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Microsoft To Open French Security Research Center
David Utter
Staff Writer
2005-04-22
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CEO Steve Ballmer to visit Paris next week, and the visit may include the formal announcement of the center.
According to InfoWorld magazine, Microsoft is planning the creation of a joint security and research center with INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control, according to sources at the company and at the institute.
"We can confirm that INRIA and Microsoft are discussing the creation of a joint research laboratory," a Microsoft spokeswoman said Thursday.
Mr. Ballmer will have ample opportunity to announce the center's creation next week; his calendar includes numerous press conferences where French Ministers of Research and of the Economy, Finance and Industry will also attend.
An agreement between the company and the government will lead to the opening of a research lab specializing in IT security and scientific computing within four to six months, according to a report in the French newspaper Les Echos on Thursday.
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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