Microsoft to reshuffle Windows unit
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft plans to reorganize its Windows unit, creating a new division more tightly focused on the development of the core operating system.
The new division, dubbed the Windows Core division, will be headed by Brian Valentine, according to a source familiar with the company's plans. Valentine currently serves as senior VP of the Windows division.
The move to have a unit more tightly focused on development work comes as Microsoft is ramping up efforts around Longhorn, the next major version of Windows, which is expected to be released in late 2005 or 2006. Other software makers, including Oracle, have set up units focused on core technology in the past, leaving the work of creating specific products to separate teams.