Rococo Software Raises Fresh Capital for Growth
The new investment will be used to accelerate Rococo‘s activities toexpand the usage of Bluetooth applications on mobile phones and otherdevices, and increase the shipment of Rococo’s software globally.
As pioneers in Java and Bluetooth technology, Rococo created theworld‘s first software developer tools and infrastructure softwarebased on the JSR82 standard for Java and Bluetooth technology. Rococohas continued to innovate and lead the market with its Impronto rangeof tools and licensing kits. There are now more than 100 millionmobile phones shipped by major manufacturers such as Samsung,Motorola, Panasonic and Amoi with Rococo’s technology. The Improntoproduct range makes it easy for mobile phone manufacturers to addJava and Bluetooth capability to their platform and helps developersfocus on creating innovative wireless applications. The result isfaster, easier construction of proximity-based Bluetoothapplications.
“When we helped create the JSR82 standard, we envisaged a time whenmost phones would have Bluetooth on board, and developers couldcreate exciting new connected applications”, said Sean O Sullivan,Rococo's CEO, “That time has arrived, and we plan to help spur thenext phase of innovation by giving handset manufacturers and softwaredevelopers a new generation of rich Java/Bluetooth tools and APIs.”
Bluetooth technology has become a “must have” feature for mobilephones and Rococo's new roadmap will enable developers to incorporateBluetooth in to a wider range of new applications. The new roadmapincludes higher level software frameworks to enable phonesmanufacturers and developers to quickly roll out peer-to-peer gamingand social proximity solutions and it is also designed to tap the newBluetooth low energy specification, anticipated for release in late 2009.
By enabling the creation of new healthcare and sportingservices and applications that connect devices such as fitnessequipment , watches and remote controls directly to the mobile phone,Rococo, with the support from their international partners, will workto promote and deliver these new services and applications globally.
“Rococo helped lead the way in connecting Java to Bluetooth,‘ saidMichael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of the Bluetooth SIG. ”Withso many wireless applications being developed in Java, we’re excitedto see Rococo continue to push to put the power of Bluetooth in thehands of the millions of Java developers world wide. We're lookingforward to seeing them create new apps that will delight consumers."
Manager of Enterprise Ireland‘s Software Division Jennifer Condon,added: “Rococo, an Enterprise Ireland client company, is poised tobecome a leading niche supplier of Bluetooth infrastructuretechnology with its new roadmap and the continued growth in theBluetooth enable mobile device market. Like many of Ireland’stechnologically advanced companies, all of Rococo‘s growth will comefrom exporting and this significant investment will accelerateRococo’s scaling potential in export markets.”
Ryu Koriyama, CEO of Aplix, said “Rococo has been a key partner ofAplix for many years, and we are very excited about the potential ofthe company and its technology. We are about to see a whole newgeneration of Bluetooth applications and services, resulting from themass availability of Bluetooth-enabled devices, and renewed focus inthe market on third-party applications. Rococo's long-standing focuson supporting the developer with middleware and tools means it is nowvery well positioned to address this opportunity.”
About Rococo
Rococo Software (www.rococosoft.com) has been a leader inJava/Bluetooth technology since the genesis of the JSR82 technologystandard in late 2000.Rococo played a key role in developing the JSR82 standard as a memberof the JSR82 Expert Group. In 2001, Rococo created the world‘s firstsoftware developer tools and infrastructure software based on theJSR82 standard for emerging Java/Bluetooth market.Today, Rococo has significant OEM partnerships in Japan and the USfor its Java/Bluetooth products. Customers for Rococo’s tools andinfrastructure software include Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, IBM,Aplix, Amoi and Myriad. In addition, hundreds of universities useRococo‘s Impronto tools to teach wireless computing.Rococo’s software has been deployed on more than 150 million handsetsto date.
Rococo Software 개요
Rococo Software는 2000년 후반 JSR82 기술 표준이 탄생한 이래 Java/Bluetooth 기술의 리더 역할을 해왔다. Rococo는 JSR82 Expert Group의 일원으로 JSR82 표준 개발에 중요한 역할을 수행해 왔다.
웹사이트: http://www.rococosoft.com
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Rococo Software Limited
Sean O'Sullivan
+353 1 4877619
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