Although nearing the third anniversary of a lawsuit against Citrix Systems for patent infringement over the alleged use of its I'm InTouch Remote Access technology, 01 Communique has further expanded its solution platform while it awaits the final outcome of the lawsuit.
In a previous interview with CDN, 01 Communique's CFO, Brian Stringer, said the company received a U.S. patent for the I'm InTouch software solution in August of 2005.
"Citrix came out after us with their GoToMyPC solution that we believe uses our technology," Stringer said. "Citrix has a good product [GoToMyPC] because it's built on our technology. We're defending and enforcing our patent with this lawsuit against Citrix...We're looking for past damages plus an injunction."
In a previous e-mail statement, Citrix spokesperson Eric Armstrong said, "We believe that we do not infringe 01 Communique's patent and intend to vigorously contest this litigation."
Andrew Cheung, president of 01 Communique, says the company has been offering its I'm InTouch Remote Access software-only solution since the year 2000. The solution lets users remotely control and access their host PC by connecting from another browser-enabled PC. Once the software solution is installed, users can access their computer from virtually anywhere, anytime using a unique login and password on the browser.
Cheung said the lawsuit is still ongoing and is now approaching its third anniversary.
"We're waiting for a reexamination of the patent again," Cheung said. "Once that's done, we can go back to the judge. It's now approaching the time when something could happen anytime."
its in CITRIX hands now,,,,,INJUNCTION or pay for infringement....the courts are on ONE's side