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NeoWin (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
In an unexpected shakeup, earlier today Microsoft split up its Platform and Services division into two groups and announced the departure of divisional president Kevin Johnson. Whoa, Microsoft loses two of three divisional presidents—the other being Jeff Raikes—in one year. Worse, these were the two execs responsible for cash cows Office and Windows. View: The full story @ MS-Watch Read...
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ChatzWorld - A World of Chat (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
In an unexpected shakeup, earlier today Microsoft split up its Platform and Services division into two groups and announced the departure of divisional president Kevin Johnson. Whoa, Microsoft loses two of three divisional presidents—the other being Jeff Raikes—in one year. Worse, these were the two execs responsible for cash cows Office and Windows. View: The full story @...
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Body Parts (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... officers of the Gates Foundation, according to a radio interview a month ago (with newly appointed Jeff Raikes, I believe, to which, alas, I have been unable to find a Google reference [if someone finds the reference, please let me know if my memory is correct]). The notion of nationalizing education is built on the assumption that the best k-12 curriculum prepares all students well...
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InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... the powerful division's strategy any time soon. Elop, who's recently from outgoing Microsoft vet Jeff Raikes, appears at first blush the ultimate outsider replacement to Raikes' ultimate insider. Before joining the company, Elop was unconvinced of Microsoft's approach to services -- he thought it was "cheesy" and backwards-looking -- and accepted as fact that Microsoft wasn't...
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Information Week (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... the powerful division's strategy any time soon. Elop, who's recently from outgoing Microsoft vet Jeff Raikes, appears at first blush the ultimate outsider replacement to Raikes' ultimate insider. Before joining the company, Elop was unconvinced of Microsoft's approach to services -- he thought it was "cheesy" and backwards-looking -- and accepted as fact that Microsoft wasn't...
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InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... major public appearance since taking over as Microsoft business division president from outgoing Jeff Raikes, Elop hyped Microsoft's vision for plus services in a keynote punctuated by his Canadian accent and some refreshing honesty about the long road Microsoft has yet to traverse. "We don't have it all figured out," he said. "It's new to us as well." Elop said that though he was...
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Information Week (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... major public appearance since taking over as Microsoft business division president from outgoing Jeff Raikes, Elop hyped Microsoft's vision for plus services in a keynote punctuated by his Canadian accent and some refreshing honesty about the long road Microsoft has yet to traverse. "We don't have it all figured out," he said. "It's new to us as well." Elop said that though he was...
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Software - Infotech (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
With CEO Patty Stonesifer (soon to be succeeded by Jeff Raikes, head of Microsoft Business Division) managing the operations, Gates is said to have set himself the agenda of planning and strategising. And it has probably been in his mind for some time now. Here’s the clue - at Davos earlier this year, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Gates spoke extensively on his dedication to improving...
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StevenLevy.com (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
... kinds of choices he (and his team including his wife, his dad, and now the foundation’s new CEO Jeff Raikes) has to make in the new job. Depending on the way the money is spent, thousands of lives could be saved. This is, he says, quite a different matter than getting someone to move from WordPerfect to Word. A sidebar to the piece describes the reunion of The Microsoft Eleven , the...
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Memex 1.1 (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
... at a resort north of Seattle, was the last ever for company co-founder Bill Gates, as well as for Jeff Raikes, one of the company’s longest-tenured executives. “I’ve spent more time with these two human beings than with anyone else in my life,” Ballmer finally said. “Bill and Jeff have been my North Star and kept me going. Now I’m going to count on all of you to be there for...
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Unfortune (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
... at a resort north of Seattle, was the last ever for company co-founder Bill Gates, as well as for Jeff Raikes, one of the company’s longest-tenured executives. “I’ve spent more time with these two human beings than with anyone else in my life,” Ballmer finally said. “Bill and Jeff have been my North Star and kept me going. Now I’m going to count on all of you to be there for...
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iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
... been with the company since the early 1980s, the exceptions being CEO Steve Ballmer, president Jeff Raikes and Jean-Philippe Courtios, president of Microsoft International. Only Bill Gates, Ballmer, and venture capitalist David Marquardt have served on the board since that time.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags Get stories like this delivered daily...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
An honors program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been renamed for former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes. The Board of Regents...
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deal architect (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
By contrast, when Jeff Raikes‘ replacement as president of the Microsoft Business Division, Stephen Elop, took over the unit encompassing Office, Dynamics CRM, and Unified Communications groups, ComputerWorld estimated he controlled at least 26,000 workers responsible for generating fully a third of Microsoft’s 2007 revenue. Certainly Gmail doesn’t represent all of Google’s Apps (Office)...
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moraaz.org - feed all tech! (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
... became clear how much was being done with a very small group of code warriors. By contrast, when Jeff Raikes’ replacement as president of the Microsoft Business Division, Stephen Elop, took over the unit encompassing Office, Dynamics CRM, and Unified Communications groups, ComputerWorld estimated he controlled at least 26,000 workers responsible for generating fully a third of Microsoft’s...
