"Connection Lost" on Wireless Keyboard

I'm using my brand new Mac Pro with Leopard and an Apple wireless keyboard and mouse. However, frequently the keyboard is unresponsive and I see a "Connection Lost" icon appear on the screen. My keyboard is literally a foot away from the Mac Pro. How can I prevent the connection from continually getting "lost"?

several folks here have expressed the same problem. I know I did; see http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5607804#5607804. It appears that the internal BT module does not work well.
Once I added the dongle, communications problems while the unit is on went away. The only problem remaining, which is kind of a PITA, is that the unit and the wireless devices need to be re-paired on startup. If I put the mac to sleep, the pairing is OK.

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