Ray Ozzie is the new chief software architect of Microsoft, Bill to wants spend more time on global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
I'm sitting in the Press Room at TechEd in Boston and we were the last to get the news.....
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Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in Microsoft effective July 2008 to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and will continue to serve as the company’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects. Ray Ozzie assumes the title of chief software architect and will begin working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities, while Craig Mundie takes the new title of chief research and strategy officer and will work closely with Gates to assume his responsibility for the company’s research and incubation efforts.
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There is a Video up now on Channel 9.
After attending Jesper Johansson session today Windows Vista Security Tidbits I will sleep better at night knowing that my Windows Vista machine is secure.
So have you played with Windows Vista yet? Of course you have. You probably, just like me, have that sinking feeling of "oh man, another completely new OS to learn. This is daunting. I don't want this." Yeah right! You're chomping at the bit to get started aren't you? This is why we are propeller heads in the first place-to play with new cool technology. Well, Windows Vista introduces a lot of large changes to security, like User Account Protection, and the process isolation things that you have already heard about. However, as with any new OS, Vista also brings a lot of smaller, subtle, but often very significant changes to the system. Join Jesper Johansson as he takes you on a guided tour through Vista, highlighting some of these changes. They include new or changed default security settings, new ACLs, new groups and accounts, and a number of other minor changes that could be very important as you evaluate deploying Vista.
Off by default, least privilege, signed certificates and only Admins can be Admins will help to create malware free desktops, secure networks and a safer internet for everybody.
Aaron Margosis Nonadmin blog has great information on not running as an administrator
Microsft's Security Center
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