ORANGE, CONN - Tangoe Inc., the leading global provider of enterprise telecommunications expense management software and services, announced on Tuesday that it has been issued a US patent for technology used in Telecommunications Expense Management (TEM) systems and methods.
According to a press release by the company, the patent, number 7,065,496, covers core technology and processes relating to the management and control of service provider agreements for voice, data, and wireless resources and their associated costs.
The patented technology underpins Tangoe's Communications Management Platform (CMP) and involves numerous TEM processes including contract management, services provisioning, bill processing, bill auditing, variance alerting, market rates knowledgebase, as well as other related TEM processes.
“We are pleased to see our research and development activities recognized in the form of registered patents,” stated President and CEO of Tangoe Albert Subbloie.
“Tangoe's intellectual property portfolio is a key asset representing the creativity, hard work, and efforts of many individuals. As such, we have elected to protect our processes and technology advantage in the marketplace,” he added.