
Rococo Software and German-based software distributor, ARS Software GmbH, announced their partnership to promote and distribute Rococo’s Bluetooth development tools and its Java/Bluetooth OEM offering in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. ARS Software GmbH will distribute these technologies aimed at making building Bluetooth applications in Java easier. Rococo’s Bluetooth development tools include Impronto Simulator and Impronto Developer Kit for Palm OS. Impronto Simulator runs Java applications in a simulated Bluetooth environment allowing developers to test and configure applications before deploying them on Bluetooth devices. Impronto Developer Kit for Palm OS makes creating wireless applications easy by hiding complex Bluetooth protocols behind standard Java APIs.