According to PC World in Microsoft Launches MSN Research Labs, the software giant is stepping up its efforts against Google and Yahoo.
Live Labs, which will be a group effort of researchers located around the world, will be focused on applied research of technologies such as multimedia search, distributed computing and data mining, Sohn says. The point of Live Labs is to get prototypes and new products developed as quickly as possible if the research reveals they will give the company or customers a competitive advantage, he says…
Search Labs, which will be stationed on Microsoft’s campuses in Redmond, Washington, and Mountain View, California, will focus exclusively on developing and incubating new search technologies, Sohn says. Focus areas for this team will be personalization and socialization, improved user experience, and user privacy, among others.
Microsoft seems to be taking both web apps and search seriously.
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