FORA.tv Speaker - Michael Abbott

Michael Abbott leads the application platform and services development for the company's next-generation Palm webOS platform. He has extensive experience in building technically challenging web-based applications and services. Before joining Palm, Abbott was the general manager of .NET Online Services at Microsoft, where he led efforts to deliver a services platform that enabled the development of large-scale Internet-based services. Prior to Microsoft, he co-founded Passenger Inc., where he served as chairman and led the development of the company's consumer marketing SAAS platform. Abbott also founded Composite Software, creator of industry-leading enterprise information integration software, where he served as the CEO/CTO. Abbott holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. at the University of Washington.