Marianne Wier and Software Patents
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Marianne Wier has worked for Navision several years and is now responsible for Corporate Affairs of Microsoft Denmark. In February 2005 she was involved in leaking statements by Microsoft boss Bill Gates to the press, according to which Microsoft's investment in Denmark was dependent on Denmark's support for software patents. These statements were, at least in part, indirectly confirmed by other players, but completely denied by prime minister Rasmussen.
- Microsoft Denmark responsible for Corporate Affairs, seems to be involved with Navision
- 2005-02 Took part in Gates Rasmussen Meeting
2005-02-15 Borsen report with Gates blackmail quote from her
2003-12-03 Powerpoint-Presentation of Marianne Wier about Software patents (MS DK) and wmv-video at the Nokia DTI Conference
- wmv-video mms://192.38.86.20/Friday_2_1_MW.wmv
- Wier said she is "not that technical"
Address: mwier@microsoft.com
Statement from/about her in danish: Marianne Wier Hvorfor er Microsoft et godt sted at være ansat? Microsoft er et sted med uanede muligheder, hvor hver dag byder på spændende udfordringer. Man kan gøre en forskel, og medarbejdernes drive og passion bliver belønnet. Marianne Wier varetager kontakten med politikere, interesseorganisationer og andre parter, som er interesserede i Microsoft. Det er Mariannes ansvar at redegøre for Microsofts overordnede holdninger til samfundsanliggender som blandt andet brug af åbne standarder, ligesom Marianne medvirker i en række projekter om SPAM, sikkerhed mv. Marianne varetager herudover en række citizenship-projekter med henblik på at sikre, at Microsoft viser lokal social ansvarlighed.
Marianne Wier var ansat ved Navision, hvor hun fungerede som intern advokat, før hun kom til Microsoft. Mariannes juridiske karriere har blandt andet budt på ansættelse i advokatvirksomhed, Topdanmark og i Post Danmark, før hun i 1997 kom til Navision.
