About Us

About Us

Microsoft set up its India operations in 1990, and has since been working closely with the IT industry, the Indian government, academia and the local developer community to partner in India's growth.

Microsoft in India is focused on

  • being a key IT partner to the Indian government and the local IT industry;
  • enhancing India's inclusive development; and
  • delighting customers and consumers.

The company runs six business units in India - Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt) Ltd (the marketing division), Microsoft India Development Center, Microsoft Global Technical Support Centre, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Services Global Delivery and Microsoft Research India - together representing the complete Microsoft product lifecycle. Microsoft currently has offices in 9 Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune; and employs about 5,800 people in the country.


  • expand Microsoft Research India, (MSR India) Bangalore
  • expand Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC), Hyderabad
  • expand Microsoft IT, Hyderabad
  • expand Microsoft Services Global Delivery, Hyderabad
  • expand Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt) Ltd (MCIPL)
  • expand Microsoft India Global Technical Support Centre (IGTSC), Bangalore


Milestones

2012:

  • Microsoft Invites Developers to the World’s Largest App Fest for Windows 8 at Bengaluru
  • Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 to power the Cloud OS
  • Windows Phone ups its Bollywood Quotient with BIGFLIX
  • Microsoft Announces Windows 8 has released to Manufacturing
  • Microsoft Unveils the New Office
  • Fabindia Implements Microsoft Solutions to Boost Efficiency
  • Wipro Enhances Employee Collaboration with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
  • Microsoft Office 365 for Education Available Now, Gets High Marks from Schools
  • Microsoft Employees in Hyderabad now Enjoy Connectivity on the Move
  • Xbox and Nike Team Up to Revolutionize Fitness at Home
  • Berger Paints Hopes to Boost Productivity and Business Efficiency by Adopting Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows 8 Release Preview
  • Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows Upgrade Offer in India
  • iNube Adopts Windows Azure to Strengthen Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
  • Essar Oil Optimizes IT Environment with Microsoft Private Cloud
  • L&T Infotech Goes Social with Microsoft SharePoint to Increase Business Productivity
  • MindTree Strengthens Its Roots Using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
  • Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012: Bihar Team 'The D Labs' will Represent India in Worldwide Finals
  • Microsoft Spotlights Opportunity Divide for Youth
  • The keyboard gets a makeover: Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000 now in India!
  • AICTE Adopts Cloud to Improve Technical Education and Prepare Students for the Workforce of Tomorrow
  • Independent Software Vendor Gradatim Migrates to Windows Azure, Helping Reduce Deployment Time by 84 Percent while Saving $2 Million
  • Microsoft IE and Lionsgate bring 'The Hunger Games' to Life with Exclusive Movie Content
  • Bihar Government Partners with Microsoft to showcase a Model of the School of Future
  • Microsoft Collaborates with Accelerators Morpheus and Accel in India to Give Startups a Headstart
  • 'Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure' now on Kinect for Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2012 to Help Customers Manage 'Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere'
  • Windows 8 Consumer Preview Is Ready for Business
  • Microsoft: Cloud Computing to Create Over 2 Million Jobs by 2015 in India
  • Microsoft Advertising Expands Presence to Cities Outside Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore - Appoints Ybrant Digital Limited as the Sales House
  • Microsoft India Launches DreamSpark Yatra 2012
  • Jawans Gain Competitive Edge Armed with Microsoft IT Certificates
  • Microsoft Brings the Cloud Down to Earth for Enterprises

2011:

  • Microsoft Opens New Global Delivery Centre in Bangalore
  • Microsoft India Unveils Accessibility Initiatives on 'Disability Day'
  • Microsoft Dynamics Achieves 2000 Customer Milestone in India
  • Microsoft Launches Windows Phone in India
  • Microsoft Broadens Software Donation Program to Reach More Nonprofits and Communities
  • Microsoft Opens New R&D Facility in Bangalore
  • Microsoft launches Office 365 in India: To help reduce IT related costs by upto 50%
  • Internet Explorer 9 Now Available in Your Local Language
  • Microsoft Announces the Availability of Windows Intune in India
  • Get a cooler, faster, safer web experience with Internet Explorer 9
  • Delhi Public School goes hi-tech with Microsoft: Chooses Microsoft's Cloud based Email Platform over Google

2010:

  • Microsoft India announced the launch of the much awaited - Kinect for Xbox 360.
  • Grameen Foundation and Microsoft bring Microfinance Leadership Summit on Technology to India
  • Microsoft Announces Roll Out of the New Partner Network in India
  • Microsoft Research Collaborates With Wikipedia to Enhance Multilingual Content
  • Microsoft Launches Lync, Ushers in a New Era of Business Communications
  • Microsoft launches the biggest blockbuster game of the year "Halo®: Reach"
  • Microsoft launches the new 250 GB Xbox 360 console in India
  • Microsoft announced the availability of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta for its consumers in India- enabling a more beautiful and immersive Web.
  • At E3-2010, Microsoft unveils Kinect - previously codenamed “Project Natal”. Kinect brings games and entertainment to life offering ’new ways to have fun together’.
  • Microsoft introduces the all new, neat, crisp, socially integrated MSN Homepage that looks great with its users giving it life and soul
  • Microsoft launches Office 2010 System in India: World's most popular productivity suite is now also available on the cloud
  • Microsoft launches the Windows Multipoint Sever- Allows multiple students to share one PC
  • Microsoft introduces an all new Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail that are fun, Social & provide a rich never-seen-before chat and email experience

2009:

  • Windows 7 available for NGOs at no charge
  • Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an Education Alliance with the government of Maharashtra to enable ICT adoption in the schools of Maharashtra.
  • Launch of Windows 7 – Easy to browse, simple to use, quick response, less clicks, less hassle while connecting to devices, less power consumption. Hence, less complexity for the consumers.

2008:

  • Launch of DreamSpark and BizSpark – access to software at no upfront cost – announced for students and startups, respectively, for enhancing the local software ecosystem.

2007:

  • Unlimited Potential – focused effort on education, innovation, jobs & skills - announced

2005:

  • Gates visits India, announces $1.7 billion investment focused on innovating in and for India.
  • Microsoft Research launches operations at Microsoft Research India (MSR India), Bangalore.

2003:

  • Project Bhasha announced.
  • Partners in Learning (Project Shiksha) launched.
  • Microsoft opens Global Technical Support Center (GTSC), in Bangalore.

2002:

  • Microsoft IT launches operations in India.
  • Gates visits India, announces plan to invest $100 million in Hyderabad center

2000:

  • Gates visits India, announces alliance with Infosys.

1998:

  • Launch of India Development Center in Hyderabad, India, the second largest development center outside the US facility in Redmond.

1997:

  • Chairman Bill Gates visits India.

1990:

  • Microsoft sets up India Operations as Microsoft India Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. in New Delhi.
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