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news.cnet.com - 1/28/2009
Apple gets Papermaster; dispute with IBM settled
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Apple announced Tuesday that former IBM executive Mark Papermaster has resolved his dispute with IBM over a noncompete agreement, and will start leading Apple's iPhone group on April 24. IBM had sued Papermaster for allegedly violating the terms of a noncompete agreement in agreeing to join ...

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The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Mark Papermaster to serve as Apple's Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering

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Mark Papermaster to serve as Apple's Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple HistoryEarlier today, Apple announced that Mark Papermaster will become their Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering on April 24th. As such, he'll hold the reigns of the iPod and iPhone engineering departments. As you may remember, Papermaster was recently involved in a lawsuit when IBM stated that his accepting the position would be a violation of their own noncompetitive agreement, citing fears that he'd divulge IBM trade secrets once inside 1 Infinite Loop. The case was finally settled, and while Apple has declined to comment on the details, IBM told CNET: "IBM ...

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