NeoMedia Technologies, Inc (NEOM)

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war: The problem with that theory is NeoMedia had stopped spending on R&D years before they went out of business. Their infrastructure technology was so outmoded they did not incorporate NeoMedia’s indirect patents. Their barcode generation software only offered amateur-level calibration controls and thus could not be used for packaging or print media. They had no technical capabilities to generate mobile content or link to mobile content - all of which required an outside agency.

I do know YA now owns both the client-facing interface and the consumer app.