Extended Systems has released a set of test tools for mobile device manufacturers and point-of-sale terminal vendors who want to implement the infrared financial messaging (IrFM) Point and Pay Profile.

The IrFM Point and Pay Profile enables users to perform wireless financial transactions between an IrFM-enabled mobile device, such as a cell phone or pager, and an IrFM point-of-sale terminal located, for example, on a coke machine or pay phone. The standard was developed by the Infrared Data Association (IrDA),

Extended Systems said its new XTNDAccess IrDA Test Suite would help device and terminal manufacturers address IrFM interoperability issues and speed up time to market by providing a way to ensure that products are compliant with IrDA's IrFM test specification v1.0, as well as the OBEX (Object Exchange) test specification v 1.01. The test suite features a graphical user interface and 138 completed test scripts covering all requirements for both IrFM and OBEX. The company said users can also customize existing test scripts and add new ones.

The test suite is available now for a list price of $7,500.