Microsoft merges RTC, Exchange teams
eWeek | at | by Mike
As Microsoft executives continue to align the company around three distinct business units, they have decided to merge the Exchange and Real-Time Collaboration groups into a unit known as the Unified Communications Group.
This new combined group will be led by Anoop Gupta, the current corporate vice president of the Real-Time Collaboration group, and will become part of Microsoft's Business Division, which is led by president Jeff Raikes.
But the move would have no impact on the timing or feature sets for the next generation of products currently under development, including Exchange 12, a Microsoft spokesperson said Jan. 30, adding that the reorganization "is part of Microsoft's commitment to effectively align the company and its three distinct business units. This is an effort we began in September."