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Start date - 23 April 2008
04.02.2008 Federal Security Service keeps an eye on Microsoft In answer to the inquire of Viktor Alksnins, the State Duma deputy, the RF Federal Security Service (FSB) has indirectly confirmed the threat to the information security of Russia, which might result from constructing a data centre by Microsoft in the Irkutsk Region. Microsoft disagrees to the given opinion, while the administration of the Irkutsk Regions says it is too early to raise the given issue, as Microsoft is only considered as one of the possible investors. More...
04.02.2008 Two Technopark Sites to be Built in Kuzbass In 2008 works are planned to be launched at the first and second sites of Kuzbass IT technopark. More...
01.02.2008 Ukraine enjoys growth in IT outsourcing The growth of Ukraine's IT outsourcing industry is indicative of how global the sector has become. More...
31.01.2008 Corbina's IPO hampered by Beeline Corbina-Telecom's IPO, which was to become the first initial public offering in the Russian segment of broadband access, has been hampered. Vimpelcom, which becomes Corbina-Telecom controlling shareholder after the forthcoming acquisition of GT, is against the given company's listing on the Stock Exchange and considers the possibility of transferring Corbina-Telecom under Beeline brand. More...
30.01.2008 Germans get engaged in software to order in Russia The company T-Systems CIS (the Russian subdivision of the German company T-Systems), which has a R&D Center in St. Petersburg, plans to develop software to order for Russian companies. The companies of oil and gas, and energy sector are named as possible customers. More...
29.01.2008 Beeline expands to Vietnam net of frequencies and people
In the near future the Vietnamese operator GTel Telecom, whose key investor is Vimpelcom, is to receive the license for mobile communication promised by the authorities last year. The local experts warn the company will have to deal with the shortage in personnel and frequencies. However, the Russian analysts do not consider that a serious problem. More...
04.02.2008 Russian IT Quarterly - Issue #14, January, 2008 Choosing the best location to sell outsourcing services to, from Russia More...
31.01.2008 St. Petersburg invests 10 bln. rubles into innovations St. Petersburg administration has adopted a comprehensive program to implement innovation policy for 2008-2011 More...
30.01.2008 Russian most powerful supercomputer to count oil and cartoons The most powerful supercomputer in Russia with 20 teraflops peak capacity consisting of 532 Intel four-core processors has been launched in Ufa. The supercomputer will be engaged in the academic activity of Ufa Aviation State Technical University, solving problems for Rosneft, Ufa Engine Building Association and a mystery customer interested in computer graphics. More...
29.01.2008 Legislation ousts translit from Russian handsets Having been examined by the General Prosecutor's Office and Rossvyazohrankultura, the Big Three mobile operators transferred SMS sent to their subscribers from translit to Cyrillic. Vimpelcom was adversely affected as the operator had to transfer not only the incoming SMS into Cyrillic but to think of the Russian-language menu for its SMS-service. More...
01.02.2008 Trends in Global Sourcing for 2008 ITO Market Trends in 2008 More...
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