Frontline Test Equipment Delivers Industry-First Solution For Analyzing Bluetooth Protocols.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2001 SerialBlue(TM) Analyzes Bluetooth Data Frames At The Bit Level! Frontline Test Equipment, Inc., the leader in affordable, PC-based, data communication test equipment, today announced the availability of their SerialBlue(TM) analyzer for the HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Refers to the design and implementation of computer systems that people interact with. It includes desktop systems as well as embedded systems in all kinds of devices. UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice , L2CAP L2CAP - Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol , and BCSP BCSP Board of Certified Safety Professionals BCSP BlueCore Serial Protocol (Bluetooth protocol) BCSP Black-Chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis , bird species) BCSP Baseline Communication Support Plan Bluetooth protocols. Unlike existing Bluetooth protocol analyzers that monitor RF data flows between Bluetooth products, SerialBlue is unique in its ability to capture and analyze serial Bluetooth data as it travels between a host and host controller. SerialBlue is an indispensable tool for Bluetooth development, integration, and test engineers--by shrinking product development cycles and software debug intervals, SerialBlue significantly reduces Bluetooth R&D expenses and improves time to market. The SerialBlue feature set includes real-time data capture, timestamping, filtering, and error analysis. However, the product's truly differentiating attribute is its ability to fully decode data frames on the link between a Bluetooth host and host controller--at the bit level. This full decoding capability enables Bluetooth product developers to rapidly detect and isolate even the most minute and intermittent problems associated with their product designs. According to Eric Kaplan, Frontline President, "SerialBlue is the latest in a series of protocol analyzers based on our Frontline Test System(R) (FTS FTS facteur thymique sérique. )(TM) software--which serves as the common core for our entire protocol analyzer family. The response from initial SerialBlue customers has been outstanding, with beta test and pre-release customers using terms like 'fantastic' and 'awesome' to describe the product." SerialBlue runs on any Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 compatible PC. In its standard configuration, using two standard PC serial ports, the product supports data rates up to 115.2Kbps. With an optional high-speed serial card, also available from Frontline, SerialBlue supports speeds up to 921.6Kbps. SerialBlue is priced at $3,495 and is available immediately. About Frontline Test Equipment, Inc. Founded in 1991, Frontline Test Equipment, Inc. (FTE FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTE Full-Time Employee FTE Full-Time Equivalency FTE Full Time Employment FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics FTE Full Time Enrollment FTE For the Enterprise (SQL) FTE Fund for Theological Education ) designs, develops, markets, and supports cost-effective, PC-based data communication test tools for the computer and communications industries. The company is currently fielding a family of general purpose and application-specific protocol analyzers based upon a common software core--the FTS software. The resulting consistent look and feel across all Frontline products drastically reduces learning curves for engineers working in multiple protocol environments. In addition to SerialBlue, currently available products based on the FTS software include: Serialtest(R) Async, Serialtest Spy, and AsyncExpress(TM) (asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. serial data and protocol analyzers); Serialtest ComProbe(R) (synchronous/asynchronous serial data and protocol analyzers); SerialBERT(R) (Bit Error Rate Tester); and Ethertest(R) (10/100 Mbps Ethernet analyzer). FTS products are PC-based and support Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, and 2000. FTE is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a sales and support office located in Vienna, Austria. The company distributes products worldwide to a diverse customer base including AT&T, Sprint, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , Verizon, Amoco, General Electric, Allen-Bradley, Department of Defense, Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad (AAR reporting marks BN) was a United States-based railroad company operating between 1970 and 1995. History The Burlington Northern was the product of a March 2, 1970 merger comprising the Great Northern Railway, the Northern , VISA, 3COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , and America Online (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ). The worldwide installed base of FTE products exceeds 25,000. Serialtest, SerialBERT, Ethertest, ComProbe, and Frontline Test System are registered trademarks, and Frontline and SerialBlue are trademarks of Frontline Test Equipment, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
For additional information regarding SerialBlue or Frontline Test
Equipment, Inc. please contact:
Name: Eric Kaplan
Phone: 804-984-4500
Email: ekaplan@fte.com
Fax: 804-984-4505
Web: www.fte.com
Or, contact FTE by mail:
Frontline Test Equipment, Inc.
P.O. Box 7507
Charlottesville, VA 22906-7507
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