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Reinventing the office phone: How Microsoft's strategy is different


Gurdeep Pall
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Gurdeep Pall, a Microsoft (MSFT) corporate vice president overseeing unified communications strategy, talks to Fortune Senior Writer Jon Fortt about how the software giant's strategy is different from that of Cisco Systems (CSCO), and how the company plans to convince companies like Nortel Networks (NT) and Avaya (AV) to embrace its vision.

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Jon fortt

Jon Fortt
A senior writer for Fortune, Jon Fortt focuses on technology and innovation in Silicon Valley – a subject he's been reporting on since his days as a rookie reporter for the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. Before joining Fortune in 2007, Jon had reporting and editing stints at Business 2.0 magazine, and the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, Silicon Valley's hometown newspaper.
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