SolutionSolution ProviderProvider http://microsoft.ASCET.com Microsoft: Enabling Customers to Act on Information Wherever and Whenever They Need It icrosoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide of the Windows experience. The group includes the Microsoft is the worldwide leader in soft- ware, services, and Internet technologies leader in software, services, and Internet .NET Enterprise Server group, the Developer Tools M for personal and business computing. technologies for personal and business computing. division, and the Windows Digital Media division. The company offers a wide range of products and Bill Gates services designed to empower people through great Productivity and Business Services Group Chairman of the Board and software – any time, any place, and on any device. The Productivity and Business Services group, Chief Software Architect Building on the popularity of the Windows headed by Group Vice President Jeff Raikes, drives Steve Ballmer operating system and the Office productivity suite, Microsoft's broad vision for productivity and busi- Chief Executive Officer Microsoft is now focused on developing technology ness process applications and services. This group Rick Belluzzo for the next-generation Internet. The .NET platform leads the effort to evolve a service-based product President and Chief Operating Officer will enable businesses to collaborate for an unprece- that builds on the rich functionality and capabili- John Connors dented range of integrated and customized solutions ties of Microsoft Office. This group includes the Senior Vice President and – solutions that enable their customers to act on Emerging Technologies Group, the Business Tools Chief Financial Officer information wherever and whenever they need it. Division, and the Business Applications Group, Microsoft Corporation which includes bCentral and Great Plains. One Microsoft Way Organizational Structure Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Microsoft's organizational structure supports an Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services www.microsoft.com increased focus on software services. The current The Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services Group, Business Contact structure is organized by the following core groups: headed by Group Vice President Orlando Ayala, Andrew Gammuto integrates the activities of Microsoft's sales and serv- Phone 425.882.8080 [email protected] Personal Services Group ice partners with the needs of Microsoft customers The Personal Services Group (PSG), headed by around the world: enterprise customers, small and Group Vice President Bob Muglia, focuses on mak- medium-sized organizations, educational institutions, ing it easier for consumers and businesses to con- application developers, and consumers. The group nect online and to deliver software as a service. PSG includes Microsoft Product Support Services, the encompasses Microsoft's Personal .NET initiative, Network Solutions Group, the Enterprise Partner the Services Platform division, the Mobility group, Group, the Central Marketing Organization, and all of the MSN Internet Access and Consumer Devices Microsoft's major business-sales regions worldwide. group, and the User Interface Platform division. Microsoft Research MSN & Personal Services Business Group Microsoft Research, headed by Senior Vice President The MSN & Personal Services Business Group, Rick Rashid, is devising innovative solutions to the headed by Vice President Yusuf Mehdi, runs net- computer science problems of today and tomorrow: work programming, business development, and making computers easier to use, designing software worldwide sales and marketing for MSN and for the next generation of hardware, improving the Microsoft's other services efforts, including MSN software design process, and investigating the math- eShop, MSN Carpoint, MSN HomeAdvisor, the ematical underpinnings of computer science. MSNBC venture, Slate, and MSNTV. Operations Group Platforms Group The Operations Group, headed by President and The Platforms Group, headed by Group Vice Chief Operating Officer Rick Belluzzo, is responsible President Jim Allchin, continues to evolve the for managing business operations and overall busi- Windows platform by making services – such as ness planning. This includes corporate functions storage, communication, notification, sharing such as finance, administration, human resources, photos, and listening to music – a natural extension and information technology. The ASCET Project • 237.