Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al

Filing 1026

Declaration of William R. Thomas in Support of 1021 Response filed by SAP AG, SAP America Inc, Tomorrownow Inc. (Related document(s) 1021 ) (Froyd, Jane) (Filed on 12/23/2010) Modified on 12/27/2010 (kc, COURT STAFF).

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Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al Doc. 1026 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Robert A. Mittelstaedt (SBN 060359) J a s o n M c D o n e l l ( S B N 115084) Elaine Wallace (SBN 197882) JONES DAY 555 California Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 626-3939 Facsimile: (415) 875-5700 ramittelstaedt@jonesday.com jmcdonell@jonesday.com ewallace@jonesday.com Tharan Gregory Lanier (SBN 138784) Jane L . Froyd (SBN 220776) JONES D A Y 1755 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Telephone: (650) 739-3939 Facsimile: (650) 739-3900 tglanier@jonesday.com jfroyd@jonesday.com Scott W. Cowan (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Joshua L. Fuchs (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) JONES D A Y 717 Texas, Suite 3300 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (832) 239-3939 Facsimile: (832) 239-3600 swcowan@jonesday.com jlfuchs@jonesday.com Attorneys for Defendants SAP AG, SAP AMERICA, INC., and TOMORROWNOW, INC. U N I T E D STATES D I S T R I C T C O U R T NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND D I V I S I O N ORACLE USA, INC., et aI., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 07-CV-1658 PJH (EDL) D E C L A R A T I O N OF W I L L I A M R. THOMAS IN SUPPORT O F DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION T O PLAINTIFFS' PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT SAP AG, et aI., Defendants. DECLARATION OF WILLIAM R. THOMAS ISO D E F S . ' OPP. TO PL T S . ' PROPOSED FINAL m D G M E N T Case No. 0 7 - C V - I 6 5 8 PJH (EDL) Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 I, W i l l i a m R. T h o m a s , declare as follows: (1) I a m c u r r e n t l y e m p l o y e d b y T o m o r r o w N o w , I n c . t o m a i n t a i n its c o m p u t e r s e r v e r 3 4 5 6 7 h a r d w a r e systems. Previously, I w a s e m p l o y e d by T o m o r r o w N o w as its G l o b a l I n f o r m a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y D i r e c t o r . I m a k e t h i s d e c l a r a t i o n b a s e d o n p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e a n d , i f c a l l e d u p o n to d o so, c o u l d t e s t i f y c o m p e t e n t l y t h e r e t o . (2) O v e r time, T o m o r r o w N o w h a d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 45 s u p p o r t services servers t h a t w e r e e m p l o y e d a t l e a s t in p a r t to service customers. (3) Some o f t h o s e servers contain c o m p l e x array devices, involving m u l t i p l e h a r d 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 drives. T h e s e a r r a y d e v i c e s are d e s i g n e d t o h a v e r e d u n d a n t s a f e g u a r d m e a s u r e s a n d s p r e a d t h e d a t a across m u l t i p l e p h y s i c a l devices. (4) D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d t h a t I w o r k e d for T o m o r r o w N o w , e a c h e m p l o y e e h a d a t l e a s t one computer and some had multiple computers. Moreover, n u m e r o u s employees had other electronic media, such as U S B devices and external h a r d drives. (5) I a m aware that T o m o r r o w N o w h a d a n u m b e r o f additional databases and p r o g r a m s as well, i n c l u d i n g t h e SAS d a t a b a s e , B a k T r a k , d o t P r o j e c t , a n d P a t h f i n d e r . (6) E a c h o f t h e s e servers, computers, a n d d a t a b a s e s m a y c o n t a i n O r a c l e intellectual p r o p e r t y and it is i m p o s s i b l e to return t h a t intellectual p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t p r o v i d i n g O r a c l e t h e e n t i r e t y o f t h e s e r v e r s , c o m p u t e r s , a n d d a t a b a s e s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , e v e n i f it w e r e p o s s i b l e t h e files w o u l d n e e d to b e c a r e f u l l y e v a l u a t e d t o d e t e r m i n e w h a t d a t a r e s i d e o n t h e m . A s a m a t t e r o f p r a c t i c e , T o m o r r o w N o w d i d n o t s y s t e m a t i c a l l y s t o r e all o f O r a c l e ' s i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y i n a confined location t h a t is e a s y to s e g r e g a t e f r o m other, n o n - O r a c l e files. (7) T o m o r r o w N o w c o m p u t e r systems contain personal, former e m p l o y e e information 23 24 25 26 27 28 a n d c o n f i d e n t i a l i n f o r m a t i o n s e n t t o T o m o r r o w N o w b y its c u s t o m e r s . I declare u n d e r p e n a l t y o f p e r j u r y u n d e r the laws o f t h e U n i t e d States a n d the State o f California t h a t t h e foregoing is true a n d correct. E x e c u t e d this 17th day o f D e c e m b e r , 2 0 1 0 in Bryan, Texas. - 1- DECLARA n O N O F WILLIAM R. THOMAS ISO D E F S . ' OPP. TO PL T S . ' PROPOSED F I N A L J U D G M E N T C a s e No. 07-CV-1658 PJH (EDL) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2D E C L A R A n O N O F W I L L I A M R. T H O M A S ISO D E F S . ' OPP. T O P L T S . ' P R O P O S E D F I N A L J U D G M E N T C a s e No. 0 7 - C V - 1 6 5 8 p m ( E D L )

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