Microsoft and Toyota Announce Strategic Partnership on Next-Generation Telematics

Microsoft Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. TMC today announced that they have forged a strategic partnership and plan to build a global platform for TMCs next generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform. Telematics is the fusing of telecommunications and information technologies in vehicles; it can encompass GPS systems, energy management and other multimedia technologies. As part of the partnership, the two companies plan to participate in a 1 billion yen approximately $12 million investment in Toyota Media Service Co.

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