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To: Ibexx who wrote (5037)	2/7/1998 12:03:00 AM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 74651

Thread, A few more details re. Microsoft's re-organization Microsoft shift joins Windows, browser units By Martin Wolk SEATTLE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - In a reorganization that is certain to attract close scrutiny, Microsoft Corp. has brought its Internet browser business unit into the same group as its Windows operating system. The move was part of a shift to focus the company's efforts on two broad initiatives that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has dubbed the "digital nervous system" for business and the "Web lifestyle" for consumers, company spokeswoman Heidi Rothauser said. Microsoft, which holds immense power over the technology industry by virtue of its practical monopoly in personal computer operating systems, has been battling antitrust charges stemming from its efforts in the Internet browser market. In reams of documents and at a two-day federal court hearing last month, Microsoft has argued that its Internet Explorer browser is an integral part of the Windows operating system. But until the realignment disclosed Friday, the products were handled by separate units under Group Vice President Paul Maritz, who is in charge of platforms and applications. Under the realignment, Microsoft Vice President David Cole, who testified at the court hearing, will move to the company's personal and business systems group, where he will oversee continued development of the browser. Brad Chase, a high-profile marketing vice president, also will move to the personal and business systems group, which includes Windows, developer relations and the company's BackOffice server applications for computer networks. Bob Muglia, a vice president in charge of server applications, was promoted to senior vice president in charge of the newly named applications and tools group formerly headed by Brad Silverberg. Silverberg, one of the main executives behind both the Windows 95 operating system and Microsoft's rapid shift to focus on the Internet, has extended a leave that began in June 1997 but "remains close to the company," Rothauser said. The company also created a new Web Essentials unit under Group Vice President Pete Higgins, who is in charge of interactive media. The new unit, under John Ludwig and Laura Jennings, will aim to consolidate the company's Internet Services including its Internet "start" pages, Microsoft Network, and Outlook Express, an electronic mail product. The goal of the Web Essentials unit is to "focus on a core set of services and content that will make the web a powerful and essential service for computer users," Rothauser said. and had taken a lead role in the company's shift to focus on the Internet beginning in late 1995. MSFT.O REUTERS Rtr 19:43 02-06-98 ________ Ibexx