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At Microsoft, we create software that helps people andbusinesses realise their potential. As an industry and technologyleader, Microsoft works closely with public and private sectorpartners throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) tohelp everyone from enterprise customers and governments toeducational institutions and non-governmental bodies to meetbusiness, social and economic challenges and realise the potentialof their organisations and their people.
When we first established offices in EMEA, back in1983, we had only three subsidiaries serving the region: the UK,France and Germany. From those roots, our presence in the regionhas grown to include offices in 53 countries, employing over 12,000people.
Local Commitment
Our commitment to EMEA is to enable people to do new things. By making tools that are built on principles of openness, that are designed to be easier to use and more secure, we can empower people to protect their systems, data and personal information. We aim to help everyone from enterprise customers and governments to educational institutions and non-governmental organisations discover new ways to think, work and create.
Our commitment to the region is why our biggest softwaredevelopment centre outside of the US is located in Europe, why some19 local-language MSN sites exist to serve EMEA?sculturally and linguistically diverse population, and why one ofour key research centres is located in Cambridge, England.
Partners
Microsoft has long recognised the importance of partners inreaching new customers and better understanding their needs. Manyinnovative solutions have been achieved through creative use ofMicrosoft technologies by our partners, the network of local andnational software developers, vendors and resellers that employsover a million people in Europe. This partnership network hascontributed to strengthening local economies throughout the region,creating jobs and enabling entrepreneurship and commerce toflourish.
Microsoft in EMEA is made up of dedicated vertical and horizontalbusiness groups that enable partners, customers and consumers tomeet specific challenges and achieve their full potential:
Business Groups
Windows Client: responsible for the success ofMicrosoft?s popular desktop operating system, Windows.
Information Worker: includes all products in theOffice System.
Business Solutions: builds on Microsoft?straditional open partner channel strength, Great Plains? andNavision?s best-in-class specialised partner channel and thebreadth of Microsoft?s product offerings to benefit small and midmarket customers
Server Platforms: encompasses the MicrosoftWindows® 2000 Server family and .NET Enterprise Servers. Productsinclude Windows 2000 Server, .NET Enterprise Servers, softwaredeveloper tools, and Microsoft Developer Network
Mobility: responsible for Microsoft productsdesigned specifically for mobile devices, including the Pocket PC,the Mobile Explorer microbrowser, and the Smartphone softwareplatform
MSN: covers all Microsoft?s web-based services,including MSN Hotmail®
Home & Entertainment: encompasses Microsoft?sconsumer portfolio including products such as Xbox?
Links:
For information on Microsoft CommunityInvolvement
Community Affairs: http://www.microsoft.com/emea/inTheCommunity
For Press Information
News: Press Pass: http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre
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