Tag archive: Bob Muglia

In an email message to employees, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the head of the company's Server and Tools business, 23-year veteran Bob Muglia, would be leaving the company this summer. The move is unexpected in part because Microsoft's Servers and Tools business has been growing steadily, accounting for almost $15 billion in 2010—including $5.5 billion in operating profit, even in the face of solid competition… Read More

In a surprise move on Thursday, Microsoft sent out word to the press to prepare for a “significant” morning announcement via teleconference. Although the release did not include details on what the surprise announcement would address, it did rule out the possibility that it would be related to Microsoft’s recent failed bid to acquire Yahoo. Attendees will include Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, chief software architect Ray… Read More

A year after the release of Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided to ease restrictions that forced used to buy the Business or Ultimate Editions of the operating systems if they (legally) wanted to run Vista in a virtualized environment. Effective immediately, Vista's Basic and Home Premium editions are now licensed for use in virtual environments—a boon to Mac and Linux users who want to occasionally dip into the Vista… Read More

Microsoft today unveiled a competitor to the popular Adobe Flash Web media player at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas. This new solution for video and interactivity on Mac- and Windows-based Web browsers is being called Silverlight. Silverlight, according to Microsoft, is designed for quick installation to Web browsers and " integrates with existing Web technologies and assets to provide… Read More

Advanced search features that Gates has termed the “Holy Grail” of Longhorn, the next major version of Windows, won't be fully in place until 2009, Bob Muglia, the senior vice president in charge of Windows server development, told CNET News.com. The technology, called WinFS, is an add-on the Windows file system that Microsoft says will make it easier for users to find data such as documents, e-mail messages and multimedia… Read More