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The name “Bluetooth” derives from Harald
Bluetooth, a Viking who united Denmark and Norway in the 10
th Century. Just as Harald Bluetooth unified Norway and Denmark
, the Bluetooth technology will unite the world of computer
and telecommunication devices by a unified wireless communications
system. Development of Bluetooth was
first started in 1994 by Ericsson Mobile Communication under
the concept ‘Multi-Communicator Link' and the idea was to
come up with a low-power radio interface to link electronic
devices wirelessly. In 1998, the Bluetooth SIG(Special Interest
Group) was formed with Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Nokia and Toshiba
being the founding group and in December of 1999, companies
like Microsoft, 3 Com, Motorola and Lucent joined the SIG
to become the Promoter Group. The number of SIG members increased
very rapidly and currently numbers more than 2000 companies.
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