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Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realise their full potential.
The UK subsidiary was formed in 1982 and currently employs over 1,500 people. Our main functions are service and support, sales and marketing for our UK customers and partners. The headquarters are based at Thames Valley Business Park near Reading, with satellite offices in central London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Dublin.
We believe we can help the UK become a leader in the world's digital economy; which encompasses the way we live and work, and the way our businesses operate throughout the world.
Through our seven core business units: Windows Client, Information Worker, Microsoft Business Solutions, Server & Tools, Mobile & Embedded Devices, MSN and Home & Entertainment, Microsoft solutions offer the greatest potential to serve our partners and customers to meet this goal.
We continue to be committed to building software and services that will provide the most trustworthy computing environment for our customers and the industry.
At Microsoft, our partners are the key to our success. For over 25 years, we've invested in our partner programmes, creating opportunities for partners to increase revenue, raise business efficiency, expand their business networks and deliver effective solutions to meet the needs of customers.
We also work with industry, communities, and governments to conduct our business in a way that helps advance social and economic well-being. We actively support our community by undertaking charitable projects in the UK through the Unlimited Potential programme, which aims to promote technology literacy and provide IT skills and training to disadvantaged young people and adults.
The role of Microsoft in the UK is clear: we want to champion technology, as the greatest enabler ever; enabling all people to learn, work and play better.
