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Microsoft offers new Azure IP protection capabilities

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2017-10-13 16:40

On September 12, Microsoft announced in Shanghai that it would launch the "Azure Intellectual Property Protection Program" for Azure customers in China on October 1 ".

In February, Microsoft became the first technology company to offer unpaid compensation to its Microsoft Azure cloud customers. It now offers its customers patent trolling protection with a collection of 10,000 legal patents covering 42 countries and territories worldwide. Uncapped damages and "patent pools" help Azure users reduce their risk of infringement, allowing developers and enterprise users to truly focus on technology innovation and business growth without worrying about potential intellectual property disputes.

Jason Zander, corporate vice president of Microsoft, said that the purpose of including the Azure intellectual property protection program in China is to ensure that Azure cloud partners, users and developers can unleash their ideas on the Microsoft cloud and accelerate cloud innovation.

At the same time, Mai Chaojun, general manager of Microsoft Asia Pacific R & D Group and Microsoft China Cloud Computing and Enterprise Division, said: "the upsurge of digital transformation and technological innovation has contributed to the accelerated development of China's cloud computing market. Azure, as the first international public cloud for commercial use in China, has also been widely supported by the majority of users, partners and developers, and has always maintained a healthy growth beyond expectations. While continuing to expand investment in China and making every effort to increase the scale of cloud computing, we are also working hard to bring more industry-leading artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, application development, and management services to Microsoft's smart cloud to meet all parties The growing demand for cloud computing is to build a cloud digital transformation platform that is fully functional, safe, and easy to use."

Since its launch in the market, the program has been widely welcomed by Azure users such as Toyota Connected, Mattel Toys, and energy services company Itron. In China, the launch of this plan has also been positively responded and welcomed by users such as Kohler, Vision Energy, and Mobike.

Envision Energy Envision has built an IoT platform on the Azure cloud, and its senior director, Pan Yihong, said that the intellectual property protection plan will help them focus on technological innovation and avoid unnecessary waste.

Xia Yiping, chief technology officer of Mobike, said that Mobike has started to operate in seven overseas markets, and the technical and legal protection provided by Microsoft can greatly reduce the risks related to intellectual property rights.

In addition, Microsoft and Century Internet also announced a series of initiatives on Azure's new services and feature upgrades to further enhance Azure's technical advantages and user experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data discovery, cloud development and many other aspects.

News source:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/tech/201709/19/content_32201782.htm

This news was re-edited and reorganized by the Huaxun team and added analytical comments.