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IBM sues Apple-bound exec.
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IBM is suing to stop the flight of one of its top engineers to Apple.
The company filed suit last week in a US district court to prevent former Blade development vice president Mark Papermaster from taking up a position with Apple.
In its filing, IBM contends that Papermaster possesses knowledge of trade secrets which could be used by Apple. As such, the company contends that Papermaster is violating a one year non-compete agreement by taking up a position with Apple.
Much of the suit centers around Big Blue's Power processor architecture. IBM claims that Papermaster's work on the architecture has made him privy to a number of company secrets which could be of use to competitors.
IBM also claims that Papermaster was amongst the company's elite 'Integration and Values Team." The select committee of 300 executives is responsible for steering much of IBM's corporate strategy.
"The confidential information which to which Mr. Papermaster has become privy based on his membership in the I&VT and his ...
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