Court Rules in Favor of Unique RealNames Technology in Patent Case.Business Editors REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001 Federal Appellate Court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. Determines that RealNames Parallel Keyword Databases Do Not Infringe on Netword's Patents The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a United States court of appeals. The Federal Circuit was created by Congress with passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. The court is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and occupies the Howard T. ruled on March 14, 2001 that RealNames Corporation's Keyword technology does not infringe upon a patent held by Netword LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . The case was decided in RealNames' favor based on a critical difference in the way RealNames Keyword data is stored, accessed and retrieved. "This court case allowed RealNames to demonstrate, beyond doubt, that our system is not only a unique and innovative way to organize the Web, but also that our technology is designed to give end users the fastest and most up-to-date Keyword service," said RealNames founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Keith Teare. "Moving forward, we will continue to scale our technology so we can offer Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f a better Web addressing system that eliminates the complexity of URL's and works across all devices, languages and character sets." In affirming the lower court's summary judgment ruling, the Federal Circuit found that RealNames' Keyword technology is different from that patented by Netword because it employs a redundant system of server clusters, called Resolvers, that contain and store all Keywords centrally and push a complete copy of the master database to the machines at the edge of the network, closest to users. In contrast, the Netword system uses limited servers that cache (or hold a copy of) only frequently used aliases (keywords). As a result, the Netword system must request information from a main server whenever a user enters a less-common keyword not included in the local cache. In addition, the RealNames system ensures that all newly registered Keywords are sent to the Resolvers immediately, while Netword's servers only receive new data if they request it. As a result, all RealNames Keywords are always available quickly to Internet users. As an added benefit of the distributed RealNames system, Keyword usage can be tracked so Keyword holders understand how people find them on the Web. Keywords are part of an emerging Internet naming standard, with more than 1.3 million Keywords in the RealNames database and over 35,000 customers including companies like Radisson Hotels Radisson Hotels & Resorts is a worldwide chain of 435 hotels, with a total of 102,000 guest rooms, in 61 countries. The first Radisson Hotel was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1909, and was named for the 17th century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson. & Resorts, New Line Cinema and Business 2.0. Unlike Netword keywords, RealNames Keywords are integrated in the Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. browser, reaching over 90 percent of global Internet users, and don't require a special plug-in - users simply type the name or brand right into the browser address bar to go directly to the page they're seeking. Keywords can be registered worldwide through a single Registrar, and work in any character set and language, and across all types of Internet-enabled devices. RealNames was also recently awarded a patent on navigating network resources based on metadata - US Patent 6,151,624. The patented system defines an innovative architecture to register metadata and resolve identifiers associated with network resources. This flexible, distributed and scalable architecture is the foundation for the RealNames system but can also be used to support a wide range of identity systems. About RealNames Keywords Keywords bury the Web's technical complexity and are fast becoming the powerful new navigation standard for the Internet. Keywords simplify and improve the Internet experience, replacing the `www's,' dashes, symbols and dot-whatever extensions with simple names and brands. When entered into the Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. browser address bar, used within a RealNames-enabled search engine from a PC, or on a mobile phone utilizing the Openwave(TM) Mobile Access Gateway, Keywords take users directly and intuitively to the information they seek, at no cost and with no special downloads or registration. Keywords provide the only global addressing system that allows people to navigate the Web using Keywords in their native language and character sets. About RealNames Corporation RealNames Corporation is a global infrastructure provider of Keywords, a superior Web naming and navigation platform that improves on the existing Domain Name System. Keywords replace complicated URLs with simple names and brands and work in the consumer's native language, making the Internet easier to use. The RealNames Keyword system has been integrated into Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and is available for integration into the Openwave Mobile Access Gateway A WAP gateway from Openwave that serves as the interface between a Web server and the microbrowser in the client. Formerly known as UP.Link Server, it hosts the wireless carrier's WAP applications and performs translations between HTML, HDML and WML coming from the Web. , as well as in leading search and portal sites Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. . Like domain names, RealNames Keywords are available through a Registry/Registrar worldwide channel. Keywords can be purchased in 244 countries directly from the RealNames Web site at Keyword: RealNames. Founded in 1996, RealNames is based in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , London, Hamburg, Tokyo and Seoul. For more information, please use Keyword: RealNames to visit our Web site. RealNames and RealNames System are either service marks or registered service marks of RealNames Corporation. |
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