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On March 9, 2011 Wireless Ink Corporation (hereafter referred to as Wireless Ink) won a first round court ruling in a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. and Google, Inc. Wireless Ink which owns Winksite, a website and mobile social networking service, has over 75,000 registered users. A mere fraction when compared to the millions of mobile users of Facebook and the traffic generated by Google’s introduction of Buzz.

The future security of the world’s freshwater supply is uncertain at best. With the world’s burgeoning population pushing the demand threshold of a limited freshwater supply, it is projected that one-third of all humans will face severe and chronic water shortages by the year 2025.

Companies around the world are making significant investments in the development of such technologies. Water desalination has emerged as a preferred solution to water shortages, particularly as technological advances make desalination processes an increasingly affordable and feasible option.