UnifiedOnline Inc fka UOIP

[buckyboy]

Patents take 2 - 3 years to be approved. But, you already know that. However, IceSTORM is proprietary! Please see the links below for validation, plus a very clear definition of "proprietary."

http://www.iceweb.com/request-demo/

Our best-in-class appliances come standard with IceWEB’s proprietary IceSTORM™ unified storage management software.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proprietary

Proprietary

something that is used, produced, or marketed under exclusive legal right of the inventor or maker; specifically: a drug (as a patent medicine) that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright against free competition as to name, product, composition, or process of manufacture.

And, finally, a great read on different ways for IP protection.

http://www.csoonline.com/article/204600/intellectual-property-protection-the-basics

OEM's will license IceSTORM. That seems abundantly clear based on previous PRs. The value is in the software primarily, not the boxes...even though their boxes are built well and tested well. This is no surprise either as IWEB is clearly focused on customer satisfaction.

Hope this helps you.

Good luck.