Various properties of heavy-light mesons are determined, including dec
ay constants, the B-B-parameter, and the Isgur-Wise function. The heav
y (bottom) quark is simulated with the static, NRQCD and/or (fixed-vel
ocity) lattice-HQET effective theories, using optimally-smeared source
s as produced by the ''Maximal Operator Smearing Technique''.