▁ ▁As ▁of ▁Monday , ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cons il ient ▁shut ▁its ▁doors ▁and ▁laid ▁off ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁employees ▁without ▁pay ▁and ▁without ▁warning . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁move ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁invest or , ▁Qu orum ▁Group ▁of ▁Comp an ies ▁, ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁firm . ▁Qu orum ▁Group ▁has ▁revealed ▁no ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁several ▁weeks ▁later ▁the ▁company ' s ▁future ▁was ▁still ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁A CO A ▁( At l antic ▁Canada ▁O pport un ities ▁Agency , ▁a ▁Federal ▁government ▁inc ub ation ▁fund ▁for ▁private ▁companies ) ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁sue ▁Cons il ient ▁for ▁$ 7 . 7 ▁million ▁Canadian , ▁the ▁principal ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁inv ested ▁in ▁Cons il ient ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁Cons il ient ▁offered ▁a ▁free ▁P ush ▁email ▁application ▁called ▁Cons il ient ▁P ush ▁for ▁mobile ▁ph ones ▁that ▁supported ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁email ▁accounts . ▁ ▁P OP 3 ▁and ▁I MAP 4 ▁email ▁accounts ▁were ▁supported ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Y ahoo , ▁G mail , ▁A OL ▁and ▁Hot mail . ▁ ▁The ▁application ▁had ▁photo ▁att aching ▁and ▁sending ▁cap ability ▁and ▁also ▁supported ▁attach ments ▁in ▁MS ▁Word ▁and ▁PDF . ▁Cons il ient ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁mobile ▁advert ising ▁server ▁solution , ▁allowing ▁tele com