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Microsoft goes its own way

A split with a working group reflects growing discord over Web services standards. Also: The software maker appoints an insider to head up its worldwide sales organization.

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A split with a working group reflects growing discord over Web services standards. Also: The software maker appoints an insider to head up its worldwide sales organization. Microsoft breaks with standards effort
The software giant steps down from the W3C choreography working group, reflecting a growing discord between IBM, Microsoft and other companies over standards for Web services.
March 25, 2003 
New chief takes over worldwide sales
The software giant taps 11-year company veteran Kevin Johnson to head up its worldwide sales organization.
March 25, 2003 
Bringing code to the classroom
The University of Leeds receives partial funding from the software giant to teach would-be developers to write secure code.
March 24, 2003 

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