Microsoft joins program to give away software in India

Seattle PI | at | by Mike

Microsoft will distribute free software to non-profit groups to boost charity in India, a company official said Monday.

The software donation will be routed through a technology assistance program that India's NASSCOM Foundation is offering in partnership with TechSoup, a San Francisco-based group that joins in charity work with companies such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Symantec.

NASSCOM Foundation, the philanthropy arm of the trade body of technology companies operating in India, introduced the program Monday -- titled BiG Tech.