Microsoft to Build Software and Services Excellence Center for Cloud Computing in Taiwan
July 16, 2010
Taiwan's
MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs) has approved the establishment of the Software
and Services Excellence Center, first proposed by Microsoft at the end of 2009,
according to a July 16, 2010 report by Commercial Times of Taiwan. The center
is envisaged to focus on helping Taiwanese software and hardware manufacturers
develop cloud computing-related technologies. It is reported that Microsoft
will receive approximately NT$100 million (US$3.1 million; US$1=NT$32.1) in subsidy
from the MOEA, while the company plans to invest NT$300 million (US$9.3 million)
over three years in this project. The Software and Services Excellence Center in
Taiwan is reportedly Microsoft's first R&D center for cloud computing
servers outside the United States. Starting from 2000, Microsoft has
established four R&D centers in Taiwan, including Microsoft Technology
Center, Microsoft Innovation Center, and Hardware Innovation Center.