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28.01.2008 Moscow State University acquires new IBM supercomputer Lomonosov Moscow State University plans to acquire new Blue Gene/P super computer from the U.S. manufacturer IBM, RBC reports. More...
28.01.2008 Yandex enters Top-10 of largest search engines worldwide Yandex has entered Top-10 of the largest search engines worldwide for the first time. Its market share regarding the number of search requests worldwide reaches 0.9%, according to ComScore analysts. Yandex neighbors in the rating are the British search engine Ask.com and Chinese b2b portal Alibaba.com, which has recently successfully got listed on Hong Kong stock exchange. More...
25.01.2008 Most powerful computer starts operating in Russia The companies IBM and IT have presented the most powerful supercomputer in Russia at Ufa State Aviation Technical State University, the CNews correspondent reports. Its peak capacity is 20 Tflops, the actual power achieved is 15 Tflops. The project cost amounted to 130 mln rubles ($ 5.262 mln). The supercomputer operates on the basis of 532 Intel Xeon 4 duo processors. More...
25.01.2008 Breakthrough: Linuxoids win Microsoft over on Amur FAS has held to cancel request for quotations for supply of software to one of the Amur Region colleges in response to the claim of the local open source software distributor, who proved that Linux was Windows analogue. Linux developers welcome the opinion of their partners, who defend conforming to legislation. More...
25.01.2008 Russia: decline in piracy to boom IT-market The Russian IT-business might receive additional $8.5 bln and 12.5 thousand jobs if by 2011 the IDC forecast regarding decrease in piracy by 10% becomes true. Russia is one of the few countries, where the given scenario might be implemented. More...
24.01.2008 Local council agrees IT outsourcing deal A council in the midlands has announced that it has agreed a major IT outsourcing deal. More...
23.01.2008 Finnish IT-company intends to expand to CIS The Finnish technopark operator Technopolis intends to double its business in the coming five years. To meet the given challenge by 2011 the company intends to start operating in several other countries besides Finland and Russia. More...
23.01.2008 Indian IT-giant expands to Russia The company Tata Consultancy Services, the Indian largest software developer and IT-service provider, intends to open its representative office in Russia. In the future the company might open its development center in Russia. More...
22.01.2008 Outsourcing can give start-ups a 'professional image' Small start-up businesses can project a professional image to prospective clients by making use of IT outsourcing firms. More...
22.01.2008 Domestic IT outsourcing services in demand New research indicates that increasing numbers of IT outsourcing contracts throughout the world are being offered to local firms. More...
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