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Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is a division of Microsoft Corporation that encompasses over 60 local offices and delivers products and services in 139 countries across the region. Led by CEO Jean-Philippe Courtois, Microsoft EMEA sets the direction of the company in this vast and varied region, oversees subsidiary operations, and is respon-sible for a range of business functions including research, product development and dis-tribution, and partner support. An industry leader, Microsoft also emphasises corporate responsibility and community participation. The company engages with all levels of government and academia and supports numerous programmes for social and economic development.

Microsoft's commitment to the region is further reflected in the more than 12,000 Microsoft employees in EMEA, 200,000 resellers, 25,000 independent software vendors (ISVs), and the millions of small and medium-size enterprises whose goals for growth and greater business efficiency Microsoft makes possible with its technology.

Regional investments in research and development include Microsoft's largest software development centre outside of the US, located in Vedbaek, Denmark; Microsoft Research Cambridge in the UK; and the European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) in Aachen, Germany. The European Product Development Centre (EPDC) in Dublin, Ireland, localises over 100 products into 35 languages, and 20 local-language MSN(r) sites serve EMEA's culturally and linguistically diverse population.