Bluetooth
n History
1994: Ericsson (Mattison/Haartsen), “MC-link” project
Renaming of the project: Bluetooth according to Harald “Blåtand”
Gormsen [son of Gorm], King of Denmark in the 10th century
1998: foundation of Bluetooth SIG, www.bluetooth.org
1999: erection of a rune stone at Ericsson/Lund ;-)
2001: first consumer products for mass market, spec. version 1.1 released
n Special Interest Group
Original founding members: Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Nokia, Toshiba
Added promoters: 3Com, Agere (was: Lucent), Microsoft, Motorola
> 2500 members
Common specification and certification of products