01 Communique

01 Communique is a Canadian technology company based in Mississauga, Ontario, whose documented business developed from communications software into remote-access, remote-support and related technology products. Founded in 1992, the company initially released 01 Fax, a fax-management program. It subsequently introduced the COMMUNICATE! software series, which combined several communications functions, including fax, email, voicemail, text recognition and paging. During the late 1990s, 01 Communique shifted its focus toward remote-access software. This change placed the company in the market for applications that allowed users to access or control computers from remote locations, a category that later became relevant to remote technical assistance, distributed work and device administration. Publicly associated products include I'm InTouch, a remote-access offering, and I'm OnCall, a remote-support product. In 2010, the company opened offices in Arlington, Virginia, to promote newer products, including I'm InTouchMeeting, a videoconferencing application. The company's technology strategy also included patenting inventions used in its commercial software. It filed for United States and Canadian patents in 2000, and U.S. patents 6,928,479 and 6,938,076 were awarded in August 2005. One of those patents became the subject of litigation against Citrix Systems. In February 2006, 01 Communique sued Citrix in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,479. A jury rejected 01 Communique's infringement claims, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the company's appeal in 2018. 01 Communique began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on March 8, 2000, under the symbol ONE, after previously trading on the Canadian Dealing Network. The available reference material does not establish the company's current ownership, management, operating status, product availability or post-2018 corporate developments. Accordingly, the brand is best characterized as a historically documented Canadian enterprise-technology company with a product heritage in remote access, remote support and communications software, while its present status remains unverified.

01 Communique was founded in Canada in 1992. Its first documented product was 01 Fax, a fax application. The company then released the COMMUNICATE! series, which brought together fax, email, voicemail, text-recognition and paging functions in a broader communications-software package. By the late 1990s, the company had redirected its attention toward remote-access software. This strategic shift moved its business from general communications utilities toward software enabling users to access computers and provide assistance across a network. Products associated with this period and subsequent development include I'm InTouch, a remote-access application, and I'm OnCall, a remote-support product. 01 Communique also pursued intellectual-property protection for technologies used in its commercial software. It filed United States and Canadian patent applications in 2000. Two U.S. patents, numbers 6,928,479 and 6,938,076, were awarded in August 2005. Patent ownership later became central to a dispute with Citrix Systems. In February 2006, 01 Communique filed an infringement action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, alleging that Citrix had infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,928,479. The jury rejected 01 Communique's infringement claims. In 2018, the Federal Circuit denied the company's appeal. The company entered public trading on March 8, 2000, when its shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ONE. Before that listing, the shares had traded on the Canadian Dealing Network. In 2010, 01 Communique opened offices in Arlington, Virginia, as part of efforts to promote newer products. The products promoted there included I'm InTouchMeeting, described as videoconferencing software. Publicly available reference material provides only a limited account of the company's later history. It does not reliably establish current ownership, leadership, product availability, financial performance, or whether the company remains operational. The documented historical record therefore supports describing 01 Communique as a Canadian technology and cybersecurity company whose main product heritage lies in communications, remote access, remote support and videoconferencing software.

1. 2018Patent appeal denied

   The Federal Circuit denied 01 Communique's appeal in its patent dispute with Citrix Systems.

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2. 2010Arlington office opened

   The company opened offices in Arlington, Virginia, to promote newer products including I'm InTouchMeeting.

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3. 2005U.S. patents awarded

   U.S. Patent Nos. 6,928,479 and 6,938,076 were awarded in August 2005.

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4. 2000Patent applications filed

   The company filed for United States and Canadian patents covering technologies used in its commercial software.

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5. 2000Toronto Stock Exchange listing

   01 Communique began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ONE after previously trading on the Canadian Dealing Network.

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6. 1992Company founded

   01 Communique was founded in Canada.

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Technology software for remote computer access, remote technical support and business communications.

• 01 FaxFax software1992

  01 Fax was the company's first documented software release. It provided fax-related functionality and preceded the broader COMMUNICATE! product series. Available reference material does not specify its detailed feature set, release version history or current availability.

• COMMUNICATE!Business communications software

  The COMMUNICATE! series combined multiple communications functions in one software offering, including fax, email, voicemail, text recognition and paging. It represented the company's early effort to provide an integrated communications utility before 01 Communique shifted its strategic emphasis toward remote access.

• I'm InTouchRemote-access software

  I'm InTouch was a remote-access product associated with 01 Communique. It was intended to allow users to reach or control a computer and related resources from a remote location. The available sources establish its product positioning but do not reliably document detailed editions, launch timing, technical specifications or current availability.

• I'm OnCallRemote-support software

  I'm OnCall was associated with remote technical-support use cases. The product was intended to help support personnel assist computer users remotely. Public reference material does not provide enough detail to confirm its specific release history, functions, customer base or present status.

• I'm InTouchMeetingVideoconferencing software2010

  I'm InTouchMeeting was a videoconferencing product promoted by the company in connection with its Arlington, Virginia, office opened in 2010. The cited material identifies its category and promotional context but does not establish detailed capabilities, launch date beyond the 2010 promotion, or current availability.

• 2006Patent litigation against Citrix SystemsOther

  01 Communique alleged that Citrix Systems infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,928,479, a patent related to technology used in its software.

  What changed. The company filed an infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

  Aftermath. A jury rejected 01 Communique's infringement claims. The Federal Circuit later denied the company's appeal in 2018.

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• 2000Shift toward remote-access softwareStrategy

  After developing fax and integrated communications products, 01 Communique changed its main business focus toward remote-access software in the late 1990s.

  What changed. The company concentrated subsequent product development and commercial activity on remote access, remote support and related applications.

  Aftermath. The shift established the product direction associated with I'm InTouch and I'm OnCall and formed the basis of the company's later technology and patent activity.

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• 2018Federal Circuit denies 01 Communique patent appeal

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied 01 Communique's appeal after a jury rejected its patent-infringement claims against Citrix Systems.

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• 201001 Communique opens Arlington, Virginia, offices

  The company opened offices in Arlington, Virginia, to promote newer products, including the I'm InTouchMeeting videoconferencing software.

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• 200601 Communique files patent-infringement lawsuit against Citrix Systems

  01 Communique sued Citrix Systems in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,479.

  Lawsuit
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• 200001 Communique begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange

  01 Communique began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ONE after previously trading on the Canadian Dealing Network.

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