Socket Ships Cordless Serial Adapter with Bluetooth Wireless Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003 Eliminates Conventional RS-232 Serial Cable with Ready-to-Use, Cordless Connection Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT) (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :SOK), the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, today announced volume shipping of its 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. with Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology. Users can create a cable-free connection by attaching a Cordless Serial Adapter (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. ) to the serial port of any industrial equipment with an RS-232 port and wirelessly download information to a Bluetooth enabled mobile device. Two Cordless Serial Adapters can be used together to replace a conventional RS-232 serial data cable. This small adapter augments Socket's industry leading position in offering plug-in serial adapters for notebooks, laptops, and PDAs. "The Cordless Serial Adapter allows users to eliminate their cables with a ready-to-use product, allowing a cost effective transition to a cordless solution," said Patti Cassalia, senior product marketing manager for Socket's Bluetooth wireless technology product line. "Legacy hardware and software applications do not require modifications, saving time and money while enabling existing and new product installations to be cordless." The Cordless Serial Adapter has a 9 pin male DB-9 DTE (Data Terminating Equipment) A communications device that is the source or destination of signals on a network. It is typically a terminal or computer. Contrast with DCE.  DTE - Data Terminal Equipment connector, uses an internal antenna and is a Class 2, Bluetooth 1.1 compliant device. The CSA supports the Bluetooth General Access Protocol, Service Discovery Protocol, and Serial Port Profile. An LED provides instant information on Bluetooth link status. "We are delighted with the mobility and freedom Socket's Cordless Serial Adapter offers our court reporting customers," said Fred Middlebrooks, executive vice president of engineering and development for Stenograph. "This wireless solution is convenient because it eliminates running cables from the computer to the shorthand machine in the courtroom and deposition suite." Included in the package with the CSA is the Cordless Serial Adapter Configuration Utility which works with Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP and allows custom configuration of settings such as baud rate A redundant reference to baud. Baud is a rate. baud rate - baud , flow control, serial port parameters, discoverable mode, connectable mode and security. Socket also provides a complete command set to allow more extensive reconfiguration via a terminal device. Additionally, the CSA package includes a universal AC power adapter An external power supply for laptop computers and just about every portable or semi-portable electronic device on the market. Also called an "AC adapter," it contains a rectifier to convert AC current to DC and a transformer to convert voltage from 120 down to 9, 12, 15 or whatever is with U.S., Australian and European plug converters and a 9-pin female/female null modem (communications, hardware) null modem - A cable, especially an EIA-232 cable, for connecting serial ports on two computers directly, rather than via modems. Since, according to the specification, both computers should transmit on pin three of their EIA-232 connectors and receive on connector. Pricing and Availability Socket's Cordless Serial Adapter with Bluetooth Wireless Technology will begin volume shipping on Oct. 31, 2003 and will be available via Socket's website (www.socketcom.com) and through Socket's worldwide distribution network for an estimated street price of $129. About Socket Socket Communications, Inc., the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, provides a broad range of connection products for Windows-powered handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. , including connection kits with Bluetooth Wireless Technology, wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area cards, digital phone cards, 56K modem cards, Ethernet cards and GPS solutions. In addition, Socket provides bar code scanning products and peripheral connection serial cards for laptops and other mobile devices. Socket's Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Group offers customized solutions embedding 1. (mathematics) embedding - One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. (theory) embedding - (domain theory) A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if CF cards with Bluetooth wireless technology and KwikBlue(TM) modules. The company believes its Mobility Friendly(TM) products lead the market with the smallest footprint and most Battery Friendly(R) power consumption in their class, while being easy to install, use and maintain. Socket products work with a variety of handheld devices including Pocket PCs, Palm PDAs and mobile phones. Socket is headquartered in Newark, Calif., and can be reached at 510-744-2700, or on the Internet at 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. All other trademarks and trade names contained herein are those of their respective owners. |
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