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MPI Tech Bluetooth Printer Adaper now supports Bluetooth Printing using Microsoft Windows XP Bluetooth features

November 25, 2002

On October 15'th Microsoft introduced a new version of Windows XP with Bluetooth support. MPI Tech believes that this will be a major breakthrough for the wireless office when the operating systems support the Bluetooth technology. Printing directly using the features in the operating system makes Bluetooth very easy to use.

MPI Tech has therefore released a new version of its Bluetooth Printer Adapter firmware. The new product is available today on the MPI Tech web site. Click here to dowload the new Bluetooth Printer Adapter firmware

MPI Tech has over the past years invested heavily in Bluetooth Development and has been active in the Printing Working Group under the Bluetooth SIG.

Bluetooth is a wireless standard specification for short-range communication between various devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's), laptop PC's, cellular phones and similar. The standard provides the basis for a number of wireless applications, including wireless printing, directly from a cellular phone, PDA, laptop, or similar.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (www.bluetooth.com) currently includes some of the worlds leading technology companies, including Nokia, Ericsson, Intel, Toshiba, Microsoft, and others. The wireless data market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years, as millions of people worldwide access the Internet via their cellular phone or PDA.