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Just months after his Microsoft farewell, Bill Gates is quietly creating a new company -- complete with high-tech office space, a cryptic name and even its own trademark.
Public documents describe the new Gates entity -- bgC3 LLC -- as a “think tank.” It’s housed within a Kirkland office that the Microsoft co-founder established on his own after leaving his day-to-day executive role at the company this summer.
就在他辞别微软几个月后，比尔盖茨静静的开了个新的公司--完成了高科技办公空间，一个神秘的名字，甚至他自己的商标。
公文上描述一个新的盖茨实体--bgC3 LLC -- 作为“想法槽”。 这里面是一个柯克兰办公室，微软创始人在今年夏天离开他日复一日的岗位后建立的 。
Is this Bill Gates’ next big business? A Gates insider gives an emphatic no -- saying it’s not a commercial venture but rather a vehicle to coordinate the software mogul’s work on his business and philanthropic endeavors.
这是比尔盖茨下一个大的商业运作？ 一格盖茨的内部人士给了一个说不的断言--说这并不是一个商业的冒险而是一种手段，以协调该软件巨头的工作，他的生意和慈善事业。
However, bgC3 will also oversee Gates’ personal pursuit of breakthrough ideas in science and technology. The insider said the goal isn’t necessarily to create new companies, although ideas could be passed along to Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- or others – as it makes sense.
然而，bgC3还将监督盖茨的个人追求突破的思想在科学和技术。知情人士说，他们的目标不一定是创造新的公司，虽然想法可以转嫁给微软，比尔和梅琳达盖茨基金会-或他人-因为它是很有意义的。
Whatever the ultimate role of the company, the circumstances surrounding its creation provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the new era of Gates’ life.
State records show that the company, originally called Carillon Holdings, was established in March 2008. It formally changed its name to bgC3 in early July, 10 days after Gates left his full-time job at the company he built into an industry giant. He remains Microsoft’s chairman and continues to work part-time on projects.
无论最终作用的公司，围绕建立提供了一个幕后一窥新时代的盖茨的生活。
国家的记录显示，该公司最初叫Carillon控股公司，成立于2008年3月。它正式更名为bgC3年7月初， 10天后离开了盖茨的全职工作，他的公司建设成为行业巨人。他仍然是微软的董事长，并继续从事非全日制工作的项目。
The records describe bgC3 as a “holding company” headquartered in Kirkland –a relatively short, picturesque drive from Gates’ home on Lake Washington.
Federal trademark filings provide more clues – describing bgC3 as a think tank, under a generic trademark classification that corresponds broadly to areas including "scientific and technological services," "industrial analysis and research," and "design and development of computer hardware and software."
记录bgC3描述为“控股公司”总部设在柯克兰，在相对较短，风景如画的驱动器由盖茨家的华盛顿湖。
联邦商标申请文件提供更多线索-描述b gC3作为智囊团，根据一般商标分类大致相应领域，包括“科学和技术服务” ， “工业分析与研究”和“设计和开发计算机硬件和软件。
But what does bgC3 mean? The logical assumption might be “Bill Gates Company Three” – his third enterprise after Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But that’s only partially right, according to the Gates insider.
但是bgC3是什么意思？合乎逻辑的假设可能是“比尔盖茨公司三” -他的第三个企业后，微软和比尔和梅琳达盖茨基金会。但是这只是部分正确的，根据盖茨内幕。
The “bg” is Bill Gates, the insider says, but the “C” stands for “catalyst.” The idea is that Gates will play that role as he brings together new people and ideas. The “three” reflects the notion of a third place, apart from Microsoft and the foundation.
Before beginning his transition this summer, Gates told reporters that he would focus full-time on the foundation, and part-time on selected Microsoft assignments.
“血糖”是比尔盖茨，说的内幕，但在“ C ”代表“的催化剂。 ”当时的想法是，盖茨将发挥这一作用，因为他汇集了新生的人民和想法。 “三”的概念反映了第三的位置，除了微软和基础。
在开始他的转型今年夏天，盖茨对记者说，他将集中全职的基础上，和部分时间就选定微软的任务。
He acknowledged plans for his own office in Kirkland, apart from Microsoft and the foundation, but didn't discuss specifically any plans to organize that office under a new company. At the same time, he said he would be open to personally supporting breakthrough ideas where he sees a chance to advance the state of mankind.
他承认计划为自己在Kirkland办公室，除了微软和基础，但没有讨论具体的计划办公室组织下一家新公司。与此同时，他说，他将亲自公开支持突破性的想法，他看到了机会，以促进人类的状态。
It's not clear exactly where those interests will lead, or precisely what role bgC3 will play in the long run. But Gates, who turns 53 next week, has increasingly expanded his focus beyond Microsoft to problems of technology, science and society.
目前还不清楚究竟在何处这些利益将导致或正是bgC3作用将发挥从长远看。但盖茨，下周将满53，已日益扩大其超越微软的重点问题的技术，科学和社会。
Much of that broader focus has come through the Gates Foundation, which deals in issues of education and global health. People associated with Gates say he is still expected to focus primarily on the foundation in this new era of his life.
大部分的更广泛的重点是通过盖茨基金会，其中涉及的问题的教育和全球健康。人民与盖茨说，他仍然预计主要集中在基础在这个新时代的生命。
But particularly at a time of economic turmoil, Gates' status and wealth could put him in a position to bring in top scientists and other notable people to work with bgC3. Gates has historically surrounded himself with smart people, and he’s famously thirsty for knowledge. His interests go well beyond computer science into fields as disparate as energy, biotechnology, and global economics.
但是，尤其是在经济动荡，盖茨的地位和财富可以让他能够带来顶尖科学家和其他显着的人民一道bgC3 。盖茨历来包围自己的聪明人，他渴了著名的知识。他的利益远远超出了计算机科学领域，将不同的能源，生物技术和全球经济。
The concept of a technological think tank wouldn’t be new to Gates. He has taken part in high-powered brainstorming sessions organized by his friend, Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's former chief technology officer, who now heads a company called Intellectual Ventures LLC, based in Bellevue. Projects that Gates is backing through Myhrvold include an effort to create an alternative nuclear reactor that produces clean power without waste or proliferation.
概念技术智囊团将不会有新的盖茨。他参加了高功率集思广益会议举办的他的朋友，弥敦道Myhrvold ，微软前首席技术官，现在谁负责一家名为智力投资有限责任公司，总部设在贝尔维尤。项目，盖茨是通过Myhrvold支持包括努力创造一种替代的核反应堆，生产清洁能源的浪费或扩散。
Whatever its aims, the new Gates organization doesn't appear to have ambitions of becoming another behemoth. In a letter last year to a Kirkland city official, a Gates representative wrote that total occupancy would be limited to between 40 and 60 people, including employees and visitors, in the space that bgC3 now occupies.
At the same time, it’s no ordinary office space. Visitors say it’s fully stocked with Microsoft technologies, including a Surface tabletop computer with a virtual guestbook application.
无论其目的，组织新的盖茨似乎并没有野心，成为另一个巨人。在信中去年的柯克兰市官员，盖茨代表写道，共占用将限于40至60人，包括员工和访客，在空间bgC3现在占领。
与此同时，这不是普通的办公空间。参观者说，这是充分储备与微软的技术，包括表面台式电脑虚拟留言簿申请。
Some of bgC3’s activity has been recent. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark database, the company filed Sept. 29 for federal trademarks on "BGC3" and the "C3" logo. The latter (pictured above) is an intertwined "C" and "3" in block letters.
The Microsoft chairman has established companies before to serve specific purposes, primarily behind the scenes. Watermark Estate Management Services LLC oversees many of Gates’ personal and family matters, and Cascade Investments LLC oversees his stock and other financial holdings.
最近一些bgC3的活动，据美国专利和商标数据库，该公司9月29日提出的联邦商标“ BGC3 ”和“补体C3 ”标识。后者（如图段）是一个相互交织的“ C ”和“ 3 ”正楷。
微软董事长已经成立的公司任职之前，具体用途，主要是在幕后。水印物业管理服务有限责任公司负责许多盖茨的个人和家庭事务，与Cascade投资有限责任公司负责他的股票和其他金融资产。
Several of Gates’ associates are named in the documents tied to bgC3, although Gates himself isn't identified by name in public records associated with the company – a main reason its existence hasn't received media attention until now.
几个盖茨的同伙被命名的文件中bgC3挂钩，但盖茨本人是没有确定的名称，公共记录相关的公司-一个主要原因它的存在直至现在并没有收到媒体的注意。
John Cook contributed to this report.
约翰库克促成了这一报告。
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