Microsoft, Taiwan to jointly set up cloud computing centre

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Tuesday 03 November 2009 20:00 EST
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US software giant Microsoft Corp.on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.

Microsoft and Taiwan's economic ministry will establish the "Software and Services Excellence Center" on the island within a year, the company said in a statement, without providing details on the investment.

The venture was aimed at helping local electronics firms develop devices and services related to "cloud computing".

The concept refers to computer applications or data storage as services hosted online by technology firms instead of being installed and maintained on users' machines.

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