Brisbane, Australia — (press release excerpt) — HCV Wireless today announced the release of its BlueMod Developer Kit Version 1.0. First demonstrated at at the Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Francisco during December 2001, HCV Wireless has already received substantial interest in the BlueMod product from Europe, Asia and the United States.

An early tester of BlueMod is Gavin Maxwell, Platform Developer Alliances Manager, Asia Pacific region, with Palm, Inc. “It looks to be an interesting concept,” says Maxwell. “Developers can run components of their software on BlueMod, and wirelessly integrate into client-side networks of Palm handhelds and other devices. I tested it with my Palm m505 handheld with a Bluetooth SDIO card and had BlueMod doing useful things within an hour.”

BlueMod is a compact, fully compliant computing platform incorporating Bluetooth technology. Using BlueMod, new and established solution developers can take advantage of a pre-qualified, embedded wireless platform to accelerate the engineering process and bring their wireless products to market more quickly. BlueMod features a small footprint, powerful 32-bit processor, Linux-based operating system and multiple connectivity accessories. With full Bluetooth 1.1 compliance and multiple profiles, BlueMod's open programming interfaces allow developers to quickly deploy and test their code inside a Personal Area Network (PAN) space.

The key feature for developers, according to Henry Valk, is the speed at which they can take products to the market. “Once developers place their code on BlueMod, it's a short process to the final product. Unlike other development kits, BlueMod is production-ready for large volume manufacture. With our small form factor, we can quickly integrate into any end-product design.”

The BlueMod Developer Kit Version 1.0 is available directly from HCV Wireless. HCV Wireless also provides custom engineering services to assist designers in implementing their product strategy.

 
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