Socket Delivers Enhanced Cordless Software for Tablets, Laptops, Notebooks and Desktops.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2004 Enables Customers to Use Socket's Bar Code Scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. , GPS, Modem and Other External Cordless Products using Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology with a Broader Range of Computing Platforms Socket Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT) (PSE PSE 1. pale soft exudative pork. 2. portosystemic encephalopathy. :SOK), the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, today announced the availability of its enhanced cordless solution for laptops, notebooks and desktop computer systems running Windows 98SE, Me, 2K and XP. Socket's new BlueSoleil(TM) software allows Bluetooth(R) wireless technology to be installed on tablets, laptops, notebooks and desktop systems, and then communicate cordlessly with Socket's growing family of external cordless peripheral products -- award winning Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS), 56K Modem, Cordless Serial Adapter A device that adds a serial port to a computer. It plugs into the USB port and contains one or more serial port sockets. See serial port. (CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. ), and the forthcoming bar code reading Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). ). The software is easy-to-use and simplifies many of the technical issues for end users to set-up and operate Bluetooth wireless technology. "Mobile professionals already using Socket's cordless products with their Pocket PCs appreciate being free from the hassle of cords and cables," said Peter Phillips, vice president of marketing at Socket. "As such, we are enhancing this capability for other computing platforms including tablets, laptops, notebooks and desktop computers." The enhanced cordless software, which includes additional Bluetooth profile  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved. support, will be bundled with Socket's CompactFlash (CF)
Connection Kit as of May 4, 2004. Information on how to obtain a
software upgrade will be sent via email to Socket registered users in
the near future. Socket's CF Card with Bluetooth Wireless
Technology is uniquely suited for tablets, laptops and notebooks as a
Bluetooth cordless expansion option since it is the only add-on card
that does not have a protruding pro·trude v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes v.tr. To push or thrust outward. v.intr. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge. bump after being installed on a mobile device. The card has a fully integrated antenna offering two major benefits: it will not change the size or look of a mobile device, and it reduces the risk of damage to the card or mobile device when in use. For more information on obtaining the enhanced cordless software solution please visit http://www.socketcom.com/product/BL4517-386.asp. About Socket Socket Communications, Inc., the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, provides the broadest range of connectivity products for mobile computers, focusing on handhelds including Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. devices, Palm PDAs and mobile phones. Socket's Mobility Friendly(TM) products are feature-rich while promoting ease of use and lead the market with the smallest footprint and the most Battery Friendly(R) power consumption in their class. Socket's Embedded Systems Group provides solutions using mobilityIC(TM) interface chips, KwikBlue(TM) modules with embedded Bluetooth wireless technology and a family of bar code scanning products. Socket is headquartered in Newark, California and can be reached at 510-744-2700 or www.socketcom.com. Socket and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Mobile Connection Company, Mobility Friendly, and KwikBlue are trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Socket Communications, Inc. is under license. BlueSoleil is a trademark of IVT IVT intravenous transfusion. Corporation. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of their respective owners. |
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