Microsoft and the Taiwanese government have agreed to jointly set up a cloud computing centre in the country by the end of the year, ahead of the company's $9.5 billion research and development drive in 2010.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the software giant today signed a memorandum of understanding with Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs establish the Software and Services Excellence Center, but the size of the investment was not disclosed.
Ming-Ji Wu, director general of the economic ministry's Department of Industrial Technology, said the centre will be set up before the end of the year.
In a statement to the WSJ, Microsoft said the venture is aimed at helping local electronics makers develop cloud-related devices and services.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told reporters in Taipei that the firm plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development in 2010, with a substantial part going towards cloud computing technologies.
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