RIM and Wi-LAN make peace
Research in Motion and Wi-LAN announced today that they have settled their pending patent litigation.
The settlement has resulted in Research in Motion’s getting a license to “certain patents of Wi-LAN in the area of wireless technology,” according to the Wi-LAN press release. The litigation between the two will be dismissed.
The rest of the deal’s terms were not released.
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Companies partner on enterprise fixed mobile
Tango Networks, AirWalk Communications and Tatara Systems have announce a partnership to target the eneterprise market for fixed mobile convergence, that companies announced. The companies will deliver an enterprise femtocell fixed mobile convergence, built on AirWalk’s EdgePoint femtocells, Tango’s Abrazo enterprise communications services and intelligent routing and Tatara’s Convergence Server.
Femtocells are small cellular base stations that improve indoor coverage. The base stations are connected to the mobile carrier network by a broadband connection.
The solution also features a policy engine, which can control what users and guests can use the network and individual features, including long distance networks, messaging and conferencing.


