PR Newswire :: Microsoft Opens Innovation Centre Supporting EU Research Priorities
AACHEN, Germany, April 26 /PRNewswire/ --- European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) Will Contribute To Collaborative Public-Private R&D Programmes
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) officially opened the European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) today in Aachen, Germany. The facility, located in a leading European technology region, serves as the focal point for Microsoft's European collaborative applied research and development efforts . Microsoft(R) scientists and engineers at EMIC, in conjunction with academia and industry partners, will take part in applied research projects such as those sponsored by the European Commission (EC), national research programmes and national governments in Europe.
EMIC was created to participate in European research and development, which responds to the EC's call for additional private investment to reach the goal of the Lisbon agenda: to become the most competitive knowledge- based economy in the world by 2010.
"Information technology and innovation are essential to achieving the EC's Lisbon objectives, and we embrace the opportunity to collaborate with public and private organisations across Europe in pursuit of these shared goals," said Jean-Philippe Courtois, CEO of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). "The EMIC facility demonstrates our passion for innovation and desire to contribute to the research and development priorities of panregional, national and local governments."
EMIC applied research falls into three areas -- Web services, security and privacy technologies, and wireless technologies -- focused on three platforms: enterprise computing, embedded devices and the extended home. The collaborative nature of EMIC's work will allow Microsoft to share its technology expertise and to learn from and develop stronger relationships with technology partners, universities and governments in Europe.
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