Unlike the Dixie Chicks, Cisco and Apple are ready to make nice by agreeing to resolve their much publicized dispute concerning the “iPhone (News - Alert)” trademark. The companies announced Thursday that they have agreed to freely use the name on products they release as they please all over the planet. The move will also stop any pending legal actions regarding the trademark.

Cisco had announced that it filed suit against Apple for trademark infringement last month in regards to the “iPhone” name. Apple (News - Alert) had announced also last month that it will launch a new mobile device in June called “iPhone.” The name had already been chosen and trademarked by Cisco’s Linksys (News - Alert) division when it launched its suite of iPhone devices also last month.

In a joint announcement, the companies also said today that they have agreed to look into exploring “opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications” in the future.

Apple’s iPhone device is set to hit Cingular (News - Alert) retail and online outlets this June, with two models priced at $499 and $599.

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