When the iPhone issue first exploded during the recent CES event in Las Vegas a senior Cisco executived quipped that it was a pity that the two Companies could not work together. well now they may get their wish following a very public brawl.
Right now both companies are staying tightlipped about what future products might come from the resulting deal to collaborate on "interoperability" between the companies' products. However we are told that one area will be the AppleTV and an Apple Media Center.
Analysts said the settlement announced late yesterday, in Cisco's trademark-infringement lawsuit could help both companies strengthen their positions in the increasingly fierce battle to deliver video and other applications directly to consumers' homes.
Zeus Kerravala, a network infrastructure analyst with Yankee Group, said there are ample opportunities for the companies to dream up collaborative projects to win over consumers.
