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	Microsoft is working to more tightly align business units. Using XML as the rallying cry, the company is driving its .Net and Web services initiatives to solve problems associated with "customer scenarios."		Special Report Articles   • Microsoft courts VB faithful   • A language divided   • .Net enters formative years   • Road to managed code   • The bully is back   • Office bets on XML odds   • Putting people first for a change   • Ballmer in charge   • Jeff Raikes outlines the future role of Office   • Gordon Mangione tells how .Net influences server strategy   • Mapping Microsoft's mobile mission   Related TechIndex   • TechIndex: Web Services

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• Who's on first    In the Microsoft lineup, it's clear that managing the team is just as important as bringing the next technology to bat   • Vendors vie for developers' loyalty    A transitional period for Microsoft offers a window of opportunity for competitors   • .Net Insecurity Day    Not sure how to get there -- or back, Gates likens .Net to putting a man on the moon   • Hook 'em, Steve    Wondering whether or not a software giant can own the market and keep its soul   • SKUs me, Mr. Chief Software Architect    Multicolored golf shirts and the search for nirvana versus a search for solutions   • Next Stop Greenwich Village    There's something going on -- but you do know what it is, don't you Mr. Allchin?   • The death of e-mail    Where there's a will, there's a way, but Microsoft won't kill the messenger any time soon   • Getting caught in a big hailstorm    Microsoft backpedals on XML Web service, but won't be able to fend it off forever   • Friends and enemies    As with the school bully, it's best to play nice with MS or else risk getting hurt

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