3COM TO PROVIDE BLUETOOTH SOLUTION FOR WINDOWS.3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) and Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND XTND Extend XTND XML Transition Network Definition ) have agreed to co-develop Bluetooth solutions for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. platforms. The companies will cooperate to deliver a complete suite of Bluetooth data management applications, protocol stacks and hardware adapters to consumers, manufacturers, businesses and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers. "3Com and Extended Systems are bringing the benefits of Bluetooth to mobile, Windows and handheld users by offering radically simple, feature-rich connectivity," said Rick Maule, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Connectivity Division at 3Com. "For early adopting end-users, our collaboration with Extended Systems also provides immediate compatibility and high-quality communications between personal computers enabled by 3Com's Bluetooth offerings and Palm(tm) handhelds -- the most pervasive handheld computers on the market. Bluetooth is a key element in 3Com's mission to connect consumers and commercial organizations to information and services in more innovative, simple and reliable ways than any other communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. ." Through this agreement, 3Com and Extended Systems plan to provide a solution for manufacturers and end-users who want to implement Bluetooth wireless technology with existing Windows-based PCs. Combining 3Com's mobile connectivity leadership in wireless technologies with Extended Systems' mobile data management and Bluetooth expertise, provides a foundation for broad adoption of Bluetooth wireless technology. 3Com will use its Bluetooth hardware and the jointly developed Windows software suite to offer a complete end-user ready solution for synchronizing synchronizing, n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship. and managing data between PCs and Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices. Extended Systems will provide device and PC manufacturers with Windows development kits, protocol stacks and data management applications. |
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