<s>
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
software/driver	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
chipsets	O
from	O
CSR	O
,	O
Broadcom	O
,	O
Marvell	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
dongles	B-Device
,	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
Laptops	B-Device
,	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
PNDs	O
and	O
UMPCs	B-Device
are	O
sometimes	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
software	O
albeit	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
and	O
OEM	O
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
rarely	O
needed	O
on	O
modern	O
computers	O
,	O
as	O
well-functioning	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
chips	O
have	O
been	O
available	O
through	O
Windows	O
Update	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
is	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
firm	O
IVT	O
Corporation	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
1000Moons	O
( 千月	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
features	O
the	O
following	O
technologies	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demonstration	O
version	O
of	O
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
,	O
restricting	O
the	O
device	O
after	O
2MB	O
data	O
transfer	O
,	O
approximately	O
1.5	O
minutes	O
of	O
high-quality	O
audio	O
or	O
2	O
–	O
4	O
hours	O
of	O
mouse	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSoleil	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
distributed	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IVT	O
has	O
also	O
established	O
an	O
interoperability	O
testing	O
centre	O
where	O
it	O
has	O
built	O
up	O
a	O
large	O
library	O
of	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
products	O
which	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
interoperability	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
dongles	B-Device
are	O
delivered	O
with	O
an	O
obsolete	O
or	O
demonstration	O
version	O
of	O
Bluesoleil	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
bundled	O
or	O
the	O
standalone	O
version	O
is	O
purchased	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
enforces	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
which	O
tie	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
address	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
dongle	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluesoleil	B-Protocol
works	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Silicon	O
Vendors	O
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Accelsemi	O
,	O
Atheros	O
,	O
CSR	O
,	O
Conwise	O
,	O
3DSP	O
,	O
Broadcom	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
Marvell	O
,	O
NSC	O
,	O
RFMD	O
,	O
SiRF	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
baseband	O
IP	O
such	O
as	O
RivieraWaves	O
BT	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
dongle	B-Device
attached	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
logo	O
will	O
be	O
grey	O
,	O
blue	O
if	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
is	O
attached	O
,	O
and	O
green	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
another	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
enabled	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
