Microsoft's Greenwich leader jumps ship

C|Net | at | by Mike

News powerhouse Reuters Group said Thursday that it has hired away a member of the team in charge of developing Microsoft's Greenwich instant messaging software for corporations. David Gurle, director of program management for Microsoft's Real Time Communication group, will join Reuters on April 1, where he will serve as global head of collaboration services.

Greenwich server software allows businesses to support secure instant messaging on a network. In addition, it offers a bridge to Microsoft's popular consumer MSN Messenger instant messaging network. Reuters last year became the first company to test Greenwich, launching Reuters Messaging, based on the technology. According to Reuters, Gurle was a key member of the team that developed the tool.