TROY Wireless and IS/Complete Inc. Team to Unveil Industry's First Hardware/Software Bluetooth Wireless Printing Solution for Palm OS Powered Handheld Devices

Business Wire, April 30, 2002

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SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002

Palm(TM) Users Now Have the Advantage of Convenient Wireless Printing

TROY Wireless, a division of TROY Group Inc. (Nasdaq:TROY) and a leader in short-range wireless connectivity, and IS/Complete, a leading handheld software developer, today announced a new agreement to provide a hardware/software Bluetooth(TM) wireless printing solution for handheld devices using the Palm OS(R) and new Bluetooth SDIO technology.

The new solution consists of TROY's WindConnect(TM) Bluetooth print adapter and IS/Complete's BtPrint(TM) software. It enables the rapidly growing population of mobile business users to take advantage of wireless Bluetooth printing from their Palm powered handheld devices.

With the TROY Wireless WindConnect and BtPrint(TM) software, a Palm user can now easily print from the standard Palm OS application programs, and can also print Word and Excel documents from the Documents To Go(R) application from DataViz Inc. -- no cables required.

The TROY WindConnect is a compact dongle-like device that connects to most popular printers, providing Bluetooth wireless connectivity capabilities within 10 meters (33 feet) of a Bluetooth-enabled printer. It supports printing from any Palm handheld equipped with a Palm Bluetooth SDIO card, and it also works with Bluetooth enabled laptop computers, mobile phones, and other devices.

IS/Complete's BtPrint(TM) is a versatile and robust Bluetooth printing software package for Palm Powered(TM) devices. Designed to be easy to install and use, it includes driver support for printers from most major manufacturers.

John Huang, president of IS/Complete, stated: "TROY's WindConnect print adapter paired with IS/Complete's BtPrint software enables mobile business users with Palm powered handheld devices to print wirelessly, at their convenience. Our selection of industry leading partners such as TROY Wireless for new product developments further positions IS/Complete as a major player and innovator in the software development arena."

Chairman and CEO of TROY Group, Patrick Dirk, added: "IS/Complete is a premier provider of software for document management that is targeted for the consumer and IT world. As TROY increases its software alliances, we empower our mobile business customers to print wirelessly with more and more types of handheld devices.

"The handheld device market is growing and TROY is providing handheld users with the option of sampling Bluetooth printing software via the WindConnect's installation CD, plus the convenience of purchasing their printing software at the TROY Web site."

IDC estimates world shipments of handheld devices will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 39 percent from 13.6 million in 2000 to 70.9 million by 2005. Palm's market share was 42.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2001.

A free trial version of IS/Complete's BtPrint(TM) software is now a standard feature on the installation CD that is packaged with TROY's WindConnect Bluetooth print adapter. The product is available for purchase from the TROY Group Web site at $24.95.

About Bluetooth

Bluetooth, named for the 10th Century Viking King who united Denmark, is a new low-cost radio technology that is designed to eliminate the need for cabling in a wide range of products, including printers, mobile phones, PCs, headphones, audio equipment and much more.

It has unprecedented industry support, with more than 2,000 companies in the Bluetooth special Interest Group, including all of the leading players in the telecommunications and computing industry. According to Cahners In-Stat/MDR, the overall Bluetooth market will grow from virtually zero in 1999 to 780 million units in 2005.

About IS/Complete

IS/Complete is a leading software development company and member of the Palm Solution Providers Community.

The firm has developed more than 100 Palm OS platform applications including Bluetooth, IR and cable printing BtPrint(TM) and IrPrint(TM), over/under clocking, custom date books, continuous beaming system (BeamCast(TM) "All Rights Reserved," patent-pending), and security (Restrictor) and custom databases for the Enterprise and Consumer markets.

Also, IS/Complete's Information Systems Division operates an Internet and Information Technology consulting business. It is designed to partner with clients to harness the power of Internet and Database Solutions in an effort to provide customers with a strategic advantage. For more information, visit www.iscomplete.com.

About TROY Group

TROY Group is a leading provider of wireless technology and electronic payment solutions. TROY Wireless, a leader in short-range wireless solutions, designs and manufactures high-performance 802.11b (also known as "Wi-Fi") as well as Bluetooth(TM) hardware and software products.

These products enable wireless communications between printers, PCs, mobile cellular phones, PDAs and digital cameras -- in office, home, industrial, retail, medical and other environments. TROY Wireless is also a premier supplier of hardwired network printing products. TROY Systems is an industry-leading provider of electronic payment solutions.