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Maybe this saga will next be a TV mini-series; I expect it will only get more entertaining from this point on…
Hewlett-Packard is suing Mark Hurd, a day after his hire by Oracle.
Court documents filed Tuesday morning in Santa Clara County show HP is accusing its former CEO of breach of contract and threatened misappropriation of trade secrets.
HP released a statement Tuesday morning saying that "Mark Hurd agreed to and signed agreements designed to protect HP’s trade secrets and confidential information. HP intends to enforce those agreements."
HP suing former CEO Mark Hurd | Circuit Breaker – CNET News
 So have you seen the new HackIsWack website that Symantec has put out there?
I hadn’t seen this until the coverage started about how people were using the site’s security problems for rickrolling, and then more recently the fix to all that foolishness.
Yes, yes… all that stuff was interesting. But I just can’t get past how incredibly bizarre the site is even without the security problems. No, really. If you haven’t checked out the site, here’s how it works:
Upload your less than 2-minute anti-cybercrime rap video at HackIsWack.com or at facebook.com/Norton. Click the links to share your video with friends, leave comments… Continue reading: Snoop on Malware. Wait… what?
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Mr. Hurd will bring his expertise running the largest computer hardware business on the planet to Oracle, where he may be able to revive the fortunes of Sun’s products at H.P.’s expense.
Oracle has, in particular, used Sun’s technology to build a new line of data warehousing systems that can sort through huge volumes of information like sales trends, pricing and inventory levels.
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Ms. Catz will continue to oversee Oracle’s finance, legal and merger and acquisition operations, while Mr. Ellison will oversee engineering. Mr. Hurd will manage sales, marketing and software support.
Mark Hurd Joins Oracle as Co-President… Continue reading: Mark Hurd Joins Oracle as Co-President – NYTimes.com
HP’s worst-case scenario comes to fruition…
Oracle Corp. named Mark Hurd co-president and appointed him to its board of directors, heightening the rivalry between the software company and Hewlett-Packard Co., the technology giant Mr. Hurd ran as chief executive until departing amid a scandal last month.
The company also said that Charles Phillips, one of two co-presidents and a board member, has resigned. Mr. Phillips made headlines with his own missteps this year at Oracle. Safra Catz, Oracle’s other co-president, will remain in that role.
Hurd Named Oracle Co-President – WSJ.com
Continue reading: Hurd Named Oracle Co-President – WSJ.com
A sign of the times for the Googleplex
So far, the company has been blocked by federal antitrust authorities only once — when it sought an advertising agreement with Web search rival Yahoo Inc. two years ago. But it faces closer scrutiny each time it buys a new company.
One concern is whether the company is using its dominance in Web search to give an unfair advantage to its other ventures. Google’s critics say the company has a history of directing users to its own services at the expense of rivals’. When users search for a location or product, for example, Google sometimes brings up Google Maps or Google Product Search results… Continue reading: Inquiry Zeroes In on Google Deal – WSJ.com
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