Longhorn gets a new shepherd
ENT News | at | by Mike
Microsoft has brought in a heavy-hitter from AT&T Wireless and E*TRADE to take over management of the long-delayed Windows Longhorn client.
According to a Microsoft press release, Michael Sievert "will be responsible for marketing, product management and product planning for the Windows Client." That client, of course, is Windows Longhorn, which has suffered major delays and is currently set to be released in 2006.
Sievert has lots of experience with big projects, having served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of AT&T Wireless since 2002. In that capacity, he had responsibility for the company's $15 billion core business. Previous to that, the press release states, he was executive vice president and chief global marketing and sales officer at E*Trade Financial