http://www.pcworld.com/article/182372/microsoft_settles_employee_spying_case.html [See also: http://www.infosecnews.org/hypermail/0902/15870.html - WK] By Nancy Gohring IDG News Service Nov 17, 2009 Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a former employee that it once charged with fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract. Neither party has admitted to any wrongdoing and they will not reveal the details of the settlement, according to the former employee, Miki Mullor. The deal closes an unusual case in which Microsoft said that Mullor continued on as CEO of a company called Ancora while working at Microsoft. While Mullor was employed at Microsoft, Ancora accused several computer makers including Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba of infringing on a patent. The PC makers asked Microsoft to defend them since the technology was provided by Microsoft. Ancora said that the PC makers infringed on its patent in the way that they allowed customers to bypass the Windows activation process if they had bought computers that came with Windows preloaded. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Nov 17 2009 - 22:46:27 PST
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