Microsoft's software program

Microsoft's software program

JAKARTA (JP): Computer software company PT Microsoft Indonesia
is offering local small and medium software makers a chance to
participate in its software making program.

Microsoft Indonesia's president Richard Kartawijaya said on
Monday that five companies would be chosen as the forerunner for
the so-called Microsoft.NET Incubator Program.

The program, which is aimed at creating high quality software
makers, includes intensive training, product development, and the
eventual marketing of the software, he said, adding that
Microsoft provided Rp 2.5 billion ($250,000) to finance the
program.

Interested companies would be selected based on the
originality, feasibility, marketability, and innovative quality
of their submitted product proposal, Richard added.

They are invited to submit their proposals to Microsoft's
Business Internet Competency Center in Jakarta from March 13 to
April 5, 2001.

"Hopefully the program would help create made in Indonesia
software for the world's market," Richard said. (tnt)