Tektronix acquires Digianswer's Bluetooth protocol analyzer

<%=company1%> Inc. (Beaverton, OR) has agreed to acquire the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) approved protocol analyzer product from Digianswer, a subsidiary of Motorola based in Nibe, Denmark. In addition, the companies will form a five-year partnership to further advance Bluetooth technology and applications. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bluetooth wireless technology will enable users to connect a wide range of computing and telecommunications devices easily and quickly, without the need for cables. To date, more than 2000 telecommunications, computing and consumer products companies have joined as members of the Bluetooth SIG to drive development of the technology and bring it to market. According to Cahners-Instat, it is expected that by 2005 close to 670 million Bluetooth devices will be shipped annually.

With this acquisition, Tektronix becomes a leading supplier of testing tools needed to advance the implementation of Bluetooth technology. The acquired Bluetooth protocol analyzer joins a suite of Tektronix products aimed at enabling the rapid adoption of Bluetooth technology in the electronics industry. In addition to further development of the protocol analyzer, the company plans to leverage this advanced technology across its entire product portfolio to provide more complete design and debug solutions for Bluetooth developers.

Edited by David Maliniak
Managing Editor, ElectronicsWeb.com
dmaliniak@vertical.net