One of the bits of news buried amid the Microsoft earnings and layoffs news is surely an organizational change involving Windows Reside and Workplace Reside.Microsoft is merging its Windows Reside and Office reside properties as part of its next “Wave 4″ release, according to sources claiming familiarity with Microsoft;s plans.The combination of the Windows Live and Workplace Live teams/offerings is slated to be timed to happen around the time Workplace 14 ships (which I;ve been hearing is either end of this year or early subsequent). Last I heard,
Office 2010 Professional Plus, Wave 4 of Windows Reside was expected to hit around the time Windows 7 shipped, which is seeming like Q3 of this year.Word is that Rajesh Jha,
Office Home And Business 2010 Product Key, the Corporate VP who currently heads up Office Live (and,
Office 2010 64 Bit Key, more recently, Exchange Server) development could be moved into the Windows Reside organization as component with the move.Workplace Live is a group of consumer- and small-business-focused services that are designed as adjuncts to Workplace. Products that currently fit under the “Office Live” label include Workplace Reside Workspace, Office Live Small Business and Office Reside Groove. Windows Live is a set of consumer-focused software and services that provide mail,
Office 2010 Professional 64 Bit, instant messaging, blogging and various social-networking functionality.I asked Microsoft to verify this Windows Live-Office Reside merger information. So far, no word back.Update: Here;s the official rsponse from a Microsoft spokesperson confirming the move:“To simplify and improve the customer experience around its Reside services, Microsoft made the decision to converge Windows Reside and Office Reside into an integrated set of services at one single destination. Additionally,
Office 2010 Home And Business X64, Rajesh will not be leaving the Microsoft Business Division. There are no changes to the org structure. Rajesh;s title remains corporate VP, Microsoft Workplace Live and Exchange.”