Aww… Isn’t that cute.  Two major players in the technology industry are making nice and are all kissy-kissy.  I was really hoping Cisco would bury Apple under an iPhone lawsuit just to put Apple in their proper place regarding trademarks but my wish will not be granted according to MacNN:

Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the “iPhone” trademark. After more than a month of public sparring, the companies recently agreed to several legal extensions, following the Cisco lawsuit over the iPhone trademark.

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Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications. Both companies, however, said that other terms of the agreement are confidential.

Confidential, eh?  I wonder how “opportunities” (aka dollars) Apple had to give to Cisco to square this deal up.  If someone has some dirt on this story please feel free to comment.

Tags: apple, cisco, iphone, lawsuit