Microsoft CEO visits Korea with new investments and partnerships
2008/11/07 22:18Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer recently visited Korea where he appeared at the launch of a new Samsung smartphone along with making new partnerships and investments in Korea:
"I am super excited by what we see in this country in innovation. Some of our most important departments and headquarters are here, and certainly the opportunity to really work with Korean industries, on the global advance in technology, is a fantastic opportunity for us, and you can count on us to continue," he added.
Microsoft also announced a new software development program to train 2,000 Korea university students along with a new internship program.
This week also saw the Korean device maker mintpass launch their mintpad device which is part MP3 player, memopad and camera that relies on WiFi to provide network based services. The company is taking advantage of Microsoft’s BizSpark program:
MintPass, a portable network device developer, plans to sign up for BizSpark to boost its development of Windows CE 5.0 Professional. Joon Young, founder of the company, is famous in South Korean tech circles for founding ReignCom, maker of popular iRiver digital music players.
He sees one more advantage in BizSpark than just the free access to software and tools. He believes MintPass can use it as a marketing tool as well, to build brand awareness and possibly for fund-raising. MintPass is seeking around US$10 million in new funding.
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