Mformation
{{Infobox company
| name = Mformation Software Technologies LLC.
| logo =
| type = Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent
| foundation = Edison, New Jersey, USA (1999)
| industry = Internet of Things, Device Management
| products =
- MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER Suite
- MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER for WiMAX
- IMPACT (Intelligent Management Platform for All Connected Things)
| homepage = [http://www.mformation.com www.mformation.com]
}}
Mformation Software Technologies was a software company. Mformation was founded in 1999. Founder Dr. Rakesh Kushwaha was serving as the company's CTO. Kevin A. Wood {{Cite web|url=https://internet-of-things-innovation.com/welcome/|title=Nokia and IoT|website=IoT Innovation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}} was the CEO. Mformation was a member of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), which works to support, extend and improve the standards for remote device management. On 17 September 2015, Alcatel-Lucent announced that it was acquiring Mformation for an undisclosed amount to strengthen its Customer Experience Management solution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nokia.com/splash-page/|title=Nokia Corporation|website=Nokia|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08}}
Locations
Mformation was headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey, with offices and subsidiaries around the globe including Bangalore, India.
Patent lawsuit
Mformation sued Research In Motion (RIM) in 2008, accusing it of infringement of two patents. In July 2012, jurors in federal court in San Francisco determined that RIM's software, which lets companies manage workers’ BlackBerry devices remotely, infringed Mformation’s patents. RIM was found liable for $147.2 million in damages{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/technology/rim-told-to-pay-147-million-for-violation-of-patents.html|title=RIM Told to Pay $147 Million for Violation of Patents|last=News|first=Bloomberg|date=2012-07-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} but judge overturned the ruling.{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/rims-147-million-patent-penalty-wiped-out-by-judge/|title=RIM's $147 million patent penalty wiped out by judge|last=Brodkin|first=Jon|date=2012-08-09|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-08}}
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