Tag archive: Ray Ozzie

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, is leaving the company, but he isn't going without saying everything that's on his mind. Much like his 2005 Internet Services Disruption post, Ozzie has written a long and detailed outgoing message to everyone at Microsoft, and all of us, titled “Dawn of a New Day.” In his detailed post, Ozzie outlines the great successes Microsoft and the PC have achieved in the 25… Read More

Steve Ballmer is not a shy CEO. From his famous “developers” speech to his Macbook Pro signing, Ballmer shows he isn't afraid to be goofy or intense if the moment serves it. At his keynote today, he commented on Windows Phone 7, the departure of Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, and the tablet market, reports eWeek. His remarks were not, however, anywhere near as biting as the battery of insults Steve Jobs lobbed a few days… Read More

Some good things are happening for Microsoft. After Ray Ozzie stepped down as Microsoft’s chief architect, the company is more than ready to eclipse any speculation over its future with the announcement of its new cloud-based online version of Office called Office 365. This service will combine Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Lync Online, and will be available for small businesses and enterprises. Users will be able to access… Read More

The man Bill Gates hand-picked to replace him as chief software architect has decided to leave Microsoft. Ray Ozzie plans to “retire” from the software giant four years after his appointment, according to an email CEO Steve Ballmer sent to all Microsoft employees Monday. Datamation reports that Ozzie will stay on for a bit longer to smoothly transition his responsibilities, and will also work with the company's entertainment… Read More

After the critical pounding Windows Vista has received since its release – although Microsoft insist it’s been successful – there’s a lot resting on Windows 7, the next OS from Microsoft. And yesterday it offered a first peek at the system at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. As well as saying it will offer a more personalized experience, Microsoft senior vice-president Steven Sinofsky… Read More

It is, according to Microsoft's chief software architect Ray Ozzie, “Windows for the cloud.” Yesterday at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles he gave the first showing of the company’s cloud computing service, named Windows Azure, which is Microsoft’s grand entrance into the cloud computing business, and due to be released in conjunction with the next OS, Windows 7. Although… Read More

Life has certainly led Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates down a fascinating path. Famous for dropping out of Harvard to start his own software company—back in the days when there really weren't any software companies—Gates went on to become one of the world's most influential businessmen…not to mention the richest man in the world. Love Microsoft, hate Microsoft, or feel conflicted about Microsoft, there's… Read More

Microsoft has launched a tech preview of its Live Mesh service, which is designed to keep a person's documents and media synchronized across a range of computers and mobile devices, while at the same time letting users selectively share items or folders, chat with friends and family, and keep up on news and current events. Live Mesh envisions using the Internet—or, rather, Microsoft's Web-enabled services— as a… Read More

In a move no doubt calculated to appease antitrust officials in Europe and the rest of the world, Microsoft has announced four key new interoperability principles it intends to implement across Windows Vista, it's .NET framework, and mainstream server technologies. The new interoperability concepts are intended to increase the openness of Microsoft's products and provide opportunities for developers—in fact, the company is… 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

Back in April, Redmond software giant Microsoft announced it would be taking on Adobe's market-dominated Flash technology with Silverlight, a new interactive platform for delivering "rich media experiences" across browsers and platforms. Today, Microsoft released version 1.0 of its Silverlight browser plug-in , and has announced it will be working with Novell to offer support for Linux. "Our expectations for… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced today that he plans to step back from Microsoft's day-to-day operations over the next two years to focus on charitable, global health, and educational work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This was a hard decision for me,” Gates added. “I'm very lucky to have two passions that I feel are so important and so challenging. As I prepare for this change, I… Read More

The addition of Groove products to the lineup of Microsoft Office System products, servers and services builds on the capabilities of Microsoft's current collaboration products, allowing Microsoft to better meet the needs of organizations of all sizes that increasingly are creating borderless project teams comprising employees, customers, partners, suppliers, contractors and others. The acquisition also brings to Microsoft the… Read More