October 23, 2001
WIDCOMM(R) Inc. today announced the availability of its BTW and BTW-CE Development Kits for the Bluetooth-enabled PC notebook and PocketPC products recently released by IBM and Compaq.
WIDCOMM's core Bluetooth software technology is integrated into both the Compaq Bluetooth MultiPort(TM) module and the IBM ThinkPad Bluetooth UltraPort(TM) module; WIDCOMM's BTW-CE is integrated into the Compaq iPAQ Bluetooth Wireless Pack and the new iPAQ Pocket PC H3870. These products enable wireless connectivity and ad hoc networking between a host of recently available Bluetooth-enabled products, such as mobile phones, PDAs, portable computers, and network access points.
Using WIDCOMM's BTW and BTW-CE Development Kit, software developers can access the core Bluetooth functionality provided by BTW in the Compaq and IBM Bluetooth modules and BTW-CE in the Compaq iPAQ. The BTW Development Kit and BTW-CE Development Kit, in combination with WIDCOMM's Network Access Point and PDA Development Kits, build a unique platform for application developers designing computing, enterprise, and industrial applications.
"WIDCOMM's BTW supports Compaq's vision of feature-rich and interoperable Bluetooth-enabled products such as our new Evo N400c and Evo N600c notebooks," commented Tom Mitchell, vice president of Mobile Product Development, Compaq Computer Corp.'s Access Business Group. "WIDCOMM's BTW Development Kit gives developers an application development platform and a support infrastructure to access the features of our new Evo Bluetooth MultiPort module. Their BTW-CE Development Kit also enables developers to access the features of our new iPAQ Bluetooth wireless add-on packs and the new iPAQ Pocket PC H3870 with built-in Bluetooth communications."
The BTW Development Kit includes two Bluetooth connectivity devices, a run-time copy of the BTW software, a Bluetooth trace tool, sample applications (source code), and extensive API and user documentation. The BTW-CE Development Kit includes a run-time copy of the BTW-CE software, APIs, sample applications (source code), and extensive API and user documentation. The BTW-CE Development Kit also supports the HP Jornada family of Pocket PC PDAs. Both Development Kits, like WIDCOMM's Bluetooth development kits for Handspring(R) Visor(R)/Palm OS(R) and network access platforms, are fully supported through WIDCOMM's technical support.
"The commercialization of Bluetooth into PCs and Pocket PCs by Compaq and IBM confirms the value of Bluetooth wireless technology in the computing market," said Rajiv Kumar, WIDCOMM's chief technical officer. "That both of these leading PC OEMs would choose WIDCOMM BTW and BTW-CE reconfirms WIDCOMM's position as the leading worldwide provider of Bluetooth software and networking solutions."
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