Sunday, September 1, 2013

HTC complaint against certain employees for theft and fraud - CommentCaMarche.net

HTC complaint against certain employees for theft and fraud

2013 is decidedly difficult to HTC . Sales HTC One were below estimates and the current quarter could be negative. New setback for the Taiwanese firm. Several employees, including officers, allegedly stole classified information and have defrauded the company of € 252,000.

Since 2012, the manufacturer HTC is in trouble. Despite a welcome HTC One and development versions of this smartphone, quarterly balance sheets and are very similar. The second quarter of 2013 was reached on a much lower income from the previous year and estimates. More worryingly, the CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, estimated in late July that the current quarter could be negative.
Taiwanese company denies rumors of sale and believes in the development of input smartphones and mid-range.

However, a new blow has descended on HTC.
firm has filed a complaint against three employees : Wu Chien Hung, Division Director, Thomas Chien, vice president of the design division and Justin Huang, head of the design division of HTC One
Several things they are charged.. Wu Chien Hung had downloaded secret information on the upcoming Sense UI 6.0 that he transmitted via emails, outside.
Also three employees have expected to receive a bonus, on 30 August, before leaving the company . It seems that goal was to create their own design company and exploit the stolen data .
Finally, they would have written a wrong outside contract for the design of a frame . Realized, in fact, internally, they would split the money charged: NT $ 10 million (or more 000 252 )
officials. Taiwanese Justice confirme d that offices were searched Friday and Wu Chien Hung Chien and Thomas have since been in custody .

HTC did not need it

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