Rococo Software Releases Java/Bluetooth Developer Kit for Linux

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Rococo Software
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROCOCO SOFTWARE RELEASES JAVA/BLUETOOTH DEVELOPER KIT FOR LINUX
Bluetooth Developer Kit Offered Free for Non-Commercial Projects

DUBLIN, IRELAND – July 13, 2004 – Rococo Software, an innovator of 
Bluetooth software development tools and infrastructure software, today 
releases the latest version of Impronto Developer Kit. Using Rococo’s 
Linux-based Developer Kit (DK), software developers can easily design 
Java/Bluetooth applications for a variety of wireless devices. Rococo 
offers today’s product release free for non-commercial Bluetooth 
projects.

“By making a fully-functional version of Rococo’s Linux development 
environment free to students and hobby programmers more developers will 
build compelling Bluetooth applications, which will help to boost the 
adoption of Bluetooth in the mass market,” said Sean O’Sullivan, CEO at 
Rococo Software. Rococo’s Impronto DK for Linux uses standard Java 
application program interfaces (APIs) for Bluetooth wireless 
technology. Today’s release increases Bluetooth functionality, includes 
support for IrDA and adds more configurability to the Linux DK.

The number of Bluetooth applications on the market has grown 
significantly since the wireless technology was introduced in 1998. 
Apple has adopted Bluetooth in all of its PowerBooks and Dell, IBM and 
Toshiba are putting Bluetooth in their laptops. All of the major mobile 
phone vendors are embedding Bluetooth in phones, including Sony 
Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola. With such a surge in the uptake, the 
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) would like to see more 
applications on the market taking advantage of Bluetooth’s popularity.

“Many innovative applications have hit the market lately, but we still 
hope to see more new and useful Bluetooth applications for portable 
devices. Rococo Software’s free developer kit may be a very interesting 
way to make Bluetooth development tools available to a young generation 
who has new and fresh ideas about how Bluetooth can be used,” said 
Anders Edlund, Marketing Director of the Bluetooth SIG.

Rococo is a member of the JSR82 Expert Group and the Bluetooth SIG. The 
company has significant OEM partnerships with companies including 
Ericsson and Aplix in the US and Japan. For more information about 
Rococo’s Impronto Developer Kit for Linux 1.3 visit 
http://www.rococosoft.com/products/dev_kit_1.3.html. To find out if you 
qualify for a free, fully functional version of the software, fill out 
the online form at 
http://www.rococosoft.com/downloads/DK_linux/register.html

ABOUT ROCOCO SOFTWARE
Rococo Software is a leading mobility solutions and wireless software 
provider and has deployed successful solutions across a variety of 
verticals. Rococo has been featured as one of Europe's 10 hottest 
technology companies in Infoconomist Magazine and was named 
'Entrepreneurial Company of the Year' by Frost & Sullivan. For more 
information about Rococo Software visit  www.rococosoft.com or email 
info@rococosoft.com.

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