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BuZZone SDK - low cost kit for development of Bluetooth applications August 07, 2004 [Wireless (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ...)] | By Edward J. R. As of now it works with Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC and with regular Windows (2000, XP)... With this library developing Bluetooth applications should be much easier and it even gives developer possibility to create his/her own Bluetooth profile! ... information from BuZZone follows. * * * * * Bacup IT announced the release of BuZZone SDK: library for developing Bluetooth applications for mobile devices. BuZZone SDK makes it possible to create software using Bluetooth on mobile platforms. BuZZone SDK provides software interfaces to BuZZone platform, the functional layer above the Bluetooth stack of protocols. BuZZone product is developed using BuZZone SDK. BuZZone SDK simplifies the development of Bluetooth applications, extends the possibilities of Bluetooth technology and makes it possible to overcome some technical limitations imposed by Bluetooth specification. BuZZone SDK is intended for the companies, which develop software that works on mobile platforms. The companies which develop games, utilities and corporate systems for the mobile platforms with the help of BuZZone SDK would be able to make their solutions wireless. This would be achieved without spending efforts on studies of the low-level organization of the Bluetooth wireless networks. Furthermore the buyers of BuZZone SDK would be able to use some additional advantages, which expand the possibilities of Bluetooth. The game developers for Pocket PCs could make their products multi-user on the base of Bluetooth wireless networks using BuZZone SDK. Key features and advantages: It simplifies the development of Bluetooth applications The library contains high level functions. It is not necessary for the developers who would be using BuZZone SDK to spend time and effort on studies of low-level organization of Bluetooth wireless networks. It has lower price than analogue products The price of one license of the BuZZone SDK library is $500 It expands the possibilities of the Bluetooth technology It allows broadcasting messages to all accessible devices with the subsequent transfer along the chain Gives a developer the possibility to create their own new Bluetooth profile It is a layer above the L2CAP Bluetooth protocol - the lowest-level within the Bluetooth application protocols stack which ensures the high channel capacity It gives to the developer a possibility to implement the regular automatic search for devices It gives a possibility to overcome some technical limitations imposed by Bluetooth specification: a) Simultaneously it unites into a network more than seven devices. Their quantity is limited only by resources available in mobile device b) Can cover distances much bigger than 30 meters Current version of BuZZone SDK supports PDAs working under Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 and Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 and laptops / PCs working under Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 / XP. Supported Bluetooth protocols: all versions of stacks developed by WIDCOMM. Bacup IT plans to release BuZZone SDK for Symbian OS in the nearest future. For more information about BuZZone SDK and Bacup IT, click here. Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) << Previous Story Next Story >>

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