Even if California courts are known to throw out non-compete clauses and Hurd's own agreement doesn't apply in the state, it's important for H-P to identify Oracle as a competitor.

即便非竞争性条款在加州法庭不适用，赫德自身的协定在该州也不适用，但对惠普来说，将甲骨文认定为竞争者的身份仍然有着重要意义。

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Non- Compete Agreement : Our standard non- compete agreement must be signed prior to start .

非竞争协议：我们标准的非竞争协议必须签署之前启动…

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At the same time, your employer might present you with an onerous non-compete agreement.

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Janzen now runs Williams Communications, launched the day the non-compete agreement with WorldCom expired in 1998.

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In other states, continued at-will employment is sufficient consideration for executing a non-compete agreement.

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