Impulse Software Releases BlueUSB Bluetooth Solution For Microsoft Windows.Business Editors/High Tech Writers BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 BlueUSB marks the fastest path for OEMs to integrate Bluetooth capability in a Windows environment. Impulse Software Private Limited today announced BlueUSB, its Bluetooth solution for Microsoft Windows. BlueUSB is an implementation of the software layers of the Bluetooth standard. It operates as a WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. driver that allows for network access and serial port emulation for the applications over the Bluetooth wireless medium. The software driver interacts with the lower Bluetooth stack over the Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ). "BlueUSB marks a significant step in the adoption of Bluetooth in the personal computing arena," said Baskar Subramanian, Impulse Software's managing director. "BlueUSB will make the addition of Bluetooth functionality for a developer as easy as integrating any standard PC peripheral. And for end users, BlueUSB means transparent access to the power of Bluetooth using their standard Windows applications and utilities. We have already licensed BlueUSB to several of our customers." BlueUSB, which includes the HCI, L2CAP L2CAP - Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol , SDP (Session Description Protocol) An IETF protocol that defines a text-based message format for describing a multimedia session. Data such as version number, contact information, broadcast times and audio and video encoding types are included in the message. and RFCOMM (protocol) RFCOMM - (RS232 Serial Cable Emulation Profile) A Bluetooth transport protocol in the Core Protocol Stack based on the ETSI standard. RFCOMM Layer Tutorial. layers of the Bluetooth stack, is available for Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms and comes with support for data applications. It is compliant with General Access Profile (GAP), Service Discovery Application and Serial Port Profile (SPP) profiles. BlueUSB will also be compliant with Dialup Networking, Fax, Headset, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Access profiles. It has a USB mini-port driver interface with the Microsoft USB class driver and supports a NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification interface for seamless Bluetooth device access by network applications. BlueUSB also supports COMM port emulation to provide Bluetooth device access to legacy serial port applications and comes with support for ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. based power management. "BlueUSB with its seamless interface to the Microsoft Windows infrastructure makes it extremely easy for our customers to integrate it into their offerings," said S. Srividhya, Impulse Software's Director of Bluetooth Development. "Impulse has released a Bluetooth API for developing Bluetooth native applications over BlueUSB. Cell phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). and PC manufacturers, can design-in Bluetooth connectivity quickly for their products to achieve their time-to-market needs in early 2000." BlueUSB is built on top of iBTStack, Impulse's modular and portable Bluetooth stack. BlueUSB functions as a radio peripheral software driver and is accessible through the standard Windows Control Panel application. Impulse also provides consulting, system integration services and training for the development of Bluetooth applications and products over Bluetooth USB driver. Pricing for the BlueUSB product starts at $120,000. Impulse is currently shipping BlueUSB as a limited availability product to early customers. Production versions of the product will be available in 2Q 2000 About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a 2.4GHz RF based low-power short-range wireless standard promoted by Intel, Nokia, Ericsson, Toshiba and IBM. It is intended for use in applications connecting mobile devices and PCs to form a seamless network of devices. The standard promotes low-power operation and low cost implementation for devices communicating in the 10 to 100 meters range. About Impulse Impulse Software is a wireless software company, headquartered at Bangalore, India. Impulse Software is a supplier of Bluetooth protocol stacks for PC and embedded applications and system integration services for Bluetooth applications and products. Impulse is an early adopter of the Bluetooth standard. Additional information about Impulse is available at http://www.impulsesoft.com. BlueUSB and iBTStack are trademarks of Impulse Software Private Limited. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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