150:. In 1998, he was promoted to vice president – Network Solutions Group where he was responsible for the company's worldwide business with telecommunications firms, network equipment providers and internet service providers. Koll was instrumental in developing Microsoft's vision for the telecommunications industry and developing strategic partnerships. He predicted in 2000 that “delivery of applications over the internet may be the majority of Microsoft’s software revenue.”
89:(born October 11, 1956) is a technology business executive and chairman and CEO of Laplink Software, a provider of PC migration software based in Bellevue, Washington. Before joining Laplink in 2003, Koll served as chairman and CEO of Infowave Software and vice president of Microsoft's Network Solutions Group. He also was an author and publisher in his home country of Germany.
146:-based software giant. While at Microsoft Germany, Koll held a variety of sales and marketing positions, including acting country manager. In June 1997, Koll transferred to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where he was general manager of worldwide business strategy and chief of staff for Microsoft CVP and later President and CEO
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sharing. The company achieved sustained success and growth without the need for venture capital funding. Over the course of Koll's time at
Laplink, he and the firm have maintained a close partnership with Microsoft. The partnership with Microsoft was extended in March 2020 to offer free and discounted versions of
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During his studies Koll joined the
Wissenschaftlicher Autoren-Verlag as co-owner and Associate Publisher (1979–84) where he published 21 books on political and history subjects. Among them was Bernd Schimmer's “Recht ohne Gerechtigkeit” (“Law Without Justice”), which described the work of the special
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In 2003 Koll purchased a controlling interest in
Laplink Software and became chairman and CEO. He moved the firm from Bothell, Washington, to Kirkland, Washington. Under his leadership the company released several new products and expanded its focus into new areas including peer-to-peer file
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courts during the Nazi-Regime violating human rights and furthering the Nazis' racist agenda. After departing WAV Koll founded his own company (1984–88) specializing on city literature and architectural history. The company published four books.
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Microsoft in 2001 to become CEO of Burnaby, B.C.-based Infowave Software, a developer of software for connecting business applications to wireless devices. He stepped down as CEO in 2002 but remained chairman.
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During his time at the university Koll also published four books as co-author or editor. Highlight was the 1988 collection of original articles on the World Bank: Die
Weltbank: Structur, Aufgaben und Bedeutung.
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