Microsoft opens office here

Microsoft opens office here

JAKARTA (JP): Microsoft Corporation, a multinational computer
software company, has established a wholly-owned subsidiary here,
called PT Microsoft Indonesia, to benefit from the robust growth
of the country's information technology industry.

"We're starting our office here with a core team of managers
and system engineers. We intend to expand our operations and beef
up our staff strength rapidly so that we can adequately support
and service our many business partners in Indonesia," Microsoft
Indonesia's president, Andy BT Khoo, said at the launching
ceremony.

In cooperation with its two authorized retail distributors --
PT Tech Pacific Indonesia and PT Sistech Kharisma -- Microsoft
Indonesia plans to promote the development of reseller channels
and to ensure the consistent supply of its products in the
market.(13)