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'''BlueSoleil''' is a product of the IVT Corporation, which produces stacks for everything from embedded devices to desktop systems. The API is freely available, and is probably the simplest and most powerful API to use. The stack is available in both standard and VOIP versions for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] desktop operating system. Mobile devices are supported by a separate version which supports DUN, FAX, HFP, HSP, LAP, OBEX, OPP, PAN and SPP. In addition to these profiles, the desktop version supports: AV, BIP, FTP, GAP, HID, SDAP, and SYNC. Of all the stacks, this has the most pleasant and intuitive user interface. '''BlueSoleil''' stacks can be downloaded with a 5MB data limit for evaluation purposes.

====WIDCOMM====

'''WIDCOMM''' iswas the first Bluetooth stack for the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating system. The stack was initially developed by a company named Widcomm Inc., which was acquired by [[Broadcom Corporation]] in April 2004.<ref name="widcomm-acquire">{{cite press release |date=2004-04-19 |title=Broadcom to Acquire WIDCOMM, the Industry's Leading Provider of Critical Software for Bluetooth® Wireless Devices |publisher=[[Broadcom]] |url=http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=515961 |accessdate=2007-03-02 }}</ref> Broadcom continues to [[license]] the stack for inclusion with many Bluetooth-powered [[end-user]] devices.

A powerful API is available for interacting with the stack from a custom application.

====Microsoft Windows stack====