When Chicago-based RollingStone.com needed to increase its Web traffic capacity to accommodate its explosive growth, it turned to the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Austin, Texas. There, its own developers worked hand in hand with expert consultants from Microsoft Corp. and several of the industry's leading hardware and software vendors to develop a world-class Web site that is visited by millions of people every day. Midwest-based companies need no longer travel that far to get access to the dedicated consulting and enterprise resources of the MTC because Microsoft today announced the opening of its fifth such facility, in Chicago. Local and regional businesses now can stay closer to home as they utilize the center to reduce risk, decrease costs and accelerate the development and deployment of their technology solutions through the sharing of best practices. The Chicago MTC also brings together more than 14 technology leaders, including Dell Computer Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp.
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