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4th annual summit on Corporate IT Strategies in Russia Moscow, 27th February - 1st March 2007. More...
Start date - 27 February 2007 I International Forum From Science To Business "International experience in development of infrastructure for innovation activity" St.-Petersburg, Russia during May 17-19, 2007. More...
Start date - 17 May 2007
StarSoft Development Labs, an established leader in providing software outsourcing management expertise and services in Russia and Eastern Europe, today announced the details of its participation in the Global Services 2007 conference (January 31, 2007, New York), the second annual event produced by CMP and neoIT for executives involved in the evaluation, purchase or management of captive, outsourced, onshore or offshore services. More...
25.01.2007 Outsourcing Leader Luxoft Issues Industry Predictions for 2007 Luxoft, one of Russia's leading providers of IT outsourcing development and services to companies like IBM, Dell, Deutsche Bank, T-Mobile and others, today issued its predictions for the IT outsourcing industry in 2007. More...
23.01.2007 HP to open research lab in Russia HP is opening a research lab in Russia, a country that some believe could be technology's next major outpost. More...
19.01.2007 Russian government to invest $226 mln in Tatarstan's new technopark The volume of investments into the creation of a hi-tech technopark in the Tatarstan Republic in 2007-2010 will be 6 bln rubles ($226 mln). More...
16.01.2007 Russian ICT market has grown from trl rubles In 2006 the ICT industry remained dynamic. The total volume of the ICT sector, according to preliminary data, will be over 1trl 60 bln rubles ($60 bln). This is 20% higher than in 2005. Expected revenues on electronic services are 745 bln rubles ($28 bln), which is 21% higher than in the previous year, and prospective revenues on postal services are 54,4 bln rubles ($2 bln), which is 27,4% higher than in the previous year, - as the Minister on IT and Communication Leonid Reiman remarked to journalists. More...
29.01.2007 European Commission report endorses open source The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software. More...
26.01.2007 Swansea ditches outsourcing plans Second phase of Capgemini deal too costly. More...
26.01.2007 IT managers drive harder outsourcing bargains Outsourcing companies are facing increasing competition and falling contract values, giving IT managers greater bargaining power for outsourcing contracts in 2007. More...
25.01.2007 Indian success means tough times ahead for outsourcers Taking more business off the Big Six. More...
24.01.2007 Unemployment highest among IT graduates IT graduates have the highest unemployment rate across all degree subjects at almost double the average for students leaving UK university courses, according to new figures from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu). More...
23.01.2007 Record Number of Outsourcing Contracts Signed in 2006, TPI Index Reveals TPI, the world's leading advisor to global corporations on all facets of their service-delivery strategies for business support operations, today announced the developments of 2006 in the global outsourcing industry through the TPI Index report. More...
22.01.2007 Russia Could Pose a Challenge to India in Outsourcing Market India would continue to lead the IT supplier market in 2007 although the battle for supremacy in the outsourcing space could witness a change with Russia emerging as a strong contender during the year, with an expected growth of 40-45% in 2007. More...
22.01.2007 Agile Development On a Fast Track Choosing iterative development over sequential methods brings advantages in global services delivery - but also trade-offs. Experts explain how to get beyond the hype and evaluate agile's business value. More...
19.01.2007 China signs licensing pact with UK and US The West's struggle to get the Chinese Government to deal with the issue of software licensing in the technology and communications industries took a new turn on Friday, with the news that China had signed a memorandum of understanding with four UK and US trade associations. More...
18.01.2007 IDC Predicts 'Disruptive Shifts' in the IT Market Instead of spending huge amounts on the IT industry this year, industry leaders will branch out into different models and technologies, predict the market analysts IDC. More...
17.01.2007 South Africa pushes for ICT outsourcing South Africa is pushing to become the destination of choice for business process outsourcing, citing major investment in technical training as a spur for investment. More...
17.01.2007 The Challenges of Second Generation Outsourcing As many of outsourcing contracts that were signed in the late 90s come up for renewal, clients are facing a new set of challenges as they prepare to enter second generation deals, particularly if they are considering dumping their existing supplier. More...
16.01.2007 The IT Analysts Make Their 2007 Predictions As we enter the new year, it is probably a good idea to take a look at what some experts have to say about the IT ecosystem in general and what its prospects are for the year. More...
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