Microsoft China Research and Development new layout: Invest 700 million yuan to build Shanghai science and Technology Park

Invest about 700 million Microsoft Shanghai Science and Technology Park opened Microsoft China New layout: Google back us in? Wang Ruichen When Google moved its servers to Hong Kong, Microsoft was making a high-profile move to strengthen its business layout in China.　　And it includes search and cloud computing services directed at Google. Recently, the company announced in Shanghai, the investment of 690 million Yuan "Microsoft China Shanghai Science and Technology Park" Phase I Project has been officially put into use.　　"First financial daily" scene, the newly completed park construction area of 55,000 square meters, Microsoft more than 1500 employees have been officially settled. "This is only the first phase, the entire park planning is 96,000 square meters, the future can accommodate more than 7,000 employees at the same time work."　　"Covenda, general Manager of Microsoft Global Technology Support Center Asia Pacific, said to the first financial daily.　　Microsoft new layout: Google back us into? Microsoft is in a real hurry. Because one of its strongest rivals, Google, was thought to have made a bad decision a few days ago to move the server to Hong Kong and then claim to be out of the Chinese market, leading to a large public suspicion of its actions. Bill Gates has said that to do business in the host country, you must comply with local laws.　　He mocked Google for saying that if he dared to quit the United States, he would admire it. Microsoft Asia-Pacific Technology Support Center selected at this time to put into use, is it intended to render Microsoft more like China than Google? Covenda denies Google.　　His partner, Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research and Development Group chief technology Officer Zhanghongjiang, said that when a very important foreign company exit, many people really will be "very excited", but Microsoft's layout and input, will not fluctuate, but more attention to long-term planning.　　But he still something that China's Internet applications, which are closely linked to culture and user habits, have been spending a lot of time "understanding the Chinese market". Microsoft's new layout, of course, is not directly related to Google, but to say do not want to fill some of Google's power, it is not possible.　　While there is no universal search for Google's massive data, Zhanghongjiang stressed that the company would strengthen its vertical market search layout in China. "Bing came out and did quite well in two ways, one is the core search relevance, the other is to help users organize search results." "Zhanghongjiang said. He revealed that the company is in the map search market to strengthen the layout, to build a large team, is constantly studying the Chinese user habits, "core technology after a hurdle", will be able to truly meet demand.　　In addition, Microsoft and telecom operators, as well as Alibaba, Tencent and other Internet companies are deepening cooperation, local partners will be more confident of Microsoft Search. And cloud computing, Microsoft Asia-Pacific Science and Technology Park is another heavy project.　　With the help of early-stage servers and development tools, Microsoft has initially laid out a platform for the Chinese research and development team. Research and development Strategy upgrade Zhanghongjiang is Microsoft Asia Pacific veteran, but also Zhang to create Microsoft's right-hand partner. The predecessor of Microsoft's Asia-Pacific Global Support Center dates back to 1997 in Shanghai, he recalls.Established "Microsoft Greater China Technical Support Center". The Microsoft Greater China Technical Support Center has undergone two upgrades. The first time was from 2003 to 2007. At first, Microsoft learned from the leaders of the Shanghai municipal government that Minhang was planning to expand new business by building a new hi-tech park.　　So in 2005, Microsoft created the server and development tools in Shanghai, China Research and Development group, to try to transfer some of the world's research and development resources to China. "6 years ago, there was only one house, and the rest were farmland," he said.　　Zhanghongjiang said that Microsoft had also considered Zhangjiang, but Minhang brought together a lot of university talent, easy to expand.　　In April 2007, Bill Gates and Ballmer said they would upgrade their investment in the Chinese market and invest directly in building their own technology park, the first technology park that Microsoft had invested outside the United States. Zhanghongjiang revealed that the decision was made through "a few emails."　　When it comes to the specific investment plan figures, he and several executives have yet to assess, and the company's global CFO agreed without numbers. "Bill Gates, Ballmer for China, see the long-term market potential, is big account."　　Zhanghongjiang said that if simple, Microsoft's research and development investment and the Chinese market contribution is simply "unbalanced." It is now the third time that Microsoft's research and Development business has upgraded in China.　　Zhanghongjiang says the company will burn "three fires" in China as the Global Support Center launches. First, the new park will become Microsoft and Shanghai Local IT Industry cooperation center, and will radiate Yangtze River delta IT industry existing pattern. He said that the technology accumulation of new applications such as cloud computing and Internet of Things in Shanghai "is ahead of the world" and Microsoft will not miss the opportunity. Second, as Microsoft's top five global technical Support Center, Shanghai more than 1000 engineers, for the Asia-Pacific, the United States, Europe and other countries and regions to provide customers with a lot of services. It is also one of Microsoft's top technology Service teams, he said. And the third fire seems to be clarifying questions about Microsoft's research and development. In the past years, some people in the industry have said that Microsoft China's research and development is more "answer the phone, send mail" live.　　Zhanghongjiang said Shanghai will become Microsoft's new technology, new product research and development Center, cloud computing and other projects, is the Shanghai branch of research and development focus. Barbara Gordon, vice president of Microsoft's global support and Services Department, stressed to the newspaper that more than 4,000 partners are involved in IT services around the new technology Support Center, only Greater China.