Like any other third party practicethe SAP division holds a maintenance contract on behalf of customers in which it is allowed to maintain the software of a rival like PeopleSoft.
The report, which cited an unnamed source, is in line with Apple's usual practiceof outsourcing the gritty business of building its products to big contract manufacturers in Asia.
The report, which cited an unnamed source, is in line with Apple's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) usual practiceof outsourcing the gritty business of building its products to big contract manufacturers in Asia.
Kirby McInerney declined to say how much they paid thecontract lawyers on the Citigroup case, but defended thepracticeof charging more for lawyers than they pay them.