Press Release

February 27, 2002

Impulsesoft and RTX Telecom Deliver Complete Bluetooth System Solution for PC OEMs

Partnership releases total Bluetooth USB hardware and software solution for PC and Peripherals.

Bangalore. – February 27, 2002 – Impulsesoft, a leading provider of Bluetooth solutions for the PC and embedded markets, and RTX Telecom, a leading independent supplier of Total Product Development Solutions in the advanced wireless communication standards, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to jointly offer a complete certified Bluetooth solution to potential customers. As per the agreement, Impulsesoft’s award winning Bluetooth protocol stack for PC, BluePC™ will be bundled along with RTX’s Bluetooth USB dongle for PC and peripheral OEMs and contract manufacturers.

The complete Bluetooth 1.1 compliant product is pre-tested for interoperability, performance and stability. It offers the customers benefits of a robust and reliable Bluetooth solution, thus reducing their time to market.

“The combination of our USB dongle and the complementary and proven software stack from Impulsesoft enables us to offer a superior product to our customers” said Jřrgen Elbćk, CEO of RTX Telecom. “ This partnership with Impulsesoft will further strengthen the software and applications support which we can offer to our potential customers.”

Impulsesoft’s BluePC™, the fastest Bluetooth protocol stack solution for the PC environment, designed based on Microsoft’s WDM (Windows Driver Model) architecture, provides OEMs with the ability to quickly customize the software for use with their specific implementation. RTX Telecom’s Bluetooth USB Dongle is a rapid, easy and inexpensive solution for customers who require a Bluetooth plug-on module, allowing communication with any peripheral Bluetooth device.

“Our BluePC™ solution which offers the highest data rate in the industry, is an ideal combination for RTX Telecom’s USB dongle and we are very excited to work with them in jointly addressing the market,” said K Srikrishna. CEO of Impulsesoft.” This partnership further reiterates our commitment to address the PC OEM market with superior and complete solution thus providing the customers the time to market advantage”

Impulsesoft's BluePC™
Impulsesoft's BluePC™ is a high-performance, versatile Bluetooth stack driver solution optimized for the Windows operating system on PCs   It operates as a Microsoft Windows Driver Model (WDM) driver that allows for network access and serial port emulation for the applications over the Bluetooth wireless medium. BluePC™ is the world's first WDM-USB driver to be logo-certified.  BluePC provides Bluetooth 1.1 support on the Windows98SE, WindowsMe, Windows2000 and WindowsXP platforms.  Software drivers interact with the lower Bluetooth stack over a number of interfaces including USB, UART and PC Card interfaces. 

About Impulsesoft
Impulsesoft Private Limited is a short-range wireless solutions company, incorporated in Bangalore India. Impulsesoft is a supplier of Bluetooth software and hardware components for the computing and embedded systems markets. Impulsesoft’s products and system integration services enable OEMs to bring application specific Bluetooth solutions to market. Impulsesoft, with distributors and VARs worldwide, is an early adopter and Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Additional information about Impulsesoft is available at http://www.impulsesoft.com/.

About RTX Telecom
RTX Telecom is one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of Total Product Development Solutions, focusing exclusively on advanced wireless communication standards such as DECT, Bluetooth, IEEE802.11a and CDMA. RTX Telecom is a highly focused company, solely dedicated to the development and design of advanced wireless communication products for the telecommunications, manufacturing and medical industries.

RTX Telecom provides individually tailored turnkey solutions where a customer’s specification is turned into a fully tested product, ready for market in the shortest possible time.

RTX Telecom is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and is an associated member of Bluetooth SIG. Additional information about RTX Telecom is available at www.rtx.dk.

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