Most network protocols just provide channels between communicating entities and let applications designers figure out what they want to use them for. For example, 802.11 do not specify whether users should use their notebook computers for reading e-mail, surfing the Web or something else. In contrast, the Bluetooth V1.1 specifications names 13 specific applications to [...]

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In 1994, the L. M. Ericsson Company became interested in connecting its mobile phones to other devices (e.g., PDAs) without cables. Together with four other companies (IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba), it formed a SIG (Special Interest Group. i.e., consortium) to develop a wireless standard for interconnecting computing and communication devices and accessories using short-range, [...]

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