Microsoft hires former Disney, GM exec as CIO
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Tony Scott, who replaces the CIO fired in November, will run Microsoft's internal IT operations.
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The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it expects to hire a new chief executive by next June after a search that will include both inside and outside candidates to replace Michael Eisner, who is retiring in 2006.
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LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp.  announced the addition of Walt Disney Co. films to the Xbox  360's download service, Xbox Live, on Tuesday night at the  opening news conference for the E3 Media and Business Summit.
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Microsoft will hire hundreds of new staff for its operations in Hyderabad, south India over the next 12 months. The company&#39;s chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer said the hiring of more staff for its software
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PALO ALTO, Calif. --Â Microsoft Corp. may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company as opposed to moving key employees to its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said Monday.
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Technologist takes reins Microsoft has drafted R&amp;D chief Satya Nadella to take over from Doug Burgham as head of the company's growing Business Solutions unitâ¦
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The Walt Disney board should find a new chief executive to replace Michael Eisner as soon as possible, dissident former directors Stanley Gold and Roy Disney said today.
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Doug Burgum, chairman of the company's business solutions unit, will be succeeded by Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran.
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Microsoft Corp. has appointed an executive to lead its controversial efforts to make its software more interoperable with Novell Inc.&#39;s Suse Linux.
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(InfoWorld) - A Microsoft executive has confirmed that the leader of its search team is leaving the company. In an internal memo viewed by IDG News Service, Microsoft's President of its Platforms and Services Division Kevin Johnson said that Christopher Payne is leaving Microsoft to form his own company. Published reports including one by The Wall Street Journal said as much last week, but Microsoft would not confirm his departure. Johnson said in the memo -- dated Friday and sent Sunday night to Microsoft employees, sources said -- that he and Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Windows and Windows Live Engineering are searching for a successor for Payne. "Christopher has been a tireless leader of our search R&D efforts over the last four years," Sinofsky wrote in his memo. "In that period, we've built a world-class search engine and a fantastic development team focused on this key business and product area for Microsoft. I thank Christopher for his leadership in this area, and wish him well in his future endeavors." Johnson said Microsoft's online services business continues to be "crucial" to the company's future success, and the company is committed to "accelerating" its progress in this area. "We need to drive hard on search, build our services platform to support users around the world, and deliver compelling user experiences," he wrote. "I appreciate your continued focus on the upcoming milestones and deliverables in our current search plan." Microsoft could not be reached immediately for comment through its public relations firm on Monday. Payne's bio remained online Monday, and Johnson's e-mail did not specify when the corporate vice president in charge of Windows Live Search would be leaving the company. It also was not clear if Payne plans to leave Microsoft for his own reasons or if the company is terminating his employment. However, Microsoft's search and online business has not been faring well against Google since Microsoft unveiled a plan in November 2005 to rename its search engine Windows Live Search and develop other Web-based services under that moniker in an attempt to take more of the online advertising market. At the time, the company also announced a small-business hosted package called Office Live. Revenue from Microsoft's online properties also remained relatively flat over the last fiscal year despite the company's increased investment to bolster this part of its business. Before taking over Microsoft's Windows Live Search team, Payne was vice president of MSN.com, where he managed MSN Search, the MSN.com home page, MSN Autos, MSN Entertainment, MSNBC, Slate, and the MSN Channels properties.
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Friends of friends XenSource, the server virtualization company, has added a second former Microsoft staffer to its management ranks, recruiting the exec responsible for leading a number of big Windows products.â¦
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A Microsoft executive who helped develop the company'sÂ new Zune music playerÂ and other products is leaving the company, Microsoft said Wednesday.
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The head of MicrosoftÂs division that makes specialized software for small and midsize businesses is stepping down.
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NEW YORK - Walt Disney Co. chief executive officer Michael Eisner will leave the company in 2006 when his contract expires. Eisner&#39;s plan was announced Friday in a letter to the company&#39;s board of directors.
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The former head of Microsoft Corp&#39;s Windows business has given his financial backing to SourceLabs Inc, a new open source support and services firm set up by former executives at BEA Systems Inc.
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Microsoft Corp. has appointed a new leader for its Worldwide Public Sector group, which plays a key role in its efforts to counter competition from open source software in government and education markets.
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Walt Disney Co&#39;s (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) board of directors said on Tuesday it planned to find a replacement for Chief Executive Michael Eisner by next