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The 2nd International Congress of Nanobiotechnology Nanomedicine 2007 June 18-20, 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA. More...
Start date - 17 June 2007 7th annual RUSSOFT Software Outsourcing Forum St. Petersburg, June 20-22, 2007. More...
Start date - 20 June 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 PartnerWorld 2007 April 29 to May 2 2007, St. Louis, Missouri. More...
Start date - 29 April 2007
02.03.2007 Financial Benefits of IT Outsourcing Revealed Outsourcing IT services can save companies significant sums of money, a new study claims. More...
02.03.2007 Russia: huge conterfeit DVD production shut down A few days ago the largest counterfeit DVD production site was closed down in the Kolpino region of St. Petersburg. The site belonged to LLC Gamma, which produced some 3mln DVDs a month. More...
01.03.2007 Russia: virtual advertising beyond the law? A new type of TV advertising appeared in Russia. It allows the advertisers to integrate objects or logos into the screen image without stopping broadcasting. Experts believe companies promoting virtual advertising in Russia might face serious problems connected with antimonopoly legislation. More...
27.02.2007 Ministry of Culture: new tax on electronics to save from pirates The Russian government is considering to introduce an extra 5% tax on imported audio-and video- equipment. Officials believe the move will help tackle piracy. Experts say the new tax would lead to more than 5% increase in prices for electronic goods. More...
27.02.2007 Vendors Need to Work Harder in Russia New research suggests that there is room for expansion in the Russian IT market for companies who can supply modified software to meet vendors' needs. More...
05.03.2007 Russian student sentenced to one-year imprisonment for piracy Details have been disclosed of two criminal cases against Russian students accused of copyright infringement in the IT sphere. A student from a Yekaterinburg university received a one-year suspended sentence, and two students in the Sakhalin region are accused of counterfeit software sales. More...
05.03.2007 Runet: domain registration market assessed RU-Center estimated the domain registration market in 2006 at 375mln rubles ($14mln). 15% of the sum was spent to support the domain RU infrastructure, the rest 85% on registrars. The number of second-level domain names grew by 60% and is expected to reach 1mln in autumn. More...
28.02.2007 Depute Alksnis in LJ: new victims The conflict between State Duma Depute Viktor Alksnis and Timofey Shevyakov, well-known blogger, is gaining momentum. The recent developments will soon catch the attention of law enforcement representatives. And the blogger is not likely to be the object of regard this time. More...
28.02.2007 How to avoid being outsourced Techies need more business skills, says job guide. More...
01.03.2007 CNews Top 100: Russia's biggest IT companies The lower limit of company's receipts in the top 100 increased by 97% since 2004, i.e. from 115 mln rubles in 2004 to 227 mln rubles in 2005. This reflects the positive trend of the Russian IT-market. The situation would be much the same in 2006, experts say. More...
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