Interview: Ted Kummert, Microsoft's 'e-biz guy'
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Ted Kummert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of e-business servers, presided over the BizTalk 2004 launch in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. Just before he took to the podium he talked with CRN Industry Editor Barbara Darrow about his new gig. A 14-year veteran with the company, he has worked on Windows NT and Windows CE development, and most recently spent four years with MSN.
CRN: How will your MSN experience help you with e-business servers?
Kummert: Part of my work with MSN was to figure out what the whole software-as-a-service thing was about. We built a subscription business [and] an Internet access business. I did figure out a lot of things about being in the services business and having a 24x7 globally available operation, a lot about infrastructure software and what it can enable for businesses. An infrastructure that helps you run your business more efficiently can give you a competitive advantage, reduce cycle times and [help you] implement decisions better.