It didn't take long for Mark Hurd to find a new job, or to raise the ire of his former employer along the way.
Hurd, who left suddenly as CEO of Hewlett-Packard last month amid ethics controversy, has been hired to be Oracle's new company co-president
and a member of its board of directors. Hurd will report directly to
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and serve alongside existing co-president Safra
Catz. Charles Phillips, who had been serving as co-president with Catz,
has resigned and given up his seat on the board.
A day after word came of Hurd's hiring at Oracle, HP filed suit
accusing its former CEO of breach of contract and threatened
misappropriation of trade secrets. According to court documents, HP
believes that Hurd's hiring by Oracle is a threat to the company and
violates confidentiality agreements he signed on three different
occasions during his tenure at HP.
• Oracle to pay Hurd $950,000 per year
More headlines
Company issues a statement saying it will post App Store approval
guidelines, along with "relaxing" restrictions on development tools.
• Apple's new App Store rulebook (FAQ)
• Adobe resurrects Flash-to-iPhone app tool
• App Store rules: Olive branch or air cover?
• iPhone apps that wouldn't get approved today
• Apple relents on Flash apps
• Good news for Google's AdMob
Latest change to Google's search engine brings up results as soon as
users type them. "Google Instant" aims to replace its traditional search
tool in all markets.
• Google Instant: Search for the now generation
• Google Instant: Better but not revolutionary
It didn't take long for Mark Hurd to find a new job, or to raise the ire of his former employer along the way.
Hurd, who left suddenly as CEO of Hewlett-Packard last month amid ethics controversy, has been hired to be Oracle's new company co-president
and a member of its board of directors. Hurd will report directly to
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and serve alongside existing co-president Safra
Catz. Charles Phillips, who had been serving as co-president with Catz,
has resigned and given up his seat on the board.
A day after word came of Hurd's hiring at Oracle, HP filed suit
accusing its former CEO of breach of contract and threatened
misappropriation of trade secrets. According to court documents, HP
believes that Hurd's hiring by Oracle is a threat to the company and
violates confidentiality agreements he signed on three different
occasions during his tenure at HP.
• Oracle to pay Hurd $950,000 per year
More headlines
Company issues a statement saying it will post App Store approval
guidelines, along with "relaxing" restrictions on development tools.
• Apple's new App Store rulebook (FAQ)
• Adobe resurrects Flash-to-iPhone app tool
• App Store rules: Olive branch or air cover?
• iPhone apps that wouldn't get approved today
• Apple relents on Flash apps
• Good news for Google's AdMob
Latest change to Google's search engine brings up results as soon as
users type them. "Google Instant" aims to replace its traditional search
tool in all markets.
• Google Instant: Search for the now generation
• Google Instant: Better but not revolutionary
• The human process behind Google's algorithm
• At Google, doodling is real work
• Photos: Behind the scenes with Google's Doodle team
Latest mobile software update from Apple arrived Wednesday with Game
Center, HD video uploading over Wi-Fi, and fixes for proximity sensor
and
iPhone 3G.
• iOS 4.1 hands-on look
• iOS 4.1 jailbreak imminent, but do you want it?
Philadelphia appeals court rules that no search warrant is needed for
police to track Americans' cell phone whereabouts but says individual
judges can "sparingly" require one.
Congressional committee has asked Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to
testify at a hearing next week on "domestic minor sex trafficking,"
sources tell CNET.
• Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
• Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads?
Social-networking site plugs a second hole that allowed spammers to automatically post to people's pages.
• Cheerleaders Gone Wild clickjacking tempts Facebook users
Redmond's latest customer relationship management program is being made
available as a public beta, with the final version of CRM 2011 planned
for around the end of the year.
• Microsoft aims to sharpen its CRM pitch
The software giant is on the verge of getting a court to grant it ownership over domains used in the Waledac spam botnet.
A Washington, D.C., pilot program reveals interesting data about the way
U.S. consumers might respond to smart meters and peak usage plans.
• DOE gives $8.5 million to grid infrastructure projects
• Frito-Lay snacks on electric delivery trucks
Also of note
• Best Buy to start selling the Kindle
• European police arrest 10 alleged film pirates
• Netflix still after first-run films
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• The human process behind Google's algorithm
• At Google, doodling is real work
• Photos: Behind the scenes with Google's Doodle team
Latest mobile software update from Apple arrived Wednesday with Game
Center, HD video uploading over Wi-Fi, and fixes for proximity sensor
and
iPhone 3G.
• iOS 4.1 hands-on look
• iOS 4.1 jailbreak imminent, but do you want it?
Philadelphia appeals court rules that no search warrant is needed for
police to track Americans' cell phone whereabouts but says individual
judges can "sparingly" require one.
Congressional committee has asked Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to
testify at a hearing next week on "domestic minor sex trafficking,"
sources tell CNET.
• Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
• Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads?
Social-networking site plugs a second hole that allowed spammers to automatically post to people's pages.
• Cheerleaders Gone Wild clickjacking tempts Facebook users
Redmond's latest customer relationship management program is being made
available as a public beta, with the final version of CRM 2011 planned
for around the end of the year.
• Microsoft aims to sharpen its CRM pitch
The software giant is on the verge of getting a court to grant it ownership over domains used in the Waledac spam botnet.
A Washington, D.C., pilot program reveals interesting data about the way
U.S. consumers might respond to smart meters and peak usage plans.
• DOE gives $8.5 million to grid infrastructure projects
• Frito-Lay snacks on electric delivery trucks
Also of note
• Best Buy to start selling the Kindle
• European police arrest 10 alleged film pirates
• Netflix still after first-run films
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