Fresh off its settlement with NTP, Research In Motion announced its aquisition of Ascendent. The buyout could bring more corporate features to RIM’s flagship BlackBerry line. From the press release:

Ascendent Voice Mobility Suite is a feature rich solution that provides single number reach, consolidation and access to a single voice mail box, and extends desk phone functionality such as PBX dial tone, call transfer and hold, 4 or 5 digit dialing and conference calling capabilities to mobile users. It provides a consistent experience across a mix of telephony systems and simplifies the migration to newer IP-PBX systems.

According to Red Herring, one of the real-world benefits would be customers being able to have one voicemail box for both wired and wireless phones. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.