Muglia to Lead Server and Tools

The effects of Microsoft’s major Oct. 2005 reorganization, in which Kevin Johnson and Jim Allchin were named copresidents of the new Platform Software and Services Division, are beginning to trickle down to lower levels of the company. Additionally, Microsoft has added a new Chief Information Officer to oversee internal systems.

Server and Tools Changes

In Nov. 2005, Microsoft announced the following organizational changes in the Server and Tools Division. (For a graphical overview, see “Platform Software and Services Reorganization“.)

Bob Muglia will replace Eric Rudder as senior vice president of the Server and Tools Division, where he will oversee development and marketing for Windows Server, most of Microsoft’s server applications, and developer tools. Rudder had already announced plans to move to a new position overseeing the company’s broad technical strategy and reporting to Chief Software Architect Bill Gates at the end of 2005.

A 17-year Microsoft veteran, Muglia spent the last two years leading the Windows Server business, and immediately prior to that he oversaw Microsoft’s enterprise storage and management products. From 2000 to 2001 Muglia led the Personal Services Division, which was responsible for creating hosted services for consumers and small businesses-an effort that never got off the ground but is being revisited now in the form of Office Live and Windows Live, with an emphasis on free services supported by advertising rather than subscriptions. (For background on that initiative, see “Services Emerge Under ‘Live’ Brand“.)