Microsoft unveiled a $25m high-tech facility yesterday to showcase
systems for use by government agencies and defence contractors, as
well as house the latest in secure computing and telecommunication
facilities.
The US Microsoft Innovation & Technology Conference Center in
Virginia will, eventually contain "secured facilities for
classified meetings with intelligence agencies", as well as a
government solutions centre, the company said.
On Wednesday the US government released a draft cyber security plan
that recommends measures such as telling users to regularly update
their operating systems.
Microsoft joins a host of other high-tech firms in Virginia, such
as Nextel Communications and America Online.
