The current visit of Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer in Seoul is no coincidence.
Microsoft apparently considers South Korea as an important country for its strategic technology investment in Asia.

This gesture is signaled with US$30 million investment in the next three years for local software companies, a discussion with the Education Minister for cooperation in the field of education, an agreement with Samsung Corp. for developing a home network automation system for apartments and a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication.

Source: Digital Chosunilbo - http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200605/200605250023.html

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Microsoft Research announced Tuesday that it is setting up a group to do research in cryptography at its lab in Bangalore, India.

The research focus in cryptography will include cryptography methods for RFID devices, in which the limited computational resources will be the main challenge.

The research lab in Bangalore is one of six research labs run by Microsoft. The lab in Bangalore already does research in the areas of computing technologies for emerging markets, multilingual systems, geographical information systems (GIS), sensors and sensor network applications, and technology that will enable software developers and system integrators to develop and modify enterprise business applications at a higher abstraction level from writing code.

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A consortium of resellers for Axapta, Navision, Great Plains, and Solomon gathered Tuesday to meet with Microsoft executives to discuss integration and timeline issues surrounding the well-publicized delays of Microsoft's next-generation ERP software. The delays could undercut Microsoft's efforts in the radio-frequency identification market.

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