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January 25, 2007

HP Paid for Dell Plans, Ex-Employee Says

Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. paid to obtain information from a former head of a Dell Inc. unit about Dell's plans to enter the printer market, a former Hewlett-Packard executive said in court papers.

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hpwf said...: Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A former Hewlett-Packard Co. executive was ordered to withdraw public claims in court documents that the company paid for inside information on Dell Inc. and sought to obtain his phone records improperly.

Karl Kamb, a former Hewlett-Packard vice president, made the claims Jan. 19 in federal court in Tyler, Texas. Hewlett- Packard obtained a court order today to have the claims withdrawn. If Kamb wants to make the accusations, he must file them under seal so they aren't open to the public, U.S. District Judge Michael Schneider said in a ruling. He ordered people in the case not to discuss Kamb's accusations with news media.

"The only comment that the parties may make to such third party is that the counterclaim would be withdrawn and refiled under seal," Schneider wrote in the ruling issued in Tyler. He didn't explain his decision. Hewlett-Packard's request for withdrawal of Kamb's claims was made under seal.

Kamb was responding to a lawsuit Hewlett-Packard filed against him and others in 2005, claiming they stole confidential information to set up a company to sell flat-panel monitors while they were supposed to be helping Hewlett-Packard develop the market. The Palo Alto, California-based company asked for more than $100 million in damages.

Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, said it's investigating Kamb's claims.; 3:27 AM, January 27, 2007

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