www.microsoft.com\/china<\/a><\/p> \nAppendix<\/strong><\/p> \n2013 Microsoft ARD Key Developments<\/p> \n
\n - From July 2012 till present<\/strong>, Microsoft has been running the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator project in China to support start-ups and help them achieve innovative success. In just a year and a half, 47 start-ups have graduated from the Accelerator. These start-ups cover a range of industries, including finance, Internet services, oil, farming and teaching. Within these 47 start-ups, 90 per cent of participants have received funding from investors. With the recent start of the 4th round of the Accelerator project, 19 additional startups have joined.<\/li> \n
- In June 2013<\/strong>, Microsoft officially launched public preview versions of Windows Azure and Office 365 in China, in collaboration with 21Vianet. This makes Microsoft the first international company to offer public, private and hybrid cloud services in China. At present, Windows Azure has effectively helped more than 2,000 enterprise customers fully enjoy the benefits of cloud services, including more than 70 high-profile enterprises like Coca-Cola and the Ren Ren Network.<\/li> \n
- In September 2013<\/strong>, the government announced that it will, for a trial period, allow gaming consoles and related entertainment software to be made within Shanghai's free trade zone and sold within China, subject to standard local inspections on multimedia goods. This heralds the impending arrival of Microsoft's entertainment offerings into China.<\/li> \n
- In January 2014<\/strong>, Microsoft Open Tech Shanghai was launched to facilitate interactions between Microsoft proprietary development processes and the company's open innovation efforts by advancing investments on interoperability, open standards and open source.<\/li> \n<\/ul>"];
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