Photo of Curt Kolcun Curt Kolcun Vice President Microsoft's Federal Division In the 05/17/2007 edition of ExecutiveBiz we had a chance to catch up with Curt Kolcun, Vice President of Microsoft's Federal Division. Curt Kolcun is Vice President of Microsoft Corp.'s Federal Division, part of the company's Public Sector business vertical. We catch up with him about the hot trends he is tracking, Web 2.0 and his favorite “automobile” on the weekends.

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT The complete interview is only available to registered readers. Please register to access the full interview. Registration is free and takes less than 1 minute. ExecutiveBiz: Briefly tell us about your background and what your current role is at Microsoft? Curt Kolcun: Well my background is 25 years in the IT career fi... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: What is your current role and responsibilities at Microsoft Federal? Curt Kolcun: I am currently the Vice-President for Microsoft’s ... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: Could you please give me some examples of success stories or some of the things that you have been working on in the federal government? Curt Kolcun: Over the years we are very pleased with our partne... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: What is your biggest challenge and what are you looking forward to in accomplishing your goals? Curt Kolcun: I think our biggest challenge is to continue to ar... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: Please tell us how Microsoft will join in the role of IPV6? Curt Kolcun: We have been working with the government since its... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: How many people work for Microsoft Federal? Curt Kolcun: In the sales organization approximately 135 and we... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: Can you break that in to revenue? Is there an approximate revenue reporting? Curt Kolcun: What I would say is that Microsoft Federal represe... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: What are the hot trends that you are tracking this year compared to last year? Curt Kolcun: I think the biggest one I mentioned earlier is sta... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: How would you describe your leadership style? Curt Kolcun: I am one that empowers my leaders to move forward ... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: What is something that most people don’t know about Microsoft Federal? Curt Kolcun: Probably the biggest thing people don’t realize is... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: Any work with the government with Web 2.0? Curt Kolcun: Absolutely, it is on the top of mind for everybody... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] ExecutiveBiz: What is one thing that most people don’t know about you? Curt Kolcun: Great question. Most people don’t know that my fav... [ REGISTER FOR COMPLETE RESPONSE ] For more information about Microsoft's Federal Division, visit www.microsoft.com. Interview with Curt Kolcun conducted by JD Kathuria. Enjoy this interview? Digg It! Check out more Executive Spotlights ...