Microsoft Windows Embedded Source Tools Reduce Bluetooth Development Time From Hours to Minutes

About Windows CE and Windows Mobile Software
The Windows CE operating system is a set of off-the-shelf components
enabling device-makers and developers to build powerful, 32-bit devices
ranging from set-top boxes and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)-enabled
handhelds to gaming and medical devices. More information on
Windows CE can be found at
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The new library reduces the native Bluetooth
code from hundreds of lines to just a few, making development faster and
easier, and giving developers more time to create new and innovative
applications."
The range of Bluetooth enabled services and solutions that can now be
created with the Windows Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth Technology is
limited only by the imaginations of the developers who use them.microsoft. Windows Mobile software, developed on
Windows CE, is a familiar and flexible software platform for partners to
create mobile devices and applications for devices. protexIP lets companies establish compliance
policies for Custom Code Printed applications and components, and
automatically manage them throughout the software's lifecycle.

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com/embedded/windowsce /default. It then evaluates
associated software licenses and determines conflicts and constraints
on the code's use. Now users can extend the protexIP Knowledgebase to
also track proprietary and commercial software by creating Custom Code
Prints and associated Custom Licenses for their in-house or licensed
third party software.

About Black Duck Software(TM)

Founded in 2002, Waltham , Massachusetts-based Black Duck Software,
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And to extract the most value from
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internally and across company boundaries.
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The Windows Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth Technology are available
for Windows CE 5.

NOTE: Microsoft, Windows and Windows Mobile are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. the leading provider of software
compliance management solutions , announced today at the LinuxWorld
Conference + Expo(R) a significant enhancement to its innovative
protexIP(TM)/development solution. Levin, CEO of Black Duck Software.

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"These source tools provide a unique solution,
letting developers create Bluetooth applications in minutes instead of hours,
all while expanding their Bluetooth offerings in this growing market. The source tools are
offered under a Shared Source license, making it free of charge and ensuring
developers can integrate Microsoft 's Bluetooth enabled code into their own
applications, while retaining all their own intellectual property.

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is under license. protexIP enables enterprises to identify,
track and manage license compliance obligations for software,
internally across business units and externally with partners,
suppliers , and communities. In this environment,
enterprises must feel confident that they can safely track the use of
all source code and to manage compliance with all attendant license
obligations," said Douglas A.

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Time Savings Allows Developers to Focus on Innovations in Bluetooth
Applications and Services

LAS VEGAS, Today at Microsoft Mobile +
Embedded DevCon 2005, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of
Microsoft Corp. More information
about Windows Mobile can be found at
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Enhanced Black Duck Software Product Provides Software Compliance Management for Proprietary Commercial and Open Source Software

Now companies can achieve the productivity
benefits they desire from sharing and reusing source code without
losing control of their valuable intellectual property.

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For more information about Black Duck, visit
sales@blackducksoftware .

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company's protexIP(TM) product line brings developers, lawyers, and
business decision-makers together within an automated system that
supports both the accelerated pace of development and the heightened
sensitivity to business controls required in today's business
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Offered under a Microsoft(R) Shared Source license , the Windows
Embedded Source Tools for Bluetooth Technology enables developers to customize
and ship their code without any obligation to share the modifications with
Microsoft, competitors or the development community, giving developers the
opportunity to differentiate their Bluetooth solutions in the marketplace.
The protexIP/development with the new Custom Code Print option is
available now from Black Duck Software.2718, extension 450.

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"I've done quite a bit of work with Bluetooth, and this announcement is
really exciting," said Doug Boling , author, public speaker and principal of
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Lets Enterprises Realize Code Sharing Productivity Advantages Across
Company Boundaries Without Losing Control of Intellectual Property

Black Duck Software, Inc.
"Today's developer works simultaneously with internally -developed
proprietary software assets, software licensed from commercial
suppliers and open source software.

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Bluetooth is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of
such marks by Microsoft Corp.

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Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential."
Black Duck Software helps enterprises, vendors, outsourcers,
integrators and government agencies preserve the value of their
software intellectual property by providing products and services for
understanding and safely managing software licensing compliance.

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"Bluetooth coding to the native application program
interface is extremely difficult, and having this source tool available will
be very beneficial for the development community. Black Duck Software and
protexIP are trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc.

DR-DOS was later purchased by Novell and known as Novell DOS.

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microsoft .mspx . Called Custom Code Prints, this new
capability extends Black Duck's powerful open source software
compliance management capabilities to also support proprietary and
commercial source code. "Now
protexIP lets enterprises identify any type of source, assuring that
companies: keep their open and proprietary source separate; meet
commercial license obligations to third parties; and manage the reuse
of internal software assets across global divisions.

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, announced the release of a free, managed-class library for
building Bluetooth(R) enabled applications and services for Windows(R) CE- and
Windows Mobile(TM)-based devices.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )
"The traditionally time-intensive process for Bluetooth development just
shrank considerably," said Jane Gilson, director of the Mobile and Embedded
Devices Division at Microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default . Black Duck's customer base
includes enterprises, vendors, law firms and other organizations
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Scenarios
could include connected devices such as those for peer-to-peer gaming , file
transfer and social networking; mobile handsets and headsets; and the purchase
of applications or services from mobile operator kiosks such as ring tones or
themes, or even movies and games. in the United States and/or other
countries.
The protexIP/development product employs an advanced digital Code
Print technology and an online Knowledgebase of thousands of open
source project Code Prints and their associated licenses to identify
matching open source code within user software .

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