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MSN gets sliced down the middle
Microsoft yesterday announced that its MSN business will be split into two seperate units in an effort to streamline the long-struggling Web property. One unit will focus on information and the other will head up the communications side of things.
[blockquote]The information unit will oversee the MSN Web portal, the company's search technology initiative, and its other media and e-commerce-related services. The unit will be headed by Yusuf Mehdi, who until now ran all of MSN with Senior Vice President David Cole. Mehdi will also spearhead Microsoft's attempts to create an online music store and its investment in ramping up its Web search technology.
The communications division will consist of popular MSN products such as the Web-based e-mail service Hotmail, instant messaging, the Passport log-in service and other subscription-driven offerings. The unit will be headed by Blake Irving, currently corporate vice president at MSN. [/blockquote]
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[blockquote]The information unit will oversee the MSN Web portal, the company's search technology initiative, and its other media and e-commerce-related services. The unit will be headed by Yusuf Mehdi, who until now ran all of MSN with Senior Vice President David Cole. Mehdi will also spearhead Microsoft's attempts to create an online music store and its investment in ramping up its Web search technology.
The communications division will consist of popular MSN products such as the Web-based e-mail service Hotmail, instant messaging, the Passport log-in service and other subscription-driven offerings. The unit will be headed by Blake Irving, currently corporate vice president at MSN. [/blockquote]
[link=http://rss.com.com/2100-1038_3-5098985.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news]The full report[/link]
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