"Japan is one of the most advanced countries in scientific research and engineering in the world ... It has a talent pool that provides tremendous potential. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announces Microsoft Research Asia's collaborative effort with Japanese academia, which debuted in July 2005. This platform will allow researchers in one of the world’s leading economies to put their long tradition of technological development and product innovation into collaboration with Microsoft." A little more than four years later, Microsoft Research Asia will demonstrate the ongoing importance it places on collaborating with Japanese academia when it hosts the 11th annual Computing in the 21st Century conference in early November. Full Article at Microsoft Research