Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 are poised for launch, and key components of the products stem from technology transfers by Microsoft Research.
Two Microsoft CRM customers – immixGroup and Accept of Sweden – are finalists for a Gartner CRM Excellence award for achievements in sales, customer satisfaction and employee productivity.
Veteran executive Muglia replaces Eric Rudder as senior vice president of group responsible for Windows Server, developer tools, and server and platform infrastructure products.
“Don’t Get Tricked on Halloween” campaign and new lawsuit extend efforts by Microsoft to crack down on illegal methods used by spammers to distribute unsolicited e-mail.
Microsoft continues to invest in technologies and industry partnerships to achieve its Universal Distributed Storage vision to reduce cost and complexity for customers.