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News: Jeff Raikes announces his retirement

In case you’ve been off mail for the last half hour, Reuters just reported that Jeff Raikes, the leader of the business division (including Office, Sharepoint, Exchange software) “and one of [Microsoft’s] longest-serving executives” will retire from the company in September. 


Also see this article in Forbes, Microsoft Announces Retirement and Transition Plan…



“The company also announced that Stephen Elop, formerly chief operating officer (COO) at Juniper Networks Inc., has been hired as president of the Microsoft Business Division. Elop will start at Microsoft at the end of January and assume responsibility for the Information Worker, Microsoft Business Solutions and Unified Communications businesses — all previously led by Raikes.


“Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business, will move to report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and continue managing the Server and Tools Business. Between now and his retirement, Raikes will continue to serve as a member of the company’s senior leadership team responsible for developing and guiding Microsoft’s core business strategy.”


Seems like Ina answered her own question about what she noted in her post on Sunday (beyond the Fast announcement, that is ;).


More news clips on the move are available here…



  • Microsoft business division head Jeff Raikes to retire; Stephen Elop named as replacement… (AP)


  • Microsoft Says Raikes to Step Down… (Bloomberg)

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    PC Magazine’s CES photo slideshow available online

     

    CES 2008 Coverage

    Lunch time post: check out PCMag.com’s CES 2008 Photo Blog, PC Magazine’s “slideshow of the sights and technology on display at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. 

    It would be nigh-on impossible to explain the vastness of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, so we’re not even going to try. Instead, we’ll show you with our CES 2008 Photo Blog, with pics of the crazy events, technological miracles, and eye-popping booths. Click on the slideshow to the right to learn what we learn and see what we see, and check back often for new images.

    Link to the slideshow is here.

    Tags: CES 2008, CES.

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    Of interest: Bill Gates interviewed on Gizmodo

    Quick post between meetings. Here’s a link to the gizmodo interview with Bill Gates…

    In our third interview segment, we asked Bill what’s on his mind when he wakes up in the morning, and what he’s still worried about when he goes to bed at night. At first his answer was businesslike, about Microsoft’s goals. But then it took a turn for the personal. Yes, Gizmodo readers, Bill Gates is human!

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    Of interest: Only 1,048 more Hulu beta invites available, via PCMag

    Missed one of the last five episodes (or all five) of your favourite TV show?  Perhaps you’re hanging out at CES looking at the differences between Blu-Ray and HD DVD, and you didn’t get back to your hotel on the strip to catch a live broadcast. 

    Well, Hulu.com is offering private beta invitations on a first-come first-serve basis to stream programmes to customers in the States.

    As Errol Pierre-Louis of PC Magazine says…

    “Although I’ve been TV-less for a while now, thanks to networks like NBC and ABC putting content online I can keep up with my favorite TV shows on my laptop. But why wade through a network’s Web site to find episodes you want to see when you can have those shows and others from a variety of networks available for viewing on one easily navigated Web site? Hulu.com, an online video service, brings you a wide variety of full-length episodes, popular video clips, and even a few full-length movies you can watch right from your browser—for free.”

    Click here to sign up. As of this morning, there are 1,048 invites remaining. 

    You can also sign up on the Hulu home page where you will be placed on Hulu’s private beta waiting list.

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    Intel’s Paul Otellini keynote at CES, videos and all

    CNET’s CES 2008 coverage in Las Vegas has an article covering today’s keynote.  Otellini CES

    In it, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that in the future, the Internet will provide more than you get today, providing “the information you want, when you want it, how you want, wherever you are.”

    “To illustrate this transformation [of using the Internet], Otellini preceded his speech by a video take-off of Video Killed the Radio Star. In Intel’s version, the Internet is hailed as killing off compact discs, film cameras, and numerous other technologies.

    “However, such change will not happen unless four obstacles are overcome, Otellini cautioned. Silicon needs to become more powerful and energy efficient; broadband access needs to be ubiquitous; the Internet needs to be infused with a sense of context; and user interfaces need to be more natural. He exhorted the audience members to take on the challenge of overcoming those hurdles.”

    Otellini also had a demo of the new Canmore chip, a SOC: that is, complete system on a chip, due out in late 2008, as noted at the Intel Developer Conference last fall, noted here on engadget. 

    In SOCs you see a marrying of the power and performance of a computer processor coupled with improved multimedia processing power.  Targeted for use in consumer electronics such as personal media players, set-top boxes, televisions, the difference is that Canmore can support that it’s stronger/ better/ faster: it supports integrated 3D graphics with full 1080p video output video, and integrated 7.1 surround sound.

    Tags: intel, CES 2008, CES, Paul Otellini.