01 Communique

Infobox_Company
company_name = 01 Communique
company_
company_type = Public Listed Company
company_slogan =
foundation = 1992
location = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
key_people = Andrew Cheung, President [cite web|url=http://www.stockhouse.ca/comp_info.asp?symbol=ONE&table=LIST|title=StockHouse.ca - 01 Communique Lab Inc|accessdate=2008-02-12]
num_employees = 15cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;ONE&page=quotesearch |title=Company Profile for 01 Communique Laboratory Inc (CA;ONE) |accessdate=2008-10-10]
industry = Software
products = Remote Access Software, Online Help Desk Support Software
revenue =
net_income =
homepage = [http://www.01com.com www.01com.com]

01 Communique is a Canadian technology company based in Mississauga, Ontario. The company develops integrated communications software and services. 01 Communique specializes in providing remote access to information stored on a Desktop PC over the Internet. [cite web|url=http://01com.com/press_room_news_corporate.asp?pg=2001_12_05|title= "01 Communique Launches Next Generation I'm InTouch." December 5, 2001] Generally this is referred to as PC remote access software or PC remote control software.

Company History

01 Communique was founded in 1992 [cite web|url=http://01com.com/about_us_overview_corporate.asp|title= About 01 Communique|accessdate=2008-02-12] to provide businesses and consumers with all-in-one communications software. The company’s first release was a fax program called 01 Fax. Its next release would be the COMMUNICATE! series, unified communications software combining fax, e-mail, voice mail, text recognition, and paging capabilities. [cite web|url=http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2000/s1105/05s05/05s05c.asp&guid=px322548%20Communicate!%20i2000 |title="COMMUNICATE! i2000" May 2000]

The company’s focus switched to PC remote access and PC remote control software in the late 1990’s. In 2000, the company filed for U.S. and Canadian patents related to the technologies they have invented and used in their commercial software. [cite web|url=http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,928,479.PN.&OS=PN/6,928,479&RS=PN/6,928,479 |title="System computer product and method for providing a private communication portal." August 9, 2005] US Patent #6,928,479 and #6,938,076 were awarded in August 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/CDN/News.asp?id=45647 |title="Canadian Software Developer is Suing Citrix." October 24, 2007]

On March 8, 2000, 01 Communique began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the trading symbol ONE. The company had been previously trading on the Canadian Dealing Network. [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2000/03/08/one000308.html |title="01 Communique Makes TSE Debut." March 8, 2000]

Lawsuit Against Citrix

In February 2006, 01 Communique launched a patent infringement lawsuit against Citrix Systems alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,479. cite web|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=4822ca0a-e6f5-47e9-8b59-438bed016ea7&k=55884 |title="Market Rewarding Copyright Lawsuit." November 2, 2007] The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Products

Current

*I'm InTouch - software for remotely accessing and controlling a computer.
*I'm OnCall - remote help desk software.
*COMMUNICATE! - Unified communications software.

Discontinued

*01 Fax

Partnerships

*In 2001, 01 Communique signed an ISV alliance agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) to increase the interoperability between I'm InTouch and RIM's wireless email software. [cite web|url=http://www.imintouch.com/press_room_news.asp?pg=2001_09_11|title= "01 Communique Signs BlackBerry ISV Alliance Agreement with Research In Motion" September 11, 2001]
*In 2002, a partnership was announced with Hitachi Business Solution to localize I'm InTouch for sale in Japan. [cite web|url=http://www.imintouch.com/press_room_news.asp?pg=2002_02_20|title= "01 Communique Announces Strategic Development and Licensing Agreement with Hitachi Business Solution Co., Ltd." February 20, 2002]

Citations

External links

* [http://www.01com.com/ 01 Communique Corporate Website]