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(OMA), which works to support, extend and improve the standards for remote device management. On 17 September 2015,

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announced that it was acquiring Mformation for an undisclosed amount to strengthen its Customer Experience Management solution.

Locations

Mformation was headquartered in

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, with offices and subsidiaries around the globe including

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Patent lawsuit

Mformation sued

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(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’

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devices remotely, infringed Mformation’s patents. RIM was found liable for $147.2 million in damages but judge overturned the ruling.

References

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External links

Mformation Web site
Mobile device management Software companies based in New Jersey Software companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in New Jersey Telecommunications companies established in 1999 Defunct software companies of the United States