Opinion ID: 199098
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Text: 24 In several e-mails between July 19 and July 21, Camp outlined a proposal for customer-friendly additions and modifications to current IDEXX technology. Martin explained how such a test might be constructed, telling Camp that if it could be marketed successfully, she would receive enough bonus money to buy [a] house for cash. Camp clearly understood that the proposal was for technology competitive with that of IDEXX, as she suggested the possibility that [she and Martin would] own the whole market. 25 Camp's proposal also prompted Martin to ask about the relevance and applicability of x-Chek or similar software. Camp offered to send Martin a copy of the software IDEXX had developed for poultry and livestock testing. Martin responded the same day, writing that he would like to play with the software you mentioned. Camp immediately replied, promising lots of cool goodies, including the x-Chek disks. Camp also indicated that she was on the verge of cleaning out her office and leaving IDEXX; however, she noted that she was speaking to headhunters in addition to Martin. 26 Martin's response to this last message re-affirmed his intention to compete with IDEXX. 4 Moreover, Martin acknowledged Camp's potentially illicit activity, and exhorted her to continue in her final few days at work. Before you bag IDEXX (I am embarrassed to ask this), absorb as much information, physically and intellectually, as you can. I never had a spy before. Camp's answer bemoaned the constraints on her information gathering (because co-workers knew she was preparing to leave), detailed her continued efforts to take home both information and property, and admitted the illegality (or at least inappropriateness) of her actions. 5 However, Camp noted that she had as of yet been unwilling to copy confidential documents, although she admitted that she had copied semi-confidential internal e-mail. The next day, Camp promised to send Martin additional kits as her last secret agent act.