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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (98809)	3/17/2000 12:21:00 PM
From: Goutam	Respond to of 1571386

Dan, Intel sues Broadcom over hiring practices ebnews.com ______________________ Intel Corp. has sued Broadcom Corp. for unfair competition and the alleged theft of trade secrets, an Intel spokesman confirmed today. Intel filed the suit in a San Jose Superior Court March 7. "The basis for the action is what we believe to be a systematic effort to recruit our employees in order to gain access to our trade secrets," the spokesman said from Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. [...] Broadcom has been sued before under similar pretenses by both Rockwell Corp. and Sarnoff Corp. Broadcom prevailed in both cases, Nicholas said. "It's a case of people not being able to pursue their dreams," he said. "Men and women with that kind of talent should be free to look elsewhere for employment. Slavery's not legal in the U.S., last time I checked." [...] ebnews.com _____________________ Goutama