News
Issue #2002 - 07 (February 2002)
(Updated Feb. 20, 2002)

INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Rococo Software & Extended Systems Bring Java/Bluetooth to Wireless Developers & OEMs

Wireless Java company, Rococo Software announces today it will integrate Extended Systems’ Bluetooth software stack XTNDAccess Blue SDK with Rococo’s Impronto Developer Kit. With this agreement, Java developers can access the market’s leading Bluetooth stack with easy-to-use, standards-based Java APIs from Rococo. 

"Rococo offers a fast, easy solution to Java developers who want to work with the Extended Systems Bluetooth stack," said Ross O'Crowley, Rococo Software's Director of Business Development. "The growing demand for Java APIs over Bluetooth is evidence that Java is quickly becoming a key platform for wireless developers."

According to Rococo CTO, Karl McCabe, “Rococo’s Impronto Developer Kit (DK), available in April, naturally fits with Extended Systems’ Bluetooth software. “Impronto DK already runs on the PalmOS, which uses Extended Systems’ stack, so this step more fully integrates Impronto DK with Extended Systems’ software.” 

"Extended Systems welcomes Rococo’s work with Java. From the beginning it has been our goal to provide Java-compatible Bluetooth support to developers who want to develop and execute Java applications," explained Glade Diviney, Extended Systems' Embedded R&D Manager. "By integrating our Bluetooth stack with Java, Extended Systems and Rococo bring together two important technologies."

Rococo Software and Extended Systems are associate members of the Bluetooth SIG and both are members of the JSR-82 Expert Group, which implements key industry Java standards (JABWT) to enable fast, easy Bluetooth development in Java. By running Rococo's Impronto Developer Kit over Extended Systems' XTNDAccess(tm) Blue SDK, Java developers worldwide can easily access Bluetooth technology.

Mobileinfo Comments & Advisory: This is a very good combination of talent and products. The resultant Bluetooth developer kit should be a strong one. 

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