
for Silicon page. |
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| Tuesday
April 02, 2002 |
N161: AnalogicTech
Announces New PowerLinear Product Family
8:58AM EST (PR
Newswire) |
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AnalogicTech a developer of innovative power management solutions,
announced today its first revolutionary new family of power management
ICs. This broad, five-device PowerLinear family, offering the lowest power
and lowest noise LDO linear regulators on the market, promises to
dramatically extend the battery life of next-generation portable,
communications and computer systems. "Emerging cellular, Bluetooth
and portable consumer platforms need a variety of LDOs capable of driving
down supply current and minimizing noise," says Jan Nilsson, senior
director of marketing and sales. "With our new PowerLinear family
we're offering designers of next generation portable and wireless systems
a broad choice of solutions." |
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