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Not like a typical beta-tester, Markezich team in new product release often swing problem. In fact, as "eat dog food" part of the program, he has the power to put off a software product formally put into production (RTM) of the time, if the Office 2007 software product not accord with development team previously set goals and expectations of words.

"If in a certain stage, we did not reach the stage of the scheduled target, we will not permit the product development team to the next stage, it is all for the final product to formal operation. If we can’t in the software before the official launch a year, or even a year and a half to two years, and achieve formal operation to the age of standard, we will not permit the product into the market."

Talking about Windows Vista, Markezich and Mr. We Shared a part of the Microsoft to Vista business guidance function of expectation, including BitLocker, enterprise search, power users identity authentication, network connection protection and so on.

He added: "the testing system is the extension of software development team; in each product to release, we all before its quality guarantee, and make signs his name."

"Eat dog food" program began in Office 2010 software development team, they need in the software alph (contd content) a "letter nets to software to trial; stage Then, project leader will through Microsoft’s internal advertising and knowledge competition to invite volunteers join Beta Co. version of the test. After a while, you can find in the Microsoft internal the countless employees are try out this "issued the first version" software.

In order to out of this predicament, Microsoft tried to through the release "experience version (live)" go authorized to encourage their own business, customer installed at the testing stage enterprise software. But, by the result that Microsoft Office 2007 understand a truth: "if you want to confidently to his clients sell a new software, the only way is when it first issued the first, first in his company’s internal widely to try."

The incident is in Microsoft introduced Exchange Server 2000 happened. When Mr. Markezich memories, when Microsoft on their own internal Server is not fully deployed this software, has officially sold it to commercial customers. The result is complete with a nightmare: Microsoft’s customer experience each beta-tester will experience many software problems, the become very angry; The company has to in hasty launched countless between software patches.

Mr. Markezich explained: "after this incident, we swear, unless we have in the Microsoft business of their own to run on a single Office 2007 software products, or we won’t this product sells to own enterprise customers." from then on, "eat dog food" plan is extended to all kinds of Microsoft products on, until it now has become a product in the final release to be experienced by the quality inspection prior to the program.

Mr. Markezich said: "we want to participate in the software is not only the Beta Co. version of the test, and we also will be in to participate in the software product planning, design, production, and the demand the product life cycle, in all aspects of each stage of the production department to software to feedback."

When you are reading this article, the world has tens of thousands of external test users is testing the latest Beta Co. of Microsoft Office 2007 software. But, there are few users to think of the software giant has the biggest test object, in fact is it themselves. In a final version of the software released a long time ago, Microsoft in internal began to use test. Microsoft will this test procedure called "eat of dog food (all its its dog recommends the".

Recently, we are very lucky enough to land to Microsoft’s chief information interview official (CIO), Ron Markezich sir, this is often called "the ultimate Microsoft beta-tester" magical figure. He will be with us all lead readers an insight into how Microsoft is through "eat your own do dog food", and ultimately to mold good global hundreds of millions of users in daily use of the commonly used software.

As Microsoft’s CIO, Mr. Markezich led Microsoft’s IT department. The department to be responsible for the management of the Microsoft that by all over the world more than 63000 employees the support of the vast organization structure. Perhaps more important, his team to be in software product development to play a crucial role in, they need to complete the Microsoft software products continually try IT, try to find software the existence of the mistakes, and provide feedback to the development team.

To find the personal computer users to test such as Windows Vista software, this very easily; Even Google also often will own Microsoft Office 2007 software as a test version to users in the business sector. But launched the situation was very different. Commercial company for themselves on software system must in any severe conditions are good, the software running in the potential of any tiny flaw, may cause huge economic losses.

Kai-fu lee, says that Google China academy of engineering physics will also support the development of a global, and spend a body to make products for China. Google will use the top people support its unique r&d process, namely to engineer creative as the leadership, first by the researchers ideas, and then within the Office 2007 company is interested in the engineer to convene a preliminary research and development, and then Google’s platform, and then test product manager will intervene, gradually will produce market, and initial project would have from this a convener team, then go to the research and development of the other items.

Tencent CEO MaHuaTeng had told reporters that very jealous of multinational giants such as Google can use top talent build advanced research and development process, tencent is also in human resource, and the research and development system innovation, to narrow the gap. Tencent will be in Beijing, Shanghai and shenzhen via China’s Internet Office 2010 enterprise first preparation research institute, the composition of the tecent company core technology research and development platform.

In addition, the mass recruitment China Internet enterprise is not much, only in the national plan for baidu 300 employees. September 20 has launched the national campus recruitment action, can be in 13 areas develop campus talk.

"We will speed up development, product and market of the union." Zhang said, through the development of the whole operation and coordination group in China, Microsoft basic research, product development and the market will speed up the Microsoft Office 2007 process of unprecedented. Zhang hope, in five years, China research to have to develop the large platform software and products series of ability.

As for the development, the focus will be on in five aspects: on mobile and embedded products; The Internet technologies, including Live platform, search and advertising service model; Digital entertainment, including IPTV and games; And server development projects and technology products more Chinese.

Zhang said, Microsoft in China r&d facing greater challenge and pressure. For Google, Microsoft rivals, need in software development model, mobile Internet, three aspects of change and innovation. But the often also said Microsoft Office 2007 has a wide range of product line and DuoYuan business deployment; And Microsoft in China already forging a comprehensive coverage basic research, the core technology and product innovation and product development, the strategic cooperation and so on various functions of the innovation chain integrity unit, these can provide talents more space to grow up and choice. "Talent competition for the construction of the talents for better ecosystem, reach a benign cycle." He said.

At present, the task is cut off, zhang redundant research project, focus, focus on key areas. Zhang said that Microsoft is getting search and the Internet, as long as the investment of the right direction, less than two years, can make up for weakness, catch the gap with competitors.

Microsoft research group in China every year in more than $100 million, of which for most of human resources. In three to five years, the group’s staff from 800 to 3000. Expanded

Zhang said, talent is very important, Microsoft Office 2007 in addition to need more research and development, but also search leader the most talented students. In the last fiscal year, Microsoft China research and development groups are growing rapidly, the existing staff more than 1000 people, at present, Microsoft China research and development group is Microsoft global research and development institutions fastest developing speed. At the same time, Microsoft (China) won the first global best branch of Microsoft.

Meanwhile, Microsoft will continue to increase the investment to the Chinese market, and hope in the next 5 years, China’s most powerful made Microsoft technology r&d strength.

Google, says that in China’s no upper limit for recruitment, as long as it is excellent talent, absolutely no number of restrictions. Kai-fu lee said, the current plan is, by the end of this year, will Google China academy of engineering physics scale from 100 to 350, the expansion of r&d leader in China and overseas engineers double the number.

According to zhang, said Microsoft Office 2007 China research and development group fiscal 2007 recruitment and research and development program, the promulgation of the Microsoft founder gates and ballmer has DuoCi discuss CEO. Gates pledged him, China research and development groups for many people, and the development budget are not certain restrictions.

Battle of the research and development

It is because of high quality talents, said zhang accumulation, Microsoft China research and development group for one year, product innovation ability get promoted, they to Microsoft core product development, such as Windows V ista, Office, Exchange and shift and the mainstream product all has the contribution.

In order to attract these fresh graduates, Google even and university cooperation, if need to study it, undergraduate students can apply for Stanford university computer master’s degree, as long as passed the entrance examination, Google will be paid on the Office 2007 Stamford tuition fees.

In addition, the attraction is not only in treatment, enterprise culture and opportunity, office of the soft environment more intense competition seems to be. Google (China) claims within 100 feet there will be food. In the foyer of the Google, similar to the supermarket free food frame on, all sorts of snacks is almost everything; Darts dish, balloons, lego, dance MATS, table football even as tents are everywhere, people pass into the playground.

And Microsoft at this huge investment, zhang said that Microsoft office environment is just before the "luxury", the future will be more comfortable. Recently, in addition to food, toys, yoga and foot massage the kind used in mount.

Talent task

"In the last fiscal year 2006, we have achieved a great result (contd" content) is written nets team construction, fiscal year 2007 task stays the same." Zhang said China research and development group increased last year about 500 people, half of it is fresh born, the half is experienced engineer. This year the number and proportion also keep this level.

In fact, Microsoft China research and development group was founded in January, currently located in Asia will be more domestic research institutions for the structure adjustment and resources to configure by Microsoft global vice President as group President zhang. With this the establishment of the group, China has become a Microsoft Office 2010 framework is the most complete set of institutions, the most comprehensive, business layout r&d investment in one of the largest countries, China has become the outside the United States the largest research and development center.

This level of talent is worth ZhongKeDa program was unsuccessful "genius" who engineer zhang personally to fight for. Zhang create a "grand" plan-visit the top 20 universities in their appeal to cover China 30000 students and teachers.

He had worked in March 16, to June 2 conducted a series of campus visit, the speech in the student sparked enthusiastic responses, more than 20000 students took part in the event.

"Now I haven’t been able to finish the plan. Thoroughly" Zhang said his will also take time to complete. However, zhang stressed Microsoft Office 2007 is a train the talents of place, in China after nearly 10 years of research and accumulation make it have a batch of first-class senior experts, formed a "talent pyramid".

And Google is set for the recruitment li kaifu has formed a fixed "four walk" process, first to meet with the school computer software college institute, the best students, are generally 20 around and communication, communication, and even the interview; And then there’s access to school leaders or computer college, the leadership of the software institute.

Then, kai-fu lee will address for new Office 2010 graduates; Finally, 19 points to 21 points according to all the teachers and students have a large inspirational success, the keynote speech topic is the need of the 21 st century seven kinds of talents "and" the choice of wisdom."

Kai-fu lee speech, the audience averaged more than 4000 people. The greatest number of a appeared in wuhan university, nearly 8000 students will be full open-air theatre.

Microsoft needs is top talent, the characteristics of these people, not to worry about looking for a job, also does not care about how much salary, they hand DuoZhong choice, abroad with universities and research institutes have in wave to Microsoft Office 2007 need to foreign universities, and competition for these people, they all want to change the world, Microsoft need to meet them this wish.

"My present main task is to be a talent competition; 2 it is to work out the good development strategy." Microsoft China research and development group President zhang to accept the first business news is a "interview said, personnel become Microsoft in China research and development priority.

At present, although the years zhang most busy moment in early October, the first months, he needs to DuoGe tour city, complete speech and recruitment.

Google in the greater China region joint President is li kaifu in mid-september will start up, have so far the tour 11 universities, he had a week in almost every day in different cities.

Two research and development of the librarian is only one objective: personally recruited China’s top talent, accelerate grow their respective development capability in China.

Each exhibition can

Zhang said that Microsoft Office 2007 need is top talent, the characteristics of these people, not to worry about looking for a job, also does not care about how much salary, they hand DuoZhong choice, abroad with universities and research institutes have in wave to Microsoft need to foreign universities, and competition for these people, they all want to change the world, Microsoft need to meet them this wish.

Now, all of the energy and economic activities are flocking to network. More and more consumers to buy the computer to use the network. They will be questioned, why spend hundreds of dollars for operating system. And they buy in after them and will be questioned why the need to go for a linen (contd written content) tired of" net upgrade. This is ray. His face challenges. It is not unexpected challenge Microsoft. Microsoft Office 2007 would like to invite LeiJiaMeng this fact more proof that gates and ballmer need to take some ways to deal with."

Longer-term, wei Bach said, his guess was in 2008, when gates outgoing chief software architect, ballmer will be dethroned chief executive. "Steve ballmer is already billions of. Rich man. At the time, he would like to be able in the life better. Ray is not ignorant young man. Gates, ballmer and ozzy all have more than fifty. If ray will take over Microsoft Office 2007 chief executive officer, then this will happen in the next three to five years time." As for the gates, wei Bach speculated that way, "the company is his life, he will not stop play his influence."