AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Cambridge Silicon Radio launched a ready-engineered example of a Bluetooth headset, which the company said would make it quicker for companies to produce their own lower cost headsets using its BlueCore technology.CSR said the design is focused on reducing both costs and...
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom—Norwood Systems has announced the commercial availability of EnterpriseMobility, a software platform that offers employees wireless connectivity within the workplace.The new platform uses Bluetooth technology to link users' mobile devices to existing office-based voice and data networks."Our customers are now able to...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—The GSM Association and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. say they are working together to educate their members on the applications that will accrue from interoperating both technologies."Short-range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth provide valuable consumer benefits that are expected to...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Cellenium Inc. launched a Bluetooth-enabled wireless vending system at this week's Bluetooth Congress.The system allows vending machine operators to monitor stocked goods and machine performance and allows customers to use wireless devices to pay for vending machine goods. Texas Instruments provided the...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Red-M announced a collaboration with Commtag to develop always-on wireless push corporate networks to securely deliver real-time information and mission critical data to mobile devices at this week's Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam."We believe that wireless push will be a significant driver for...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. said it was chosen as Bluetooth module supplier for Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation wireless keyboard and mouse systems.The company will manufacture the modules with Microsoft's human interface device (HID) profile embedded on flash memory, which should, according to Taiyo Yuden,...
DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, it is more likely to be an extreme but isolated example of operator control...
LONDON—Red-M announced it was the supplier for the public wireless network on The World of ResidenSea, the residential cruise ship currently sailing the world.The network is based on Bluetooth wireless technology to offer anyone aboard access to Internet services from laptops, PDAs, and digital...
DALLAS—Widcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a Bluetooth USB dongle reference design allowing wireless connectivity between a personal computer and peripherals without the need for software installation and configuration.The companies said the reference design supports up to 7 piconet links and up to...
TEL AVIV—Commil announced it will demonstrate voice SCO handover at the upcoming Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam June 11-14.The voice SCO handover demonstration allows users to move about while talking on mobile phones or using audio and video streaming without interruption or reduced call quality...
MANILA, The Philippines—Wireless communications will emerge as an integral part of the Filipino workplace as enterprises adopt mobile networks in their operations, according to Roger Wong, vice president for enterprise at Ericsson Telecommunications Pte. Ltd.Wong based his optimism on the latest statistics from research...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Datastick Systems Inc., developer of software and peripherals for Palm OS handhelds, announced it will develop a software interface exclusively for Oceana Sensor Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of OEM vibration sensors and smart, wireless sensing systems for machine health monitoring.Through the agreement,...
TOKYO—Fujitsu announced this week PCs with Bluetooth technology and television tuners. With the new PCs, users can store and replay music or watch television programs. Users of the PC, called Airjuke, can transmit data from the PC to their audio-visual device and replay the...
OTTAWA, Ontario—SiGe Semiconductor announced its RangeCharger-based PA2423MB power amplifier has been chosen by W-Link for use with it's Class 1 Bluetooth products.SiGe's power amplifier strengthens signal integrity in W-Link's Bluetooth products to improve the performance of wireless data exchange and network and Internet access...
BOSTON—TDK Systems announced it has added three new software applications for its Bluetooth products: TDK Mobile, TDK Dialer and TDK blueDial, which all allow users to back up and transfer data stored in mobile phones.With TDK Mobile, users can control and manage Bluetooth-enabled mobile...
MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies has set up a new local area wireless technology unit, signaling its plan to increase its research and development on Bluetooth and wireless LAN."In order to enhance synergies in this area, the Bluetooth, WLAN, Wireless Control and DECT/WDCT product units have...
LONDON—Red-M announced a new in-building mobile voice strategy and roadmap that it believes will reduce call costs, lower voice infrastructure costs and improve employee productivity.According to Red-M, the solution integrates voice into Genos wirelessware and a new category of Bluetooth voice and data access...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it intends to address the issue by providing virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to corporate...
SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. unveiled a Bluetooth-enabled wireless mouse and keyboard solution at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2002, with plans to commercially market the devices later this year.The computer giant said the keyboard and mouse will be able to work reliably as much as 30...
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Troy Wireless unveiled its Wireless WindConnect Bluetooth print adapter software for use with select Palm handheld computers.The printer software allows Palm handhelds with a Bluetooth Card to transmit information to Bluetooth compatible printers.
OXFORD, United Kingdom—With Bluetooth chipset manufacturers forecasting shipments of more than 90 million devices this year, the technology looks, eventually, like it is coming of age. The announcement last week by Apple to support the short-range wireless technology brings fresh impetus to Bluetooth after...
HANNOVER, Germany—Zi Corp. reported its Bluetooth headset offered by its Zi Services business unit achieved the Bluetooth 1.1 qualification standard established by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. To obtain the certification, Zi's headset underwent independent third-party testing by unaffiliated certification authority TUV Rheinland Hong...
HANNOVER, Germany—Commil Ltd. said it will present plans for its Cellarion Bluetooth network system at next week's CeBIT 2002 show in San Francisco.The system will use access points and gateways to support roaming and seamless session handover indoors, in places including office buildings, shopping...
