Most sales representatives are computer technicians like Walker Pittman, a Fort Worth, Texas, networking expert.

FORBES: Fuller Brush meets Dell Computer

Most sales representatives are computer technicians like Walker Pittman, a Fort Worth, Tex. networking expert.

FORBES: Fuller Brush meets Dell Computer

The investigation has also shed light on the so-called expert-networking firms that allegedly conspired to provide confidential information to clients that included hedge funds.

FORBES: Insider-Trading Arrest Reveals Web Of Backroom Dealing

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have brought dozens of insider-trading cases involving hedge funds in recent years, often focusing on third-party service providers engaged in expert-networking services.

FORBES: Former Israeli Intelligence Operatives Now Working For Hedge Funds

James Fleishman, an executive at Primary Global Research, an expert-networking company based in California, was arrested this morning and charged with conspiring with the former tech company employees to provide private market-moving information to hedge funds.

FORBES: Tech Employees Allegedly Sold Secrets of Dell, Apple and Advanced Micro Devices