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Microsoft Japan to promote Higuchi to president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (C), newly appointed president of Microsoft Japan, joins hands with his predecessor Darren Huston (L) and Jean-Philippe Courtois, senior vice president of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference held in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Higuchi, current chief operating officer of Microsoft Japan, will become president on April 1.

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Sales of Windows Mobile phones to top 1 mil. units in Japan in 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Co. President Darren Huston speaks on Microsoft Corp.'s business strategy at a press conference in Tokyo on July 9. He said that Microsoft Corp.'s technologies will penetrate further in Japan on the back of rising demand for wireless handsets with personal digital assistant capabilities. He said its local unit, Microsoft Co., is anticipating this year's domestic sales of Windows Mobile phones to top 1 million units.

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Ex-Daiei head Higuchi becomes COO of Microsoft Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (R), former president of Daiei Inc., on March 5 became chief operating officer of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., a move aimed at helping the company cope better with growing business opportunities in Japan, it said. At left is Darren Huston, president of the Japanese unit, Microsoft Co.

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Microsoft's Vista operating system goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president and chief executive officer of Microsoft's Japan unit, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 about Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista.

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Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP Home Edition

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president of the Japan unit of Microsoft Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 24. Huston said the company will extend the free support period of its Windows XP Home Edition computer operating system until sometime after 2010 from its initial plan of late January 2009 on a global basis, mainly because of Japanese consumers' strong requests.

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PC makers unveil new models for Windows Vista

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president of Microsoft Co., the Japanese unit of the U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15 prior to the company's release of its Windows Vista to consumers on Jan. 30.

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Debut of Windows Vista raises computer marketers' hopes

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president and CEO of Microsoft Japan, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 about the worldwide release of Windows Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system, for corporate users.

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Microsoft Japan announces presidency reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston (in file photo), corporate vice president of U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., will replace Michael Rawding as president and chief executive officer of Microsoft Co. on July 1, the Japan unit of Microsoft said April 20. Huston, 39, born in Canada, is currently corporate vice president of the Small and Mid-Market Solutions & Partners Group in the United States.

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Microsoft Japan announces presidency reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston (in file photo), corporate vice president of U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., will replace Michael Rawding as president and chief executive officer of Microsoft Co. on July 1, the Japan unit of Microsoft said April 20. Huston, 39, born in Canada, is currently corporate vice president of the Small and Mid-Market Solutions & Partners Group in the United States. (Kyodo)

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Debut of Windows Vista raises computer marketers' hopes

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president and CEO of Microsoft Japan, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 about the worldwide release of Windows Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system, for corporate users. (Kyodo)

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PC makers unveil new models for Windows Vista

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president of Microsoft Co., the Japanese unit of the U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15 prior to the company's release of its Windows Vista to consumers on Jan. 30. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP Home Edition

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president of the Japan unit of Microsoft Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 24. Huston said the company will extend the free support period of its Windows XP Home Edition computer operating system until sometime after 2010 from its initial plan of late January 2009 on a global basis, mainly because of Japanese consumers' strong requests. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft's Vista operating system goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Darren Huston, president and chief executive officer of Microsoft's Japan unit, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 about Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Daiei head Higuchi becomes COO of Microsoft Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (R), former president of Daiei Inc., on March 5 became chief operating officer of the Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp., a move aimed at helping the company cope better with growing business opportunities in Japan, it said. At left is Darren Huston, president of the Japanese unit, Microsoft Co. (Kyodo)

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Sales of Windows Mobile phones to top 1 mil. units in Japan in 2

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Co. President Darren Huston speaks on Microsoft Corp.'s business strategy at a press conference in Tokyo on July 9. He said that Microsoft Corp.'s technologies will penetrate further in Japan on the back of rising demand for wireless handsets with personal digital assistant capabilities. He said its local unit, Microsoft Co., is anticipating this year's domestic sales of Windows Mobile phones to top 1 million units. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft Japan to promote Higuchi to president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Higuchi (C), newly appointed president of Microsoft Japan, joins hands with his predecessor Darren Huston (L) and Jean-Philippe Courtois, senior vice president of Microsoft Corp., during a press conference held in Tokyo on Feb. 28. Higuchi, current chief operating officer of Microsoft Japan, will become president on April 1. (Kyodo)