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As corporate vice president of Microsoft Corporation’s PC|3 effort, Bill Mitchell is responsible for strategy, planning and project incubation for the new Windows hardware ecosystem. Mitchell’s team collaborates with industry partners to create and promote a new generation of innovative hardware and software components that extend both the richness and reach of the Windows PC ecosystem.
After joining Microsoft in 1992 as an application architect, Mitchell led teams that pioneered many of Microsoft's current efforts in mobile computing. In 1993 he co-founded the original Windows CE and Handheld PC projects and served as director of the Handheld PC group when the product launched in 1996. During this period, Mitchell also led the creation of the first PIM software synchronization product at Microsoft, ActiveSync, and created the Windows Automotive business. Mitchell's role then expanded further as he created the Pocket PC incubation. In 1998 he was named general manager of the Mobile Electronics Group, which encompassed all these projects and also included his newest incubation, Smartphones. | 