Sharpening China's digital edge

Under Ralph Haupter, Microsoft's local unit to transform Chinese companies' businesses with advanced IT

The man in charge of Microsoft Corp's China business thinks the recently announced national strategies to boost the information technology sector, will provide the company, the world's biggest software maker, with greater opportunities, despite a slowing economy.

Ralph Haupter, chairman and chief executive of Microsoft Greater China, is also eyeing technologies like augmented reality or AR and virtual reality or VR for which demand is rising in China.