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Google's new CIO can evangelize the enterprise, but how's his ultimate frisbee game?

Nicholas Carlson · 04/25/08 09:00AM

Morgan Stanley managing director Benjamin Fried will replace Google's departed CIO Douglas Merrill, News.com reports. Besides making sure Googlers using Linux, Vista and Mac OS X can continue to work together, Fried will likely resume Merrill's role as evangelist for Google's enteprise software products. His background in Wall Street's risk-averse IT community should help Google's credibility with wary CTOs. On the ultimate frisbee field, however, Fried looks to be more a liability. He loves the sport, News.com reports, but he's got bad knees. In other words, put your money on Facebook continuing to drink Google's Jamba Juice.