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Impulsesoft to launch Bluetooth chip

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CIOL Bureau
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BANGALORE: Started in 1998 with an equity base of just Rs 2 lakh, Bangalore-based

Impulsesoft is all set to make its mark in the Bluetooth arena. The company had

already introduced two products, BluePC and iBTStack in February this year. It

is working on a Bluetooth chip, which will be launched this December.

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The BluePC family of products from Impulsesoft is specifically targeted at

Bluetooth enabling personal computers, laptops and handheld devices. The company

provides a complete out-of-box Bluetooth software solution for PCMCIA card, USB

and UART dongles and for integration of Bluetooth onto the PC motherboard.

Impulsesoft’s turnkey solutions allow PC, peripherals and networking OEMs to

get their Bluetooth enabled products to the market faster. The iBTStack family

of products is a customized implementation of the Bluetooth protocol stack. Each

solution is optimized for size and speed for the target real-time operating

system and processor platform. The iBTStack series provides a complete Bluetooth

solution for Internet gateway, LAN access and PDA or handheld applications.

Impulse Software, which was founded by five design engineers who had

previously worked with Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor in India,

also provides consulting, system integration services and training for

developing Bluetooth applications and products using its BlueUSB driver.

Speaking on the company, Impulsesoft CEO S Bhaskar said, "When we started

this company, we explored around 13 ideas before choosing Bluetooth. We are the

first company in India to register ourselves in the Bluetooth segment and we are

the only company in the world working on Bluetooth enabling personal computers.

Currently, our products are targeted at the international market and we think it

will take 2-3 years for us to start domestic sales."

Currently, the company employs around 30 professionals, which is expected to

reach 60 by March 2001. Impulsesoft has sales offices in Taiwan, the UK, Japan

and Korea. It is shortly opening its offices in the US, Israel and Germany.

Without mentioning the figures, Bhaskar said that the company is exploring

strategic investment or VC funding to finance its expansion plans over the next

two years.

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