How Microsoft and Massachusetts Defused a Political Battle Over ODF Publication: ComputerWorld Date: Dec 04 2006 Reporter: Carol Sliwa Less than a week after he became CIO of Massachusetts last February, Louis Gutierrez sensed a serious threat to his power — one that was being promoted by a seemingly unlikely source. Within a matter of days, Gutierrez confirmed that Brian Burke, Microsoft Corp.’s government affairs director for the Northeast, had been backing an amendment to an economic stimulus bill that would largely strip the Massachusetts Information Technology Division of its decision-making authority. Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Carol Sliwa See other articles published by ComputerWorld Today's headlines Headlines for Dec 04, 2006   Comments Subject Posted by Date Looks to me like Microsoft won... pinniped 5 Dec, 01:42 [ all comments ]
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