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EX-HP EXEC WON'T CONTEST TRADE-SECRET THEFT CHARGES


A former Hewlett-Packard executive has agreed not to contest federal charges that he stole trade secrets from his previous employer, IBM, and attempted to pass the information to colleagues at HP. Atul Malhotra was a vice president for printing services at IBM when he obtained confidential pricing information in March 2006, according to charges filed Friday in San Jose's U.S. District Court. [SiliconValley.com]