We have gone through extensive review and we believe were the best at understanding our own needs. Microsoft is free to express opinions about the technology value but for our needs the document outlines what we believe.

What we've backed away from at this point is the use of a proprietary standard and we want standards that are published and free of legal encumbrances, and we don't want two standards,

Peter is an IT professional who is not accustomed to the rough-and-tumble world of politics. He found the last few months to be very distasteful, especially the Boston Globe article that seemed to imply some sort of improper influence related to his conference travel.

made representations to us recently they are planning to modify that license, and we believe, if they do so in the way that we understand that they have spoken about...the next iteration of the Open Format standard will include some Microsoft proprietary formats.

We need to do a better job of understanding who it is we seek to serve, what their particular needs are -- and if we do that well, we can align our resources more appropriately,

Mary Ann is a respected, proven and recognized industry leader. She brings a thorough understanding of our customers' needs in terms of product development processes, and program management. She is a valuable addition to our senior management team.