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October 27, 2005 | Comments: (0)

Microsoft shifts personnel

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Microsoft is shaking up its tools group, placing veteran executive Bob Muglia as vice president of the the company's server and tools business (STB), succeeding Eric Rudder. Muglia has been senior vice president of the Windows Server division at Microsoft. according to the company's Web site.

Muglia will report to Jim Allchin, co-president of the platform, products and services division at Microsoft. Muglia will oversee business and development for Microsoft's server and developer products. As previously stated by the company, Rudder will be reporting directly to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as part of a new role that focuses on advanced development and overall technical strategy.

Also as of today, Sanjay Parthasarathy and the developer & platform evangelism team at Microsoft will report directly to Kevin Johnson, who also is a co-president of the platform, products and services division at Microsoft. This will allow a broader focus on "winning" developers across the platform, including client, server and services, Microsoft said.

Parthasarathy is listed as corporate vice president of the developer and platform evangelism team on Microsoft's Web site.

Simon Witts and the enterprise & partner group at Microsoft will continue to have a dual reporting relationship across the sales, marketing and services Group and STB, according to Microsoft. Witts is listed as corporate vice president of the company's enterprise and partner group on the Web site.

Posted by Paul Krill on October 27, 2005 12:48 PM

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