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by Jeff Moad, MA Editorial Staff
Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 4:00:00 AM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | John Fikany, recently named vice president in charge of commercial sector industries at Microsoft, will help develop and execute the software giant's vertical strategy across all its commercial industries including both discrete and process manufacturing. |
| Keywords: | Microsoft, John Fikany, Microsoft Commercial Industries, Sync project |
If John Fikany has anything to say about it, large manufacturing organizations may soon be the beneficiaries of an infusion of new ideas from companies in a variety of industries about how to grow by embedding new technologies into their products. Fikany, who recently was named Microsoft Corp.'s vice president in charge of commercial sector industries, is responsible for developing and executing the software giant's strategy across all of the commercial industries that Microsoft addresses. In addition to both discrete and process manufacturing, these include U.S.-based financial services, retail/hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, and professional services. Prior to his latest appointment, Fikany was vice president for Microsoft's manufacturing industries, where he oversaw the company's process and discrete manufacturing strategy. This sector represents $1.5 billion in sales and 1,100 enterprise customers to Microsoft. In his new role, Fikany's reach represents $5.4 billion in Microsoft revenue. [Click to continue] |
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