Vahé Torossian is the corporate vice president of the Worldwide Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners (SMS&P) group at Microsoft. On a recent visit to the region he sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Executive in Beirut where he talked about how the company is adapting to regional events, and its role supporting small and medium sized businesses in the Middle Eastand North Africa. You’ve come to the region at an exciting time in history. How has Microsoft reacted to what’s been happening here? The way that we are looking at the situation today is [to see] what we can do from a business and an IT leadership perspective to help mitigate the [economic] impact and, whenever the economy recovers, help the small and medium enterprises [SMEs] and public sector to recover as fast as possible. How many staff do you have in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt? Over
