MICROSOFT IN BELGRADE

Microsoft opened a regional center in Belgrade for developing software that can recognize handwriting scribbled on a screen and convert it into plain text. The center was the fifth of its kind outside the United States, said Dejan Cvetkovic, Microsoft's representative in Belgrade. The U.S. software giant has invested $20 million so far in Serbia, Cvetkovic said, expressing hope that investments would double next year.(AP)