"We try to be as open as appropriate in communicating our activities to you—except when so doing would compromise the confidentiality of some of our initiatives.""Know that even if you haven’t heard, we are working hard to make things happen." "We will continue to communicate our progress with you as much and as often as we can in the best interest of the Company."
If the solar cell partner requested that Jim keep this top secret, Jim cannot mention it. Got to stay ahead of competition.