Bluetooth available to mobile platform users soon
8 November 2000
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Users of pocket PCs, notebooks and other mobile computing platforms powered by Windows will soon be able to make use of Bluetooth wireless technology. Socket Communications has delivered to Microsoft the first functional manufacturing samples of Socket's Personal Network Card, a CompactFlash Type I plug-in card with an integrated Bluetooth radio.
Socket's Personal Network Card fits in the industry standard CompactFlash expansion slot of a Windows Powered Pocket PC or, via an adapter, in the PC Card slot of a Windows CE-based handheld PC or pen tablet or a Windows-based notebook. The card will make it possible for Windows-based mobile computers to communicate wirelessly with a variety of Bluetooth-enabled devices including mobile phones, Ethernet gateways, Internet appliances, and other computers.
As part of a strong relationship, Socket will also work with Microsoft to ensure compatibility between Socket's Bluetooth products and future versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
"Bluetooth wireless technology is about to rewrite the rules for mobile connectivity," says Patrick Reeves, Mobile Product Manager at local Socket Communications distributor, AXiZ. "Socket is a leading innovator in developing wireless connectivity products for Pocket PC users and Socket's Personal Network Card adds another dimension to the rich functionality Pocket PC users already enjoy."
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