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Papermaster set to join Apple

Papermaster set to join AppleFor a company [Apple] that makes is so easyto create/print PDFs, I fail to understand how they could hire a guy who is the "master of paper".Don't they understand that paper is dead?Apple offers no default pdf creation functionality.The is all adobe and third party applications,...

Tags: Printers, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Papermaster, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Papermaster countersues; IBM to put up $3M

Papermaster countersues; IBM to put up $3MCopied text from two images to make it readable for screen readersBeginning of Image 1 to Text:73. The noncompetition Agreement is also unreasonably broad in that it purports to impose an unreasonably lengthly time limitation. In the world of technology, any trade secrets that...

Tags: Asset management, Papermaster, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Papermaster countersues; IBM to put up $3M

In keeping up with the latest developments of the IBM-Papermaster-Apple legal saga, now comes word via Information Week that Mark Papermaster, the veteran IBM executive trying to defect to Apple, has filed a countersuit against Big Blue, alleging that non-compete clause he signed with IBM is irrelevant because Apple and...

Tags: Apple Inc., Agreement, IBM Corp., Papermaster, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple jobHow does that tie him to IBMfor his entire career? I can see an issue if you are earning 70,000 dollars a year, but the salaries some of these division heads earn are in the million dollar range, and I am sure job offerings are...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., Papermaster, job, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

The IBM-Apple-Papermaster triangle: How far does a non-compete go?

The IBM-Apple-Papermaster triangle: How far does a non-compete go?Non-competes typically are enforced for......company executives. Clearly Mr. Papermaster was an executive of IBM and therefore the non-compete is applicable. IMO he does have a strong argument that his new role is materially different enough where the non-compete is not applicable.To work...

Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, Utility computing, Blade servers, Papermaster, IBM Corp., IBM-Apple-Papermaster, IBM-Apple-Papermaster triangle, triangle, NDA

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

The IBM-Apple-Papermaster triangle: How far does a non-compete go?

The courtroom tug-of-war between IBM and Mark Papermaster is getting nasty. Papermaster responded Friday to IBM's attempts to prevent him from taking over the iPod unit at Apple. Papermaster argued that IBM doesn't compete with Apple in consumer electronics. IBM reiterated that Papermaster violated a non-compete agreement. Now a judge...

Tags: Apple Inc., Agreement, IBM Corp., Papermaster, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Apple's top iPod gun to depart; Papermaster in; Jobs succession gets murkier

Apple's top iPod gun to depart; Papermaster in; Jobs succession gets murkierIronic that in this era of the "paperless office"We have the "Paper Master" leading the charge. :)RE: Apple's top iPod gun to depart; Papermaster in; Jobs succession gets muIt's a tough situation all the way around. In going after...

Tags: job, Papermaster, Jobs succession, Apple Inc., succession, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Additional Resources

Are tech companies agreeing not to steal top execs?

Tom Foremski relates a Deal Pipeline report that the Justice Dept. is looking into collusion among the big tech companies not to poach each others' top employees. [DOJ] has sent letters to at least a dozen major computer hardware and software companies. Google Inc., Yahoo!...

Tags: Antitrust, U.S. Department Of Justice, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts

Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cutsWhat a guy!I'm glad I never worked for Ol' Monkey Boy. But I do have friends working for MS in Redmond...hope they come through this OK.I think layoffs are only justified if you're losing money...or in danger of it....

Tags: Workforce management, Game players, layoff mail, layoff, troop, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Apple is building a moat (of semiconductors)

Apple is collecting chip gurus. The big question is why.  The Wall Street Journal delivers a nice roundup of Apple's recent hires: Raja Koduri, former CTO of AMD's graphics group, and Bob Drebin, another AMD alum. And let's not forget former IBMer Mark Papermaster. Papermaster, who leads...

Tags: Apple Inc., Chip, IBMer Mark Papermaster, Journal, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-29

News to know: Swine flu; Microsoft; Windows 7; iPhone and Verizon

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more Harry Fuller: Swine flu and the enviornment? Mary Jo...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Papermaster set to join Apple

IBM and Mark Papermaster have come to a truce. Papermaster, who was being sued by IBM, will join Apple April 24, according to a company statement. Papermaster will lead Apple's iPod and iPhone engineering units. The IBM-Papermaster suit raised interesting questions about how far...

Tags: Apple Inc., Litigation, Digital Music, Digital Media, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?

Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?Would be pathetic to do soThat would be low from even Apple to do so though this wouldn't surprise me. However this could show that Palm is the first to really worry Apple Smartphone wise. It could be interesting to see if Palm will...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Network technology, Handhelds, emperor, Apple Inc., Pre IP, Palm Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Jobs' medical leave: right to privacy vs right to know

Jobs' medical leave: right to privacy vs right to knowMost sensible line yet![i]The conclusion of the the matter is, investors want to know about his health so they can sell their stock right away, if his outlook is grim.[/i]That is the most sensible thing I've heard anyone say about this...

Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Benefits, job, Yes Steve Jobs, investor, stock, Apple Inc., privacy

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

Apple sued over Apple TV, Airport Express and Mac

Apple sued over Apple TV, Airport Express and MacAnd so then I guessthat Papermaster [i][b]was[/b][/i] hired just to run the "iPod division"Apple would never think of having him lend a hand in their server products developement.This Apple TV case may just prove how "true" the above mentioned statement is... ;)It...

Tags: TVs, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Apple TV, Apple AirPort Express, TV

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Apple dodges antitrust bullet

Apple dodges antitrust bulletApple = $$$ = Better lawyers. Pystar is right.The only reasonThe only reason it is not yet anti-competitive is because of Apple's pathetic marketshare.Let's flip this around: Imagine MS starts making computers and stops OEMs from selling Windows on the computers. You know, just...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Corporate law, Operating systems, antitrust, Pystar, tendancy, Apple Inc., Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

News to know: Intel, Adobe; Kindle economics; OLPC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now Larry Dignan: Intel launches Core i7; Who’s buying? Paul Murphy: How Intel's Nehalem...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iPhone, Enterprise Software, Intel Corp., Larry Dignan, Management, Middleware, One Laptop Per Child Project, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), SOA, Software, Strategy, Web Services

Blog posts 2008-11-17

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Is 'racetrack memory' at heart of IBM-Apple-Papermaster dispute?

Is 'racetrack memory' at heart of IBM-Apple-Papermaster dispute?irrevelantI don't understand the relevance of racetrack memory to Apple or Papermaster. Apple doesn't make memory, it buys it from many others, maybe including IBM.So, what's the point?Maybe notIt could have to do with the fact that Apple bought PA Semiconductor, giving...

Tags: Flash memory, Semiconductors, memory, IBM-Apple-Papermaster, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Is 'racetrack memory' at heart of IBM-Apple-Papermaster dispute?

Could IBM's objections to Mark Papermaster's plans to join Apple be linked to so-called racetrack memory, a technology that would store a lot more content on an iPod? That leap was touted by Electronista, which makes its case based on an April story in the Times Online....

Tags: Memory, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Electronista, Flash Memory, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-13