Japanese >> By providing Microsoft’s resources, Microsoft Innovation Center will support Microsoft partners.
Technology Innovation Program | The Technology Innovation Program offers technologies and verification facilities at Microsoft Research, Microsoft’s main R&D lab, as well as Microsoft’s global business partner channels. This program supports realizing technological elements and ideas in those fields such as HPC (High Performance Computing), data mining, and robotics, to business development in Japan and in the world market. |
| Target- Those who plan to develop new products
- Those who want to utilize existing technologies and components
- Those who want to introduce their products and services to the world market
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| Eligible Applicants- Entrepreneurs
- Independent software developers
- Universities and research institutions
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Interoperability Program | The Interoperability Program offers licenses of various protocols and data formats used by Windows and other Microsoft products and applications to connect and communicate with each other, as well as environments required to verify connectivity and interoperability between such services and applications. |
| Target- Those who need to verify connectivity and interoperability between Microsoft products including Windows and other solution partners.
- Those who plan to develop new products based on connectivity and interoperability.
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| Eligible Applicants- Independent software developers
- System integrators
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Quality Assurance Program | The Quality Assurance Program offers support from Product QA Management Team to verify the integrity and compatibility between the partners’ application products and Microsoft’s new products under development. |
| Target - Those who need support to verify the integrity and compatibility with Microsoft’s enterprise products intended in this program.
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| Eligible Applicants- Independent software developers
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Platform Support Program | The Platform Support Program offers software/hardware environments required to realize and verify the cutting-edge ideas in the fields of enterprise, mission-critical, and HPC for MIC affiliates and partners. |
| Target- Those who need advanced hardware environments for product development and verification.
- Those who need Windows platforms and advanced hardware environments to run Windows platforms for scientific/technological calculations and research.
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| Eligible Applicants- Entrepreneurs
- Independent software developers
- Universities, research institutions
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Innovate on Program | Target- Those who need support for migration to Microsoft platforms
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| Eligible Applicants- Independent software developers
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Human Resources Development Support Program | The Human Resources Development Support Program, aiming to develop human resources in the IT industry, provides Microsoft Innovation Center’s affiliate organizations with various contents to support human resources development and software business generation (technology, business operation, marketing, etc.).
It also offers support to foster training instructors. In addition, with internships from Microsoft Innovation Center’s affiliate organizations, participants can improve their skills in the practical production environment. |
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- Those who develop and maintain systems on Microsoft platforms
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| Eligible Applicants- Entrepreneurs
- Independent software developers
- Universities, research institutions
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