Interview: Doug Burgum & Orlando Ayala, Microsoft
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In reorganizing the leadership of its business applications division, Microsoft last week said that Doug Burgum, senior vice president responsible for Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer and that Orlando Ayala, senior vice president responsible for the Worldwide Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners group, will add the title of MBS COO and report to Burgum. In an interview with CRN Industry Editor Barbara Darrow, the two executives discussed Microsoft's decision to outsource Solomon Software development and new resources aimed at driving more business applications sales, including new field personnel dedicated to the corporate space.