Microsoft Asia Pacific Research Group to set up South HQ in Shenzhen

September 29 Evening News, Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research and Development Group and the Shenzhen municipal government formally signed a memorandum of understanding, and confirmed that the South headquarters will be established in Shenzhen. Microsoft said that the South headquarters will integrate South China's research and development, production, outsourcing and other services, and will be embedded, software and hardware outsourcing, mobile technology, digital medicine, cloud computing and other fields to expand their business.　　Microsoft will also specifically support the Shenzhen government agencies or enterprises to establish innovative cloud computing business model, and the development of Shenzhen E-government platform, and provide information support for SMEs. The cooperation was conducted in April 2006 under the framework of a memorandum of understanding signed between Microsoft and the national Development and Reform Commission. (Xiaoran)