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Version 1.0 Products

  • Here is a list of my 12 version 1.0 products and products that were rewrites from scratch.
  • For all of these products, I had product management and user interface responsibility.
  • For four of these products, I had product, program, development, and test responsibility.
Publisher Product Description
PatchLink Enterprise Reporting Server
  • Comprehensive data warehouse and reporting solution.
  • Extract/transform/load. ROLAP views. MOLAP model.
  • Developer and business user reporting tools.
  • Released in 2006.
PatchLink Content Update Tool
  • Imports third party patches into core server.
  • Extends core server into DRMed content areas.
  • Released in 2006.
Microsoft partner.microsoft.com
  • Content management for 68 partner portals.
  • Browser based WYSIWYG XML editor.
  • Ranked in top 10% of Keynote performance.
  • Released in 2004, currently at 250,000 users.
Microsoft WebSpec
  • Software requirements specification repository.
  • Captures requirements, properties, rules, and interfaces.
  • Skunk works project migrated to production.
  • Released in 2004, currently eight users.
Microsoft Distribution Services
  • Ultra scalable content distribution network.
  • Multithreaded and multicast technologies.
  • Three million distributions/downloads per year.
  • Released in 2002, currently at 100,000 users.
Microsoft selectug.mslicense.com
  • Licensing media subscriptions and fulfillment.
  • Skunk works project converted to production.
  • Released in 2001, currently at 50,000 users.
Microsoft licensing.microsoft.com
  • Self help portal for volume licensing business customers.
  • Downloads for current and historical Microsoft products.
  • Released in 2001, currently at 100,000 users.
Microsoft Vellum
  • Business event driven email engine.
  • Supports eight client applications.
  • XML email templates with full i18n support.
  • Released in 2000, currently 500,000 emails per year.
Microsoft www.explore.ms
  • Portal for direct resale partners and distributors.
  • Supports 20 licensing and sales programs.
  • Innovative content and transaction search.
  • Highest rated Microsoft partner portal.
  • Released in 2000, currently 20,000 users.
Microsoft MSLicense Reports
  • Excel pivot table based reporting.
  • Ad hoc and pre formatted batch reports.
  • Released in 1998, replaced by www.explore.ms.
Microsoft Licensing Data Warehouse
  • Data warehouse with 12 sources and 6 major clients.
  • Sales, marketing, operations, customer, partner clients.
  • Released in 1998, currently at 500,000 users.
Microsoft MS Product Pricing
  • Product mastering and price list calculations.
  • Base pricing, waterfall pricing, subsidiary pricing.
  • Used across major Microsoft business segments.
  • Released in 1995, currently at 200 users.

All Product Releases

  • Here is a list of 57 product releases that I shipped beginning in 1995 to the present.
  • For all of these releases, I had product management and user interface responsibility.
  • For 10% of these releases, I had product, program, development, and test responsibility.
Publisher Product Description Versions
Microsoft Channel Partner Web Portal for direct partners. 4.0, 4.1, 5.0
Microsoft Distribution Services Scalable content distribution network. 1.0, 1.1
Microsoft eopen.microsoft.com Portal for small/medium customers. 3.0
Microsoft Licensing Data Warehouse Data warehouse from 12 sources. 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.7, 1.8, 1.92, 1.93, 3.0, 3.05
Microsoft licensing.microsoft.com Portal for enterprise customers. 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Microsoft Microsoft Order Entry Tool Web based order entry tool. 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.85, 3.9
Microsoft MSLicense Transaction processing. 1.7, 2.0, 2.5, 2.6, 3.0
Microsoft MSLicense Reports Excel based reporting. 2.0, 3.0
Microsoft MSProduct Pricing Product mastering/pricing. 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2000, 3.0
Microsoft partner.microsoft.com Portal for indirect partners. 1.0.
Microsoft selectug.mslicense.com Media subscriptions. 1.0, 2.0
Microsoft Vellum Email engine. 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
Microsoft WebSpec Specifications repository. 1.0.
Microsoft www.explore.ms Portal for direct partners. 1.0, 2.0, 2.1
PatchLink Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac Client agent. 6.2 Service Release 1
PatchLink Agent for Windows Client agent. MSI Installer 6.2 Service Release 1
PatchLink Agent Management Center Network discovery. 2.1
PatchLink Content Update Tool Third party content import. 1.0
PatchLink Enterprise Reporting Server Data warehouse and reporting. 1.0
PatchLink Patch Development Kit Application packager. 1.4
PatchLink Scanner Integration Module Imports/cleans scanner data. 6.2
PatchLink Update Server Core server security management. 6.1 Patch 3, 6.2 Service Release 1 Patch 1
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