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tech.yahoo.com - 11/9/2008
Apple Exec Hired From IBM Ordered to Stop Work (PC Magazine) by PC Magazine: Yahoo! Tech
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- A U.S. District court has ordered an Apple employee recently hired away from IBM to immediately stop work amidst fears that he might disclose IBM trade secrets. Mark Papermaster "will immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc . until further order of this court," according to a Friday ...
informationweek.com - 11/7/2008
Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -
— informationweek.com — Apple's newly appointed chief of iPod and iPhone engineering said his move to Cupertino does not violate... a noncompete contract he signed with former employer IBM because Apple and IBM are not competitors. "To the best of my knowledge, IBM does not ... (more) Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -

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reuters.com - 11/8/2008
UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop work | Markets | Markets News
— reuters.com — (Adds comment from Apple; quotes from Papermaster's court filing) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A U.S.... District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) executive to stop work ... (more) UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop ...

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The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 11/10/2008
The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
— apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — Steve Jobs’ high-profile raid on IBM’s managerial ranks hit a snag on Friday. A judge in White... Plains, N.Y., ordered Mark Papermaster — IBM’s ( IBM ) former top microprocessor executive and Apple’s ( AAPL ) newest ... (more) The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline

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Apple's new iPod chief ordered to stop working
Engadget — ... Apple's poaching of Mark Papermaster from IBM to run the iPod division is getting more dramatic by the day -- the court on Friday ordered him to stop working at Apple while it sorts IBM's lawsuit against his hiring. For his part, Papermaster (seriously, what a ...

Mark Papermaster, formerly of IBM, ordered to stop working for Apple immediately
Obsessable News Feed — Apple's new chief of iPod and iPhone engineering has been ordered to stop work by a U.S. District court judge. Mark Papermaster, formerly of IBM, has been ordered to stop working for Apple immediately by a U.S. District court judge. Papermaster recently replaced Tony Fadell as the chief of iPhone and iPod engineering, but he's now being investigated for possibly breaking the non-compete clause from his contract with IBM. Papermaster claims that Apple and IBM are not direct competitors as IBM focuses on the enterprise market, whereas Apple focuses on the consumer market. ...

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