HP was accused of spying on Dell

A former HP executive who was accused of stealing trade secrets by the company turned out to "counter", accusing him of being directed by the company's board of directors to spy on Dell's plan for printers.

Karl Kamb, who was vice president of HP's development and strategy department, became the defendant of the HP-filed lawsuit in 2005. The company accused Karl Kamb of illegally participating in a real estate company. export a rival flat-screen TV while still working at HP, and demanded that he compensate $ 100 million.

Last week, Karl Kamb filed a lawsuit against the East Texas District Court, accusing HP of misbehaving competition with rival Dell. Some points in this claim include:

+ In 2002, HP paid Katsumi Iizuka, who was the president of Dell Japan, until 1995, so he provided information about Dell's plans to enter the printer business.

+ HP Board of Directors signed a decision to pay for Iizuka.

+ HP illegally tapped Karl Kamb's phone. Among those accused by Karl Kamb are former HP President Patricia Dunn, and former HP attorney Kevin Hunsaker.

However, in a statement released on January 24, 2007, HP voiced denial of Karl Kamb's accusation. "These accusations are completely invalid. It's just behavior to delay our accusation in the previous lawsuit . We will pursue the case to the end to protect legal rights. . ", HP's statement.