Microsoft To Establish R&D Facility In Ireland

Microsoft is to establish a research and development centre in Ireland that will employ 100 people. The new facility will carry out research on Microsoft’s terrestrial digital television and IPTV projects. Microsoft already employs over 1100 people in Ireland and this research facility is an unusual addition to Microsoft’s Irish operation but not for the obvious reasons of Ireland’s well educated and creative workforce. Charlie McCreevy has been integral to the European Software Patents fiasco. Perhaps it is conspiracy theory thinking but is there a connection between the position of McCreevy and the Irish government during Ireland’s EU presidency and the establishment of Microsoft’s facility?

Tag: Microsoft , IPTV , Software Patents , IrishBlogs

Written by John McCormac on March 11th, 2005 with comments disabled.
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