Gates to 'transition out' of Microsoft leadership (AFP)
June 15, 2006
AFP - Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said he would give up the daily running of Microsoft by July, 2008 to concentrate on his foundation's work tackling health and education problems.
Microsoft's Gates To Quit Daily Role (NewsFactor)
June 15, 2006NewsFactor - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced on Thursday that he will step down from his day-to-day responsibilities at the company he cofounded in 1975 to focus on the charitable work of the foundation he and his wife oversee.
Microsoft's Gates to leave daily role (AP)
June 15, 2006
AP - Bill Gates plans to withdraw from day-to-day duties at Microsoft Corp., so he can focus on his charitable foundation while others run the company he co-founded and guided to industry dominance and vast personal wealth.
Bill Gates to 'transition out' of daily role at Microsoft (AFP)
June 15, 2006AFP - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced he would "transition out of a day-to-day role in the company" by July 2008 to spend more time working at his foundation on global health and education initiatives.
Microsoft's Gates says to reduce role (Reuters)
June 15, 2006
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. founder
Bill Gates said on Thursday that over the next two years he
will ease out of a day-to-day role at the company he built into
the world's biggest software maker.
Bio box for Microsoft's Ray Ozzie (AP)
June 15, 2006AP - NAME — Ray Ozzie.
Ozzie now key Microsoft software architect (AP)
June 15, 2006
AP - Ray Ozzie's elevation Thursday to replace Bill Gates as chief software architect at Microsoft Corp. reflects the deep respect Ozzie enjoys in the computing industry and his expertise in online services — a hotly competitive field Microsoft is still trying to master.
Ray Ozzie: Bill Gates's Successor at Microsoft (PC World)
June 15, 2006PC World - Creator of Lotus Notes and Groove Networks steps into software giant's chief software architect position.
Gates to Scale Back Microsoft Role in 2008 (PC World)
June 15, 2006PC World - Will move to full-time charitable foundation work in two years.
Gates Stepping Back No Big Surprise (PC Magazine)
June 15, 2006PC Magazine - Opinion: Gates' demands outside of Microsoft, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were taking up the bulk of his time, which is probably the way he intended.
Bill Gates Announces Resignation (PC Magazine)
June 15, 2006PC Magazine - The Microsoft founder has announced he will resign from the software giant in 2008.
Microsoft on Security: Pariah or Trendsetter? (PC Magazine)
June 15, 2006PC Magazine - Redmond's transformation from laughingstock to industry heavyweight in the IT security sector is beginning to bear fruit, but end users aren't ready to give out passing grades.
Microsoft Offers an ActiveX Reprieve (PC World)
June 15, 2006PC World - Users can request a way to undo ActiveX changes included in latest IE security patch.
Microsoft AJAX framework forges ahead in spite of difficulties (InfoWorld)
June 15, 2006InfoWorld - BOSTON - Microsoft's planned Atlas framework for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) faces difficulty with its development, but promises to be a top-notch offering for the trendy Web scripting technique, a moderator of a TechEd 2006 session said on Wednesday.
Review: MTV, Microsoft team up on URGE (AP)
June 15, 2006
AP - It's hard to tell where MTV Networks Inc.'s new URGE online music service starts and where Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Media Player 11 software ends, and that's no accident.
Microsoft Forms Interoperability Council (TechWeb)
June 15, 2006TechWeb - Interoperability has been a sore subject for Microsoft, and the company has formed a council of customers to identify areas to improve interoperability with its products.
Exploits Out For 1 In 3 Microsoft Bugs (TechWeb)
June 15, 2006TechWeb - It's not unusual that exploits appear soon after patches are released. Hackers often "reverse engineer" the patch code to figure out exactly where the bug is so that they can crank out a worm or Trojan.
For Microsoft, Biggest Set of Patches Since February 2005 (NewsFactor)
June 15, 2006NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Microsoft released a slew of patches to fix eight "critical" security flaws in Windows and Microsoft Office. The patches released yesterday mark the biggest security update from Microsoft since February 2005.
Adobe Doesn't Rule Out Suing Microsoft Over PDF (TechWeb)
June 15, 2006TechWeb - Adobe makes its first public comments about the tiff over Microsoft's planned Save As PDF feature in the upcoming Office 2007.
Microsoft Updates Malware Sniffer (TechWeb)
June 15, 2006TechWeb - Microsoft has updated the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, a seek-and-destroy utility that runs on more than 270 million PCs monthly.