Significance of the Term "Partner"?

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Significance of the Term "Partner"?

posted on Jan 28, 2016 04:32PM

Has anyone picked up on the potential significance of the term "partner" (Wavetek and Epiworks) in the latest news releases? This makes me wonder if there is a lot more to this than just POET paying Wavetek and Epiworks for services. POET did not use the term "partner" with reference to BAE, or Anadigics, which I assume is just related to POET paying them for services. Terminology used in the news releases (bold is mine):

January 27 NR: "POET Partners With Wavetek, Cites Promising Initial Results"

January 12 NR: "This partnership is POET's latest advance in its lab-to-fab commercialization initiative in calendar 2016. Utilizing high-performance, manufacturable epi-wafer technology is a key to this initiative, and we are happy to be working with EpiWorks for MOCVD-based development and production"

August 24 NR (no mention of partnership): "POET Technologies Enters into a VCSEL Manufacturing Services Agreement with ANADIGICS"

March 30 NR (no mention of partnership): "POET Technologies Announces the Signing of a Collaboration Agreement with BAE Systems and Corporate Updates"

Who knows, maybe thinking too much? Maybe just different terminology used by a different IR company? I guess time will tell.