Microsoft reorgs E-Business Server Group

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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed a shakeup within the company's e-business server group. David Kiker, who had been general manager of the server group--which includes the upcoming BizTalk Server 2004 or Voyager--is no longer with that effort. Ted Kummert, who had headed up subscription services for MSN, is now spearheading the effort as group vice president of e-business servers, a spokesman confirmed.

Sources both inside and outside the company said the group's inability to ship products on time took its toll. BizTalk 2004, with a new rules engine, is in beta now but was supposed to ship last year.