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Comment Today I can look back at episodes of the industry's history with real nostalgia: the start of a small company called Novell (UK) in London's Regent Street or when I shared a Boston taxi with a chap named Ray Ozzie, who had just been demonstrating... [17 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up This isn't to suggest that Gates has a shoe size to rival Sideshow Bob but rather that the great man's wide range of duties are likely to fall not on the shoulders of one person but a veritable riot of Microsoft executives, including Ray Ozzie... [27 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment When Microsoft hired Ray Ozzie in 2005, Ozzie was one of three chief technology officers. In 2006 Microsoft's then-chief software architect, Bill Gates, passed the torch to Ozzie. But Ozzie is not Gates' sole replacement. [24 Jun 2008]
Microsoft's future in the post-Bill Gates era
News She also claims that Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie - who will jointly take over from Gates - are not as "visionary, recognisable or feared" as their predecessor. However, according to Foley, the backers of chief software architect Ray Ozzie will... [24 Jun 2008]
Photos: Bill Gates through the ages
Photo From left to right: Gates, chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie; chief software architect, Ray Ozzie; and current CEO, Steve Ballmer. Little did anyone know that this young man would become the richest man in the world, possibly the... [20 Jun 2008]
Google looks to the cloud to woo business
News While chief software architect Ray Ozzie may worry most about open source, Google's larger ambitions are clearly on his mind. Google sees all enterprise trends pointing toward cloud computing and it wants a piece of the action. [11 Jun 2008]
Microsoft embraces cloud computing with 'Live Mesh'
News The project is the brainchild of Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, and underscores the company's carefully balanced online strategy, which aims to capitalise on the reach of the internet without damaging its software business. [23 Apr 2008]
Microsoft unveils web tool betas
News The web is at the centre of everything Microsoft is doing," said Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect. Microsoft has used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2... [09 Mar 2008]
Microsoft bids $44.6bn for Yahoo!
News Ray Ozzie, chief software architect at Microsoft, said the deal will mean customers could have "new experiences" which the two companies could not produce on their own. Microsoft has tabled a $44.6bn bid for web giant Yahoo! [01 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.10.07
Round-Up Even last year's overall winner, chief software architect Ray Ozzie, drops out of the top 50 after taking over from Bill Gates and gaining responsibility for sorting out the company's product lines. When a 23-year-old college drop-out with a... [19 Oct 2007]
Gates: 'My work here is not yet done'
News Ray Ozzie is driving our cloud computing stuff. While chairman Bill Gates is preparing to shift to part-time work at Microsoft next year, he's still a fiery advocate for the notion that computers should be controlled not just by mouse and keyboard... [19 Oct 2007]
Surprise omissions and trends
AS Analysis It's a fair guess that the judges' decision not to vote in Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer or last year's winner Ray Ozzie will raise a few eyebrows. The Agenda Setters rankings always throw a few curve balls. [12 Oct 2007]
Editor's Blog: Ranking everything
Comment Past number ones include Ray Ozzie (now at Microsoft), Ashley Highfield (BBC), Eric Schmidt (Google), Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, Chris Gent (Vodafone) and former AOL top dog Steve Case - remember him? [13 Sep 2007]
Microsoft to mash-up its web services strategy
News At the company's Mix07 conference in Las Vegas today, chief software architect Ray Ozzie and other Microsoft executives are scheduled to lay out the elements of Microsoft's "software plus services" push, its approach to making money from hosted... [30 Apr 2007]
Google opened our eyes, says Microsoft's Ozzie
News Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie doesn't necessarily think Google has all the answers but he does credit the company with opening Microsoft's eyes. Speaking to analysts at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in Las Vegas, Ozzie said... [28 Feb 2007]
