The Microsoft China R and D Campus, which is expected to be complete in 2010, will feature two buildings of 80 and 65 metres (270 and 215 feet) each and a total of 101,000 square metres (1.1 million square feet) of space.

"Through investments such as this, we are building on our capabilities as one of Microsoft's key global R and D centers and positioning the company to support the development of the local IT ecosystem," said Ya-Qin Zhang, chairman of Microsoft China.

The centre will be located in Beijing's Zhongguancun area, which has a large concentration of high-techonlogy companies.

's "Silicon Valley", the software giant said in a statement.

Source: yahoo

Comments (0)

Subscribe to this comment's feed

Name

Comment

smaller | bigger

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment