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Microsoft Invests $6.5 Million in Costa Rica

The company will strengthen distribution and sales channels, reported company directors.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Regional Director Álvaro Celis informed that Microsoft intends to double its impact in the country, by increasing its training, advising and support programs for the more than 2.700 companies that commercialize their solutions.

“To achieve this goal, the company decided to focus its 60 Costa Rican employees to the domestic market. Up to now, 24 attended the country and the rest cared for other nation’s operations”, reported Nacion.com.

Source: Nacion.com

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