Microsoft breaks ground on 280-mln-dlr Beijing research facility
Microsoft China broke ground Tuesday on a 280-million-dollar research facility in the middle of Beijing’s "Silicon Valley", the software giant said in a statement.
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.
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