IBM sues to keep bloke away from Dell

BIGGISH BLUE, which provides a lot of services for SMBs, is suing to prevent one of its managers from signing up to work for hardware maker Dell.

According to Cnet, IBM's former head of mergers and acquisitions, David Johnson, was cleaning out his desk and heading to Dell when the writ arrived.  It said if he stuck the pictures of his family on his new desk in Dell it would be a violation of his contract.

Big Blue claims it gave Johnson "significant compensation" by agreeing not to work for competitors.  They think he has all sorts of secrets which come from his days with the outfit.

Dell has confirmed that it has offered Johnson a job but will not say what. µ