Scottsdale (AZ) - A former Microsoft executive is joining less-than-lethal products manufacturer Taser International. Jas Dhillon a former senior executive in charge of Business Development and Strategy at Microsoft will now head up Taser’s new Virtual Systems Division. Dhillon will also become Taser’s Chief Strategy Officer.

Taser has been going through some rough times lately and is currently the subject of several lawsuits. The company recently announced a second quarter loss of $1.6 million and the stock price has slide from $14 at the beginning of the year to under $6/share.

Before Microsoft, Dhillion was the CEO of ZeroDegrees and Blueline Online. Ahh remember those DotCom days?