Tarsier Ltd. announced that Alan Boyd, China's Smart City Senior technician and former Microsoft executive, has joined the company's Advisory Board. Mr. Boyd is a pioneer of the US personal computer industry. In 1980 he became the first Product Development Manager at Microsoft where he reported directly to Bill Gates and was an early influence on Microsoft's product strategy.

He was responsible for the development of software products that have since become household names and was a member of the teams that developed Microsoft Word, Excel, MS-DOS and Windows. He was responsible for the implementation and management of Microsoft's investment and acquisitions program and was instrumental in setting up Microsoft Europe and Microsoft Press.