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ShoreTel and Mitel Announce Cross-License and Settlement
Companies Resolve Lawsuits Filed in 2007
| Source: ShoreTel
SUNNYVALE, CA and OTTAWA--(Marketwire - May 7, 2009) - ShoreTel®, Inc. (NASDAQ : SHOR ),
a leading provider of Pure IP Unified Communications (UC) solutions, and
Mitel®, the trusted provider of unified communications, today announced a
settlement ending the legal disputes between the two companies.
Under the terms of the settlement, ShoreTel and Mitel agreed to dismiss the
lawsuits against each other, and entered into a cross-license of the
patents at issue in the litigation. Other terms of the settlement are
confidential.
About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ : SHOR ) is a leading provider of Pure IP Unified
Communications solutions. ShoreTel enables companies of any size to
seamlessly integrate all communications -- voice, video, messaging and data
-- with their business processes. Independent of device or location,
ShoreTel's distributed software architecture eliminates the traditional
costs, complexity and reliability issues typically associated with other
solutions. ShoreTel continues to deliver the highest levels of customer
satisfaction, ease of use and manageability, while driving down the overall
total cost of ownership. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, and has regional offices in the United Kingdom, Sydney,
Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com
or call 1-877-80SHORE.
About Mitel
Mitel delivers flexibility and simplicity in smart unified communications
solutions and applications for organizations of all sizes. Combined with a
full range of managed services that include voice and data network design
and traffic provisioning, custom application development, and attractive
financing options, Mitel is reinventing how successful organizations gain
competitive advantage by easily collaborating and communicating over
distance and time with customers, colleagues and partners. Mitel's
(www.mitel.com) US headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Global
headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners, and resellers
worldwide.