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IP: Microsoft Hires federal officials.
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 09:48:01 -0500
From: "Arnell" <Arnell () logicsouth com> http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_story.html?FRONTID=TECHNOLOGY&STORYID=APIS7 GCL0VO0 Microsoft Hires Compliance Officers REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - To help it comply with legal obligations, Microsoft is turning to a pair of former federal officials. The software giant said Thursday it hired Odell Guyton and David Dadoun to work as legal-compliance officers to help comply with legal obligations, including the proposed antitrust consent decree with the Justice Department and nine states. Guyton, a former federal prosecutor, will serve as director of compliance for the software giant, overseeing a comprehensive education and compliance assurance program. Dadoun, a former antitrust enforcement lawyer with the Federal Trade Commission, was tapped to be an internal antitrust compliance officer. He will administer Microsoft's antitrust compliance program as required under the proposed consent decree. Guyton, 46, worked as a prosecutor for 12 years. Most recently, he served as corporate compliance officer at the University of Pennsylvania. Dadoun, 37, recently joined Microsoft's Law and Corporate Affairs antitrust practice group. After leaving the FTC, he practiced antitrust law as a partner in a Seattle law firm. The settlement requires that Microsoft allow consumers to remove some features in Windows and release some of the Windows blueprints to competitors so they can write compatible software. In March, a federal judge is scheduled to decide whether the settlement is good for consumers. While reaching a proposed settlement with nine states and the federal government, Microsoft is still facing legal challenges from nine other states. Scanned by: Norton Anti Virus- Version:8.00.58B: 2002.05: Norton System Works: 2002 .05 : 5.0.01 FAIR USE NOTICE: This contains copyrighted material, which is reproduced under the Fair Use Provision of Title 17, U.S.C. Section 107, and is posted for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. This material is posted without profit for the benefit of those who, by accessing this site, are expressing a prior interest in this information for research and educational purposes. For more information, please see: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ============ To UNSUBSCRIBE from the ignition-point list, send email to: majordomo () theveryfew net In the body of the message, include only the line: unsubscribe ignition-point <your address>
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