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Silicon Taiga - top-ranked IT union of Russia and CIS (former USSR countries). Our members are working in Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan. Field of activity - high-tech software solutions (including web technologies, data/voice/image processing, security, nanotechnology, ERP, CRM, IT consulting, etc).

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Interop Moscow 2008

April 23 - 24, 2008, Moscow, Russia. More...

Start date - 23 April 2008

15.02.2008 JSFC Sistema opens its office in India

JSFC Sistema has opened its office in New Delhi, India. Viktor Zubkov, Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Evtushenkov, CEO of JSFC Sistema and Alexander Goncharuk, JSFC Sistema's President, attended the opening ceremony. More...

14.02.2008 Central Telegraph increases QWERTY.TV channels

The Central Telegraph company has announced to increase the number of QWERTY.TV channels. Since February 2008 the television packages 'Basic' and 'Rasshirenny' are expanded by five new channels, i.e. 'Telenyanya', 'Dom Kino', 'St. Petersburg 5th channel', FOX Crime and FOX Life. More...

14.02.2008 Yandex installs network equipment in Europe

The company Yandex has announced to install its own network equipment at the European internet traffic exchange point DE-CIX in Frankfurt. More...

12.02.2008 Beeline to import smallest handset worldwide to Russia. Images

Russia is one of three countries, where the sales of the smallest cell phone worldwide - Modu - are planned to be launched till the year end. The Vimpelcom Company is forecasted to receive the right for the cell phone exclusive sales. More...

12.02.2008 Vimpelcom Board of Directors approves loan of $4.15 bln to acquire Golden Telecom

Vimpelcom Board of Directors has approved a loan of $4.15 bln for its daughter company Lillian Acquisition to acquire Golden Telecom, RBC reports. The documents read to make such a decision it was not necessary to submit the issue for consideration by Vimpelcom Board of Directors, as the sum of $4.15 bln amounts to less than 50% of Vimpelcom's net asset value. More...

18.02.2008 Irish IT outsourcing will reach 0337.3m in 2008

Spending in the IT outsourcing industry is set to reach £337.3 million in Ireland by the end of 2008, according to a new study. More...

18.02.2008 Tehnosila internet-shop turnover reaches $31.9 mln in 2007

Tehnosila consumer electronics and home appliance retailer has summarized 2007 results of one of its business lines. In 2007 Tehnosila internet-shop turnover reached $31.9 mln. More...

15.02.2008 Centertelecom wins the tender for universal communication services provision in 11 regions

The Centertelecom company has won the tender for universal communication services provision through phone boxes in 11 regions of the Central Federal District, Prime-TASS reports. More...

15.02.2008 RBC Soft to provide consulting services for Rosaviatsiya

The RBC Soft Company affiliated with the Armada Group has won two tenders held by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya). The company intends to provide the agency with consulting services for about 12.9 mln rubles ($523,413). More...

13.02.2008 ErTelecom strengthening muscles before IPO

The telecommunication company ErTelecom plans to complete active development and focus on public offering by the end of 2008. IPO is planned to be held in 2009 second half. The finance raised will go on further development, which implies both establishing start-ups in new cities and concluding M&A transactions. More...

13.02.2008 Flight control system: 2 bln for modernization

The flight management systems exploited in Russia have become obsolete long ago. It was held to start their modernization from Moscow as 60% of all flights across Russia pass through the airspace of Moscow. The enterprises able to implement the project worth more than 2 bln rubles are presented by two consortiums. More...

13.02.2008 Asian IT outsourcing demand on the rise

Demand for IT outsourcing services is growing apace in the Asian market, according to new research. More...

14.02.2008 Russian IT-market value: analysts' estimates

The Russian IT market value following the results of 2007 amounts, according to various estimates, to $11.9 - $17.6 bln. The market is growing rather slowly, but analysts forecast new acceleration. The share of services and software is gradually expanding due to reducing expenditure on equipment, the public sector facilitating to the industry development. More...

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Date: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:37 am
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Interop Moscow 2008

April 23 - 24, 2008, Moscow, Russia. More...

Start date - 23 April 2008

11.02.2008 Mobile communication market value in former USSR countries reaches $10 bln

According to MForum Analytics statistics, the mobile communication market in the former USSR countries net of RF has reached $10 bln amounting to $9.8 bln following the results of 2007. As compared to 2006, the market value increased by 30%. More...

11.02.2008 Russian communication operator handed over by the Swiss

The mysterious company ByCell, which has practically received the telecommunication license in India, has no investors. The Indian authorities found out through their embassy in Switzerland that the company's top-managers were its shareholders. In this connection the Russian company is likely to be denied the license. More...

07.02.2008 Rambler grows two-fold

According to preliminary data the Rambler Media revenue in 2007 has doubled as compared to 2006. Due to reorganization the company managed to increase its business marginality several times. More...

05.02.2008 Linux changes Ponosov's destiny

The teacher Alexander Ponosov stops working as the principal of a village school to get engaged in the open source software promotion, CNews found out. According to Mr. Ponosov, the issue of using the open source software is excessively topical now: over the past year 18 criminal cases on Article 146 of the RF Criminal Code were initiated against teachers in the Perm region. More...

11.02.2008 Context advertising market value in Runet increases to $225 bln in 2007

The iConText advertising agency has released the analysis of the context advertising market in 2007. According to iConText estimates, the context advertising market value in Russian has grown more than two and a half times and reached $225 bln. More...

07.02.2008 IT outsourcing market on the up

A leading IT outsourcing expert has predicted that the global IT outsourcing market is set to expand significantly over the coming years. More...

06.02.2008 Federal Security Service keeps an eye on Microsoft

06.02.2008 IT outsourcer creates new jobs in Ireland

A leading IT outsourcer in Ireland has announced that it is to expand its workforce, evidence that the clamour for IT outsourcing in the British Isles is growing. More...

05.02.2008 Russia most telecommunication among raw-material-intensive

Russian has become the leader among the countries with raw-material-intensive economy by efficient usage of infocommunication technologies. Researchers assessed the usage of communications in various states by 30 parameters. More...

08.02.2008 Russian IT-star: newcomer to the world market

Serguei Beloussov, the founder and CEO of Parallels - the western company with the Russian roots, tells CNews how the Russian programmers managed to break into the world software market, which is growing by 100% a year, occupy 80% of the host virtualization and Mac users' segment and shift to its daughter company's name. More...

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08.02.2008 Melamed: nano is sexy

In eight years Russia might become one of the leaders in the world nano sector with the annual turnover of $53 bln, - Leonid Melamed, head of Rosnanoteh, forecasts. More...

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#247

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Date: Tue Feb 5, 2008 9:14 am
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- Information about Russian and global IT outsourcing market (press-releases, articles, analytics, events, etc).

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Interop Moscow 2008

April 23 - 24, 2008, Moscow, Russia. More...

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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#246

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Date: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:57 am
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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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#245

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Date: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:55 am
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21.01.2008 HP and Motorola manufacturer intends to build a plant in St. Petersburg

The company Flextronics, which is the established contractual electronics manufacturer of Microsoft, HP, Siemens and Motorola, intends to build a plant in St. Petersburg to manufacture computer equipment. Thus, the company might become the third foreign electronics manufacturer in St. Petersburg. Analysts forecast Flextronics might have problems with the Russian red-tape and rising cost of wages. More...

18.01.2008 Microsoft stores to open in Russia

Microsoft brand stores will be opened in Russia in the near future, the press service of the company's Moscow Representative Office reports. More...

17.01.2008 Euroset enters world's retail elite

The company Euroset is the first Russian retail companies engaged in selling mobile and digital devices to have entered the Top-250 of the largest retailers worldwide. The given rating is made up by Deloitte on the basis of the companies' earnings. Eldorado failed to get into the rating. Experts believe the largest Russian electronics and household appliance retailer will be able to enter the Top-250 next year. More...

16.01.2008 MTS deprived of eggs

Ales Ryazanov and Victor Markowetz, the Byelorussian citizens, have filed a claim to the Supreme Court of the republic trying to prove the company MTS is using the logo 'Eggs in squares' created by them thus violating their copyright. MTS believes Mr. Ryazanov and Mr. Markowetz's claims groundless, as the egg and square like graphic elements have been created long ago. More...

21.01.2008 Spending on IT outsourcing 'will increase' in 2008

Spending on IT outsourcing is set to increase during 2008, according to a new survey. More...

21.01.2008 Video games oust DVD from markets

In 2007 multimedia market recorded the changes in video games and audio-video content sales. Films and music on CD- and DVD-drives are gradually loosing their positions. At the same time the game content has significantly increased in the revenue structure of various sellers. More...

18.01.2008 First school open source software packages handed over to teachers

First distributives developed on the basis of Linux OS within the program to equip Russian schools with the open source software have been handed over to the informatics teachers in the Perm Region. The developers are sure their product will not only protect teachers from copyright advocates but might result in the technical literacy of pupils to improve. More...

17.01.2008 Finam imports Odnoklassniki competitor from Great Britain

The fund 'Finam - Information Technologies' has become the owner of about 10% in the British social network Badoo.com, the transaction charge amounting to 750 mln rubles. Early in 2008 Badoo.com office is opened in Russia, while the network starts operating in Russian. More...

16.01.2008 'E-Russia': 3.45 bln. for remaining 3 years

During the final stage of implementing the program 'E-Russia' Rosinformtehnologii receives 3.45 bln. rubles to fund the objects established within the project. In particular, 1.2 bln. rubles is allocated to install the necessary PC equipment and software. More...

15.01.2008 Sistema breaks into India: competitors get a shock

The Indian authorities have unexpectedly decided to grant the universal access license to JSFC Sistema, while a number of companies having higher priority for the license were suspended. Analysts are sure the Russian company to have won due to its administrative resource. More...

15.01.2008 Russia IT and Outsourcing Industry Forecast to 2011

"Russia IT and Outsourcing Industry Forecast to 2011" to give a rational analysis on the Information Technology (IT) outsourcing industry in the transcontinental. More...

15.01.2008 HP wins new IT outsourcing contract

Aviation electronics firm Rockwell Collins has handed a large IT outsourcing contract to HP. More...

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#244

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Date: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:44 am
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14.01.2008 wap.VideoRadar.ru service testing completed

The mobile site wap.VideoRadar.ru claims to have completed the functional improvement, beta version set-up and testing on January 9th 2008. More...

11.01.2008 Finam opens trade robots tournament

The Investment Company Finam opens the trade robots tournament, in which any private investor might participate. The project aim is to improve the internet-trade technologies through establishing mechanical trading systems (MTS), developing the stock exchange trading culture in Russia. The applications for participation are accepted till January 24th inclusive, while the tournament is held on Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange from January 25th to Juny 2nd 2008. More...

11.01.2008 35 thousand Germans: Kaspersky Antivirus - product of the year

In accordance with the oppinion poll, in which more than 35 thousand German computer users participated, Kaspersky Internet Security has been found the product of the year 2007 in the category 'Information Security'. The antivirus has outstripped the products of such manufacturers as Symantec, McAfee, G Data and Bit Defender, which is not surprising as Kaspersky Lab. solutions are the most popular on the German retail market, the Russian vendor's share exceeding 40%. More...

29.12.2007 Russian Railways employs android for a million. Images

The company 'Android Robots' has delivered 8 android robots to Russian Railways. The robots will be used at conferences and presentations, while in the future it is planned to use them to replace people in harsh and harmful conditions. More...

28.12.2007 Yandex: Runet grows by 66% in 2007

The company Yandex has published its survey regarding the internet development in Russia as of Fall - Winter 2007. More...

26.12.2007 Domain '.��': countdown underway

Open Cyrillic domain '.��' testing might be launched by 2008 end. The body to administer the domain has not been determined yet. Experts have various opinions regarding such a domain emergence. More...

25.12.2007 Russian telecom record: Vimpelcom acquires Golden Telecom

Vimpelcom becomes one of the largest telecommunications companies in Russian regarding its revenue: the mobile operator has acquired Golden Telecom for $4.24 bln. That is the most expensive acquisition in the Russian telecommunications history, Vimpelcom having paid a premium of $200 mln. to carry out the transaction. More...

14.01.2008 Outsourcing deals set to rise amid new financial regulations

Predictions from a leading authority on IT outsourcing indicate that the sector is set to become increasingly geared around forthcoming financial regulations, which will be good for business. More...

14.01.2008 WiMAX fever: two new players approach Moscow

Synterra and Orange Business Services are going to launch WiMAX-networks in 22 towns of the Moscow Region, in the first ten towns the networks being launched by the end of 2008 first half. More...

10.01.2008 Windows Vista fails

Windows Vista set for sale early in 2007 has not ousted XP from the market yet. The computer retail representatives report consumers to demand replacing Vista with XP when buying computers. Some software developers forecast Windows Vista to follow the sad destiny of Windows Millennium. More...

09.01.2008 RF Ministry of the Interior unites all regions in one network

On December 28th all RF regions are reported to have been connected to the Unified information and telecommunication system established by the Ministry of the Interior. Nevertheless, only the first stage of the project has been implemented, as the whole program to establish the Unified system is planned to be complete by 2010. More...

09.01.2008 Linux matches across CIS

The first stage of developing the nation operating system in Uzbekistan on the basis of Linux has finished. The project has been initiated by the Uzbek agency on informatization and communication and the Center for training and supporting young programmers. More...

29.12.2007 China plans to expand outsourcing services

China is set to expand its outsourcing services structure with ten new developments in cities across the country, according to state media. More...

28.12.2007 Super IT-regulator and federal CIO to emerge in Russia?

The shifts in the government structure, which are to follow the March elections, might radically change the ICT management structure. CNews has received some documents at its disposal, which present one of the possible development options. More...

27.12.2007 Christmas may prompt a rise in outsourcing

Businesses may see a rise in outsourcing over the Christmas period, according to industry experts. More...

27.12.2007 Russia 2008: what to wait from wages in IT?

According to recruiters, in 2008 IT and telecommunications specialists will be in greatest demand in the labor market. Their wages might grow by approximately 20%. At the same time employers are sure to toughen requirements to education, professional experience and knowledge of foreign languages. Migration is likely to remain high not only to Moscow but in the opposite direction. More...

26.12.2007 Disruptive offerings to mature in 2008, says IDC

This year will see IT market leaders commit fully to what have hitherto been considered disruptive systems, bringing these new technologies and services into the mainstream, IDC has predicted. More...

25.12.2007 Gartner Ranks Top 30 Countries for Offshore IT Services

Offshore outsourcing spending will double next year, according to Gartner. Where should all that IT services money go? Gartner offers a list of the top thirty options around the globe More...

11.01.2008 European outsourcing set to enjoy increased demand

IT outsourcing resources in western Europe are going to be in hot demand in the coming 12 months, according to a new report on the state of play in the world's IT outsourcing sector. More...

10.01.2008 Symantec joins world of IT outsourcing

Symantec, a leading IT security company, is reportedly set to offer its customers an outsourcing security service, according to Network World. More...

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#243

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Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:54 am
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24.12.2007 RBC launches its first project in the online game segment

The company Media Mir, RBC Information Systems daughter company, opens the game service line and claims to launch its first project, i.e. the browser online-game 'Voploschenie'. More...

21.12.2007 Ballmer: "Outsourcing is here to stay"

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, has noted at the fifth Madhav Rao Scindia Memorial lecture that "outsourcing is here to stay", according to the Hindu newspaper. More...

21.12.2007 RBC enters 'narrow' search market

The company Media Mir affiliated with the holding RBC has launched its first project related to subject search engines in Runet, CNews found out. That is the site 'Ulov-Umov' (brain catch) specialised in search for vacancies and resumes. Rambler former CTO led the project. The project developers are sure in its success and long life of subject search engines in general. Experts have different opinions regarding prospects for such projects. More...

19.12.2007 Top-5 world players expand to Runet

A new player has entered the Russian search engine market, i.e. the corporation AOL. Its project Truveo claims to have launched a localized version in 7 countries including Russia. Thus, Top-5 world market players by their project audience are somehow presented in Runet. Google, Microsoft, eBay and Yahoo were the first to enter Runet. More...

18.12.2007 Beeline and MTS launch BlackBerry sales in Russia

Vimpelcom and MTS have got FSS permit to import BlackBerry communicators to Russia. By 2007 end the first customers are likely to be able to connect to the secured corporate communication device popular in the West. MTS and Vimpelcom are allowed to import 8000 and 1050 devices a year, relatively. BlackBerry is first of all of interest to transnational corporations, the operators' representatives and analysts say. More...

24.12.2007 IT outsourcing growing in popularity

IT outsourcing is growing in popularity, according to leading IT outsourcing companies. More...

24.12.2007 Intercity for handsets: charges drop 5-fold

The company Simbiotel starts providing the service EZtalk, i.e. a convergence solution for mobile communication, data transfer and traditional telephony. A subscriber having installed a special program on his handset supporting GPRS can make intercity calls and send international SMS not using the service of mobile operators. More...

20.12.2007 Reiman sums up IT year

According to Leonid Reiman, the Minister of IT and Communications, following the results of 2007 the Russian IT market will grow by more than 25% and reach 1.5 trillion rubles. In 2008 the market should come to 1.8 trillion rubles. More...

20.12.2007 New foreign investor for Molotok.ru

The South African company Naspers has agreed upon the acquisition of Tradus, previously known as QXL Ricardo, which is a large player on the European market of online auctions. The transaction charge is $1.9 bln. More...

19.12.2007 China's outsourcing market growing

China's outsourcing market is continuing to grow at an impressive rate, according to a recent report. More...

18.12.2007 RBC takes 15% game market share

The company Media Mir affiliated with the holding RBC claims to enter the game market and launch the game server line. The company intends to focus on multiuser and casual games. More...

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#242

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Date: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:27 am
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17.12.2007 2008: seven new Russian techno parks to be launched

The first objects will start operating in Russian pilot techno parks in 2008, Leonid Reiman, RF Minister of Communications tells. He says the infrastructure of the objects constructed is being actively developed and the first investment agreements are being signed. More...

14.12.2007 Electronics: Russia enters Top-7

December 12th 2007, the company Sitronics opened a factory to produce 0.18 micron chips. With launching such a factory Russia enters the Top-7 states possessing such sophisticated technology. More...

14.12.2007 Runet undergoes dramatic changes

The conference 'Everybody to the internet!, or Runet: year's results', in which the Russian internet business representatives participated, was held on the site of the investment company Finam. More...

13.12.2007 Russian hackers enter global Top-3

At the largest international hackers competition 'Capture the Flag' the Russian team HackerDom from Ural State University was the third being inferior to the Italians and Germans. More...

12.12.2007 Byelorussians develop on Siemens telecom equipment

Due to the partnership agreement signed with Nokia Siemens Networks, Minsk system integrator and telecom equipment manufacturer Svyazinformservice seeks to increase its annual revenue by $7.5 mln. More...

11.12.2007 2010: one third of Russia's IT-market to go abroad

According to Leonid Reiman, the Minister of Communications, in 2010 the volume of the Russian IT market might be above 1 trillion rubles, which exceeds 2006 figures three-fold. In three years about one third of the market will fall on export. According to specialists, the minister's forecast might become true if a range of measure is implemented by the state. More...

17.12.2007 Russia: turning point in IT outsourcing

In 2007 most Russian established companies have practically overcome their bias toward outsourcing including IT projects, the market participants believe. According to some specialists, within last year the Russian outsourcing market managed to reduce the backlog with Europe by half. More...

17.12.2007 Russia expects telemedicine boom

Telemedicine might become one of the priority trends in healthcare development. Next year a range of large telemedicine projects is expected to be implemented. More...

13.12.2007 Evolution of outsourcing takes a new twist

Surprisingly, the outsourcing of procurement has long been tipped to be the next big thing in the outsourcing world, according to reports. More...

11.12.2007 EDM market: foreigners approach Russia

The Russian EDM market is meanwhile small, at the same time being one of the most promising and booming, analysts believe. Such a situation encourages the market players' aspirations More...

11.12.2007 Offshoring behind UK tech-labour divide

Offshoring is creating a divide in the UK technology industry by reducing the proportion of mid-level software-development jobs available in favour of higher-level management roles, research has claimed. More...

12.12.2007 2010: one third of Russia's IT-market to go abroad

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10.12.2007 Russia: gaming market creates a monster

A large player has emerged in the Russian multiplayer online games market, as Nival Online, IT Territory, TimeZero and NIKITA.Online have claimed to merge into the holding Astrum Online Entertainment. More...

07.12.2007 Russia: IT outsourcing approaches

The Russian IT market is currently product-oriented. According to market participants, in the near future the share of services in the given market is to increase. Outsourcing is to become one of the most promising market development trends. Both the Russian and foreign companies - participants of CNews Forum 2007 - claim to be ready to work in the given direction. More...

04.12.2007 Entensys Corporation announces technology partnership with Panda Security

Entensys Corporation announces technology partnership with Panda Security More...

10.12.2007 Odnoklassniki jammed abroad

Foreign users are constantly experiencing problems with the access to one of the most popular Runet sites Odnoklassniki. Currently the social network is disabled for the citizens of at least three countries, i.e. Canada, UAE and China. More...

10.12.2007 Outsourcing in the public sector

Government ministers have spelled out the advantages of outsourcing the NHS logistical arm, according to reports. More...

07.12.2007 HeadHunter finds director general in Sibur

HeadHunter plans to appoint another director general. Yuri Virovets leaves for the newly established post of the president, while his place is taken by Mikhail Zhukov from Sibur Holding. More...

06.12.2007 Elections 2007: digital devices vs ballot boxes

The recent State Duma elections have struck among other by the use of machines for voting. On December 2nd all the 2000 existing in Russia devices for ballot voting and all the test machines for touch screen voting were used. More...

06.12.2007 2010: Russian IT market to treble at the expense of local companies

According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Communications, from 2006 to 2010 the Russian IT-market should treble at the expense of the domestic innovative production development. More...

05.12.2007 IT outsourcing works 'if key skills are retained'

IT outsourcing works so long as some key skills are retained in-house, according to new research. More...

05.12.2007 Prepare thoroughly to maximise outsourcing gains

Thorough research and well prepared contracts are essential to get the most from outsourcing, according to Margaret Harvey from lawyers Addleshaw Goddard. More...

04.12.2007 Outsourcing figures show success

The amount of money that can be saved through outsourcing proves the usefulness of the concept, according to reports. More...

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#240

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Date: Tue Dec 4, 2007 9:58 am
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03.12.2007 Open source software supplier for schools chosen in Russia

On November 30th the results of the tender to choose the developer and supplier of the open source software to Russian schools were announced. The winner is the company Armada uniting a consortium consisting of other six companies. Till 2008 end the winner will have to provide 50% of town and 20% of rural schools in three pilot regions with the open source software. More...

30.11.2007 Russians outraged by pr-election SMS-spam

Several days before the RF State Duma elections SMS encouraging to come to the polling stations have been sent to the Russian mobile communication subscribers. The President Administration and electoral commissions asked the operators to send such SMS. However, most of subscribers are outraged by receiving such SMS and call it spam. More...

30.11.2007 Offshore Software Outsourcing Risk

Differing Internal Processes - The vendor's processes sometimes could be a lot different from what Client is using for executing their internal projects. If these differences are not discussed beforhand, they could become a risk. More...

30.11.2007 AMD and Angstrem transaction to result in nothing good

The company AMD is at the final stage of concluding an agreement to supply equipment for 0.13-micron chip production to Zelenograd enterprise Angstrem. Regarding the situation in the market, experts doubt AMD equipment will be uploaded at full capacity. More...

29.11.2007 Putin staffs Rostechnologii

Sergei Chemezov, Director General of the Federal state unitary enterprise Rosoboronexport, is appointed Head of the mentioned above institution, which is to promote the development, production and export of high-tech products of both military and civilian use. More...

03.12.2007 Northwest Region Leads Russia's Technology Push

Two significant European Community-backed information and communications technology (ICT) projects for northwest Russia took place in St. Petersburg within the last month. More...

03.12.2007 Rover challenges Asians

The company Rover Computers, which has bought the factory Arsenal, one of the leading contractual manufacturers of electronics, for $4 mln., hopes to restore the lost leadership in the Russian market of notebooks. More...

30.11.2007 Outsourcing "fundamental" to business

Outsourcing can be "fundamental" to a company's business model and long term plans, according to ComputerWeekly.com. More...

29.11.2007 Outsourcing advances in biotechnology

Outsourcing as a business tool is demonstrating growth in a vast array of eclectic sectors, according to reports. More...

28.11.2007 Russia: business angels launce a hunt for start-ups

Following the development of venture funding in Russia, business angels mainly engaged in backing up start-ups are gathering momentum. More...

28.11.2007 "Robust growth" expected for outsourcing services

Network outsourcing services are expected to enjoy "robust growth" over the coming months, according to a new report. More...

27.11.2007 E-services to boom in Russia

The works to convert the most massive public services into e-form have been deployed in Russia. In 2008 e-services are expected to be implemented both on the federal and regional levels. More...

27.11.2007 Philippines next stop for global outsourcing

Global outsourcing has proven itself to be a boom sector in world business and has achieved great success all over the world. More...

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#239

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Date: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:41 am
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26.11.2007 Vladimir Putin: internet users to cultivate high morals

The RF president Vladimir Putin states the Russian internet users 'should cultivate high morals'. Answering one of the questions when meeting with the laureates of the project 'Professional team of the country', he said in the last 7 years the number of the internet users in Russia grew ten-fold and came to 26 mln. More...

26.11.2007 Russia: Opera to lead at the expense of local programmers

'Browser wars' between the users of various web-browsers still rage, and the market participants continue looking for opportunities to dramatically improve their positions. One of the most notable browser market participants, the company Opera Software developing the browser Opera, places great hope on the Russian market and local programmers. Jon Von Tetzchner, Head of Opera, tells the details of the company's operations in Russia. More...

22.11.2007 Bank of Russia consolidates regional centers computing resources

The Bank of Russian and IBM claim to have finished the project to consolidate the computing resources of 74 regional payment processing centers. More...

21.11.2007 EBRD engaged in venture investment in Russia

The European Bank of reconstruction and development (EBRD) plans to invest about 612 mln. rubles into the Russian promising industries having received a 20% stake in the venture fund established by VTB and the Russian Venture Company in spring 2007. More...

26.11.2007 CNews Forum 2007 results

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23.11.2007 IT Outsourcing leading to success

A US soft drinks company has improved its economic condition by outsourcing its IT support, according to reports. More...

23.11.2007 FSB to break down personal data security

The personal data of the Russians has become a little bit more secure. The RF Government provision on personal data security issued the other day indicates the state organs to develop the regulations and write brochures to the relevant law and in how long they will do it More...

23.11.2007 Microsoft discloses Russian business fears

Most of the Russian companies are aware of the possible legal consequences resulting from the usage of the pirated software. The given situation contributes to the growth of demand for the legal products, Microsoft Russian Representation Office believes. However, in reality a much greater proportion of companies faces with technical problems, system failures and unforeseen financial losses because of the unlicensed software. More...

22.11.2007 IT-business awaiting serious breakthrough

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21.11.2007 Outsourcing megadeals a thing of the past

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20.11.2007 Law 'On Personal Data' to result in suits against business

The activities of the Russian companies engaged in operating with the personal data might be suspended by the law 'On Personal Data'. Because of the given law the mentioned companies might face the surge in consumer suits. More...

20.11.2007 Two new federal GSM-operators to emerge in Russia

On November 15th the last tenders to grant GSM-licenses finished. Sky Link and Tele2 divided the frequencies in the Central Federal District, while regarding all the regional tender results the given companies might be called the federal mobile operators, analysts believe. More...

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#238

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Date: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:51 am
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15.11.2007 Russian Post to supply schools with licensed software

Russian Post is to supply schools with the basic software package, Stanislav Philippov, Head of the Department responsible for informatization of education at the Federal Education Agency, informs making a speech at the conference 'IT in Education' (ITO-2007). More...

15.11.2007 LiveJournal and LiveInternet: Yandex underestimates blogs

Not everyone agrees to Yandex study of blogosphere saying LiveInternet is more popular than LiveJournal. More...

19.11.2007 CIOs plan more outsourcing

Saving money is no longer the top reason for IT outsourcing, according to a survey of more than 650 UK CIOs and senior technology professionals. More...

19.11.2007 IBM and Ricoh introduce their daughter company in Russia

Infoprint Solutions Company, the join venture of IBM and Ricoh, has started operating in the Russian market of printing machines. More...

16.11.2007 Russian Programmer Twice the Best Worldwide

The Moscow student Peter Mitirichev leaded the Algorithm Section at the world championship TopCoder-2007. He repeated his last year's success. More...

14.11.2007 Offshoring Not Dead, but Is It on Life Support?

As the value of the U.S. dollar drops, the business case for offshoring software development and other IT work becomes far less compelling. More...

14.11.2007 Medicine informatization begins with ambulance cars

The Ministry of Communications intends to implement IT technologies in medicine within the priority federal project 'Health'. More...

13.11.2007 Russia is the first in Europe by its internet user base growth

The company comScore announced the results of the internet user base study in European countries in September 2007 held on the basis of the data received with the help of the service World Metrix. More...

13.11.2007 RF Government adopts accreditation standards for IT-companies

The RF Government has adopted the accreditation standards for IT companies. More...

16.11.2007 Moscow internet-providers: popularity survey

Stream is the most popular internet provider in Moscow, but in some districts Akado and Corbina has practically caught up with it. More...

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#237

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Date: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:25 am
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06.11.2007 RUSSOFT Association presents the 4th Annual survey on Russian export market of software products, services and solutions

RUSSOFT Association proudly announces its 4th Annual survey on Russian software export market. The research was done in January-March 2007 by RUSSOFT analytical department, professional call-center and CopmuterWorld Russia's analyst Dmitry Zhelvitsky More...

06.11.2007 RF Ministry of Communications develops IT-system for Housing and Public Utilities

Russian Regional Executive Authorities are to receive a standard management information system soon related to Housing and Public Utilities, which is aimed to improve the sector management efficiency. More...

12.11.2007 Russia is the first in Europe by its internet user base growth

12.11.2007 Microsoft deals with open source software in Russian schools using Chinese experience

The company Microsoft Rus together with Intel and Volnoye Delo Fund intends to double the number of school PC in Russia in the near future. More...

09.11.2007 IT standards for healthcare developed in Russia

Four nationwide standards regulating healthcare informatization are to be developed and introduced in December 2007 in Russia. More...

08.11.2007 Rover Computers acquires a factory

The company Rover Computers has acquired the controlling stake in Arsenal Factory, one of the Russian leading contractual electronics producers. More...

08.11.2007 IT outsourcing a growing issue for medium-sized organisations

More and more businesses are recognising the importance of IT outsourcing, according to a new survey. More...

07.11.2007 IT for Hosing and Public Utilities crave for new standards

Some Federal Executive Authority Institutions undertake measures to develop and implement standards and regulations to use ICT in Housing and Public Utilities. More...

07.11.2007 Information Security blows up in Russia

In 2007 the Russian information security market volume might exceed last year's indices more than 3-fold, specialist say. More...

09.11.2007 Internet advertising market in Russia comes to $ 300 mln.

The volume of the Russian internet advertising market in 2007, according to specialists, might come to $300 mln., which is about 1.5-fold higher than a year ago. More...

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#236

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Date: Tue Nov 6, 2007 7:36 am
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02.11.2007 Outsourcing deals up by 1bn euros

IT outsourcing deals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have skyrocketed by 01 billion (£700 million) in the second quarter of 2007. More...

02.11.2007 Federal telemedical network to be launched in Russia

The project to connect all medical institutions to the internet is being prepared in Russia. Its implementation might help to improve the quality of medical service and save budgetary funds. More...

01.11.2007 Offshoring - culture lessons are crucial

CIO Forum: "You wouldn't treat an insourced IT department in a cavalier way" More...

01.11.2007 Reiman: taxes for IT-exporters to drop several times

Leonid Reiman, the Minister of Communications, informs the State Duma is working out a draft law together with the Ministry to introduce special tax regulations for IT-companies engaged in export. More...

31.10.2007 Outsourcing deals rocket

The total value of outsourcing deals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) shot up during the second quarter of 2007 - with the UK leading the way. More...

31.10.2007 Outsourcing: Big in Europe

Europe is now the biggest market for outsourcing, while demand in the US has softened as a result of a shift in focus to smaller deals. More...

30.10.2007 New Autumn RIQ Issue: The Russian Domestic Market Attracts Local and Global Vendors

Continuously praising Russia as a key destination for offshoring and nearshoring for Western Europe, we frequently overlook the fact that the domestic IT Market has a huge potential More...

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#235

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Date: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:09 am
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29.10.2007 Sky Link rebranding being prepared

CNews finds out the Russian Cellular Operator Sky Link is preparing its rebranding, which is to start in October. According to unofficial information the new operator's logo is in possession of several mobile retailers. Although Sky Link does not confirm its rebranding, analysts consider it is promising and timely. More...

24.10.2007 Open source software gets a chance in Russia

CNews found out a pilot open source software project was to be launched in the educational institutions in Tomsk Region and Tatarstan. More...

23.10.2007 Government helps dial-up

The Russian dial-up internet users, having overcome last year's prices surge, received a present from the authorities. From now on the telephone companies are not able to charge the internet users on the time-basis for the modem pool access. More...

26.10.2007 IT Outsourcing debate: India or China?

A debate is raging on IT blogs around the world pondering whether or not China will take the outsourcing crown from India. More...

23.10.2007 IT skills crisis looms - and outsourcing won't help

Business- and tech-savvy staff in short supply. More...

25.10.2007 VimpelCom fails to conquer the Far East

The VimpelCom Company was granted only two out of three licenses in the Far East regions within the tender held by the Federal Agency on supervising legislation implementation in MM, i.e. in the Magadan Oblast and the Jewish Autonomous Region. In the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) both licenses were granted to the local operators. More...

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#234

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Date: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:34 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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22.10.2007 A.Kiselev: Russian e-commerce turnover is for the first time to exceed 1% of GDP

The depth of IT penetration into economics is characterized by the e-transaction turnover/GDP ration. In 2006 the Russian e-commerce turnover was for the first time to exceed 1% of GDP and came to 250 bln. rubles ($ 10.034 bln.). More...

19.10.2007 Fourth mobile operator advent is under threat

Summa Telecom plans to launch the fourth federal mobile operator are under threat. The Federal Agency on supervising MM legislation implementation has postponed GSM-frequencies tenders in 51 Russian regions to change the tender conditions. Summa Telecom considers the event discriminating, while the acting mobile market participants approve of the regulator's decision. More...

18.10.2007 Russia: internet connection slow down

The internet subscriber base formed within the last half a year has decreased by 2 mln. this summer as compared to spring. More...

17.10.2007 Smartphones and communicators blow out handsets

In QI 2007 about 1mln. smartphones, communicators and pocket PC were sold in Russia. The market has surged up as compared to QI 2006, demonstrating a 266% growth. More...

17.10.2007 Ukrainian largest TV-operator goes to Russia

Renova-Meida and Sistema MassMedia remain the only pretenders to buy Volya, the largest Ukrainian cable TB operator. However, Sistema intends to acquire only Volya Kiev network. The company shareholders will hardly approve of such a transaction, experts believe. More...

20.10.2007 From St. Petersburg to Moscow: metropolitan technopark to be constructed by Finns

The Finn IT-technopark operator Technopolis Plc. has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Moscow Administration. The given document enables the Finns to develop their technopark project in the Russian capital. More...

18.10.2007 Ivanov and Reiman Develop New Support Program for ICT?

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Date: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:52 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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16.10.2007 IT-Fund gets another chance from Viktor Zubkov

Creation of a special state investment fund responsible for IT development, which got stuck because of difficulties that arose when agreed upon with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, is to resume. The newly appointed Prime-Minster Viktor Zubkov holds the Fund creation is to speed up. More...

15.10.2007 Armada acquires trading site designer

The group of companies Armada has bought 51% in United Trading Systems Ltd. (UTS), the leading Russian trading site designer. The transaction charge is $ 1.8 bln. The company UTS is Armada's third acquisition in 2007. In case of UTS successful business development Armada share in the company might come to 100% in the future. More...

12.10.2007 Summa Telecom threatens the regulatory with court

Summa Telecom disagrees to the decision of the Federal Agency on MM legislation implementation to postpone the tenders to grant license to supply the mobile radiophonic communication. More...

11.10.2007 Prosecutor's Office insists Allofmp3.com former owner guilty

On October 10th Moscow municipal court is to study the Prosecutor's Office appeal against Denis Kvasov acquittal, who was accused of pirated music sale through the internet, Eduard Markulyan, the lawyer defending Mr. Kvasov, states. Denis Kvasov is the former head of Mediaservice, Allofmp3.com company-owner. More...

09.10.2007 Sistema intends to sell Apple in Russia

JSFC Sistema is developing a retail chain project under the working title 'Single Access Point', within which the affiliated companies' goods and services are to be sold. More...

16.10.2007 Moscow: pupils' books upload in the internet

The E-Moscow State Targeted Program is to present the Moscow school-children, or, most likely, their parents with a virtual pupil's diary, having SMS and internet services. More...

15.10.2007 Outsourced security yet to take off

Companies not ready to give up on doing it in-house... More...

12.10.2007 Outsourcing good fiscal option

Delta has restructured its company layout and outsourced its IT support services, according to reports. More...

12.10.2007 Ivanov and Reiman develop new support program for ICT?

The Minister of communication Leonid Reiman making a speech at a meeting held by the First Vice-Premier Sergey Ivanov proposed a package of measures to support communication industry and ICT by the state. The given measures cover targeted projects, state purchases, financial and technical support, and favorable environment establishment. More...

11.10.2007 Outsourcing in China on the rise

Outsourcing companies are expanding into China as the country's swelling economy leads to more demand and an increased need for IT support, according to reports. More...

10.10.2007 Three steps for successful IT outsourcing

So why do so many companies stumble? More...

10.10.2007 Deputies suspend Russian IT-independence

The State Duma draft appeal to the President Vladimir Putin proving the necessity to develop and implement the priority national project 'Russian information independence' has been turned down because of insignificancy of the problem considered. More...

09.10.2007 MySpace comes to Russia

One of the most popular social networks world-wide MySpace is looking for a Marketing Director for Russia through the portal LinkedIn. The main tasks the Manager is to fulfill imply making MySpace more popular in Russia and expanding the Russian language user base. Experts are rather skeptic regarding the given social network prospects in Runet. More...

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#232

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Date: Tue Oct 9, 2007 6:11 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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4th International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) 2007

November 5-8, 2007, San Francisco, USA. More...

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08.10.2007 RF Government cleans e-commerce market

The RF Government has adopted new regulations for distant trade. In additional to traditional trading methods comprised in the new rules the question is of e-commerce. The RF Agency on Consumer Rights Supervision is to monitor the new rules exercising. According to experts, the rules are to help force the unfair players out of the market. More...

08.10.2007 Russian information security services first break into foreign markets

The company Infosystems Jet is the first among the Russian companies to get a large-scale consulting information security project beyond CIS. Preparation for certification in accordance with ISO 27001 determining the requirements to the security information management is to be held in one of the largest Pakistani banks, which has about 150 subsidiaries. More...

05.10.2007 Russia doesn't need PC with Linux

The HP company might start the production of PCs with preinstalled Linux system. More...

04.10.2007 New Hotline to consult on shifting to legal software

A new hotline has been launched in Russia to shift to legal software use. More...

02.10.2007 MP3.ru sells Russian singers to Apple

The Russian portal MP.3 has entered into the foreign market having concluded an agreement with the online-shop Apple iTunes and other large internet-sellers. Experts do not believe the project to be a success. More...

02.10.2007 JSFC Sistema finds short way to India

After five years of negotiations to buy various Indian GSM-operators JSFC Sistema has decided upon entering the local market through buying a CDMA cellular operator. More...

08.10.2007 IT Outsourcing continues growth

Outsourcing in India had been tipped in certain areas to begin to slow down and not take up so much of the country's economy. More...

05.10.2007 Sitronics wishes to catch up with Intel and AMD

The company Sitronics announces it has started developing the project to produce 64-45 nm micro chips. More...

04.10.2007 Outsourcing through skills shortage

To develop skills growth in highly significant business sectors, South African companies are outsourcing in other areas. More...

03.10.2007 Advertising reaches Russians handsets

The Big Three operators are ready to provide their subscribers with advertisement distribution in exchange for certain discounts and bonuses. VimpelCom has announced it is going to launch a piloted project to sell the advertising space on its information channels. MegaFon and MTS are also to launch similar projects soon. More...

05.10.2007 IT Survival Guide: Outsourcing's Advantages

Offshoring can cut costs dramatically, extend support and capabilities, and provide hard-to-find expertise, but careful management is the only way to ensure success. More...

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#231

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Oct 2, 2007 10:28 am
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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Russian CIO Summit (Moscow)

October, 14-16, 2007, Imperial Park Hotel Spa, Moscow, Russia. More...

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4th International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) 2007

November 5-8, 2007, San Francisco, USA. More...

Start date - 05 November 2007

November 1-2, 2007, Kiev, Ukraine, the International Exhibition Centre. More...

Start date - 01 November 2007

01.10.2007 Russia: supercomputers 30% growth

The Russian supercomputer sector continues its dynamic development. Within half a year passed after the publication of the latest sixth top-50 rating edition of the most powerful computers in CIS, 10 new systems were added to the list, while Linpack rating participants' aggregate productivity went up by one third. Experts say more significant changes are expected to be made in the next edition. More...

28.09.2007 Golden Telecom gets rid of Svyazinvest

Within one month the company Golden Telecom has concluded transactions with six interregional telecommunication companies simultaneously to redeem their shares in Teleross joint enterprises created early in the 1990s. Experts are sure the company managed to achieve the given goal due to agreements with Svyazinvest governance. More...

28.09.2007 State puts air programmers out for tender

An auction for decrease to sell a 25.51% stake in Pulkovo regional control center has been announced by the Russian Federal Property Fund St. Petersburg subsidiary. The former enterprise in engaged in the development of software for air carriers. Analysts consider STC Russia the main purchaser. More...

27.09.2007 Begun to be supervised by Rambler

Rambler has practically finished the acquisition of a 25% stake in Begun in addition to the already available 25% stake plus 1 share, thus getting control over one of the internet-advertising market leaders. More...

26.09.2007 Austrians suspend VilmpelCom entering Byelorussia

The Cellular Operator VimpelCom and its shareholder Altimo attempting to enter the Byelorussian market since 2001 are likely to fail again. Velcom Cellular Operator Shareholders, whose purchase is negotiated by the Russians, have also got a bid from Telekom Austria. More...

01.10.2007 Outsourcing debated on the hill

Outsourcing became the subject of much political debate in the US when a presidential report stated that it was just another instance of trade, reports the New York Times. More...

28.09.2007 Attractive outsourcing option for IT support

A company in Arizona has utilised the option of outsourcing its IT support in an effort to avoid huge costs, reports the Arizona Republic. More...

27.09.2007 Aerospace key to continued outsourcing growth

Aerospace, along with the automotive industry, could provide outsourcing with around $40 million, reports CyberMedia India Online. More...

26.09.2007 Microsoft software licensing in Russia dangerous for business

Confiscation of computers with pirated software in short before the licensed software is installed is becoming ordinary for Russia. More...

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#230

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:01 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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25.09.2007 Eldorado goes beyond Russia

The company Eldorado has founded a daughter company in Germany and intends to open its own office in the given country to supervise the European expansion in the near future. More...

24.09.2007 Synterra founds data-processing empire

The national communication operator Synterra has announced the launch of a large-scale program to construct data-processing centers. By mid 2009 40 data-processing centers are to be constructed in all the federal districts. The project is to satisfy a wide range of clients in need of IT-infrastructure outsourcing. More...

21.09.2007 Summa Telecom suit against Federal Agency supervising MM legislation implementation

Summa Telecom has filed another suit to the Moscow Arbitration Tribunal against the Federal Agency supervising MM legislation implementation and an interlocutory injunction application for the given suit. The suit is to find the orders of the Federal Agency supervising MM legislation implementation invalid. More...

21.09.2007 Gref leads Russian operators into China

The RF acting minister for economic development and trade German Gref informs representatives of Russian three largest cellular operators turned to him asking to facilitate them to break into the Chinese market. Those are likely to be the Big Three companies. VimpelCom, MegaFon and MTS neither confirmed, nor denied the given information. More...

20.09.2007 Michael Dell appoints Dell Russian office head

Michael Dell announced Dell Russian Representation Office managing director appointment during his business trip to Moscow. Jean-Jacques Maucuer, who was Dell corporate communication manager in Italy, got the given post. Mr. Maucuer is to be occupied with the company's market share expansion in Russia, as well as the retail business line development. More...

20.09.2007 i-Free starts operating in China

i-Free announced the launch of its commercial services in China. i-Free services are available to the subscribers of China Mobile and China Unicom, the two largest China cellular operators. More...

19.09.2007 Russian OS to be installed in every school

Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication stated at a press conference. More...

18.09.2007 Million domain registered in Runet

A second level million domain has been registered in Runet, the Russian Institute for Public Networks engaged in technical maintenance of the domestic domain Ru informs. The domain was registered on September, 17th at 01.02.33 Moscow time. More...

24.09.2007 Offshore Software Development: How to Select Projects That Will Succeed

One of the key decisions a company needs to make in offshoring software development is which projects to offshore. More...

21.09.2007 Another sector of outsourcing set to boom in India

It seems that legal process outsourcing is now set to take India by storm with an estimated 79,000 jobs available in the sector. More...

19.09.2007 Managing Offshore Outsourcing: Does your Offshore Operation Need a Health Check?

Let's reduce costs by going offshore with some development or service functions! The board and management agree to set up offshore activities in a place like India, China, Russia, Slovenia, or Bulgaria. Time passes... More...

18.09.2007 IT outsourcing still number one

IT outsourcing is still big business in India despite analysts looking into different areas and wage demands increasing. More...

25.09.2007 IDC: Russian integrators set proceeds from IT services

Russian IDC has accepted that its valuation of the Russian IT market is not correct. IDC has made some more precise definitions produced by companies. It was estimated that the majority of companies set their proceeds too high. Only first 9 out of 20 IT companies appeared to be reliable in Russia. More...

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#229

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:54 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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17.09.2007 Armada first merger after IPO

Armada Group of Companies has acquired a controlling stake (55%) in Soyuzinform for $12.3 mln., the latter operating on the IT-outsourcing market. Thus, the company continues consolidating highly marginal assets on the Russian IT market. More...

14.09.2007 Russia blindly votes for Microsoft office standard

The Russian IT-community has been surprised at Russia to approve of using Office OpenXML, developed by Microsoft in cooperation with other companies, as an international standard. However, the most striking was the fact that the Russian representatives proposed no remarks and supplements to the standard. At present the question whether Russia might make any amendments by February, 2008 remains open. More...

13.09.2007 Sitronics facilitates microelectronics development through a cluster

Sitronics together with the Moscow Government plans to create a Moscow Economic Cluster, Zelenograd Affiliated Corporation microelectronic factories are to become the core of the given enterprise. More...

13.09.2007 e-Russia 2007 budget utilized for 1.2%

Mikhail Fradkov, Head of the RF Government has criticized the operations of several Ministries and Agencies regarding budget utilization. By QI 2007 results Rosinformtechnologii utilized only 0.9% of the budget. The finance provided for the e-Russian project has been utilized for 1.2% only. The officials account that for the delay in making up the list of operations and tenders organization. More...

12.09.2007 Michael Dell's first visit to Russia

Michael Dell, the Founding Head of the Company Dell is to visit Moscow. During the mentioned visit the self-perpetuate IT-empire head is to give his first press-briefing, at which he is to tell about his plans to develop business in Russia and announce the volume of investment the company is to make into the Russian market. More...

11.09.2007 IF for internet projects created in Russia

A new closed-end venture capital investment fund for the Russian internet projects has been created by RAF Group in cooperation with the StartupIndex Investment Agency. The given fund main task is to provide finance for Runet startups. Experts consider this to be not a good idea. More...

11.09.2007 Russia is to become mobile WiMax pioneer

One of the first in the world WiMax mobile data transmission network is to be launched in five largest Russian cities in November, 2007. The experts believe WiMax investment is nevertheless very risky, as the producers have not presented certified equipment in the market yet. More...

14.09.2007 Africa and the Middle East next stops for IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing is moving into Africa and areas of the Middle East at a fast pace and is generating a lot of money as it does, according to new research. More...

12.09.2007 Outsourcing stunted by cross-cultural misunderstandings

In a study of 200 business executives in the US, global management company Accenture found that two thirds of respondents had experienced miscommunication issues within their outsourcing operations. More...

17.09.2007 How much is Internet in Russia?

The number of the internet users is growing from year to year. The internet is actively spread not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also in the regions. The quality, speed and convenience of the offered types of linkup are becoming more profound. However, the decisive argument for users is the price. That means providers will have to make concessions under stepping up competition. More...

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#228

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:21 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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10.09.2007 Chief nano-engineer appointment in Russia

Leonid Melamed who was earlier head of the Investment and Financial Corporation Alemar has been appointed head of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation. Mr. Melamed is to supervise nanotechnology project implementation both in Russia and abroad. More...

10.09.2007 Samsung to start the factory building in Russia

Samsung Electronics has announced the start of building of its factory in Russia. It will be situated on Kaluga region territory. The start is planed for 2008. The main production in Russia will be LCD television sets for the inner market and for Ukraine and Kazakhstan as well. More...

07.09.2007 Competitor fed up by Begun and Yandex

Rorer has presented a new format for context advertising. The advertisers are proposed not only to publish a text but also to insert a 100 x 100 picture, while the click charge is the same for any content. With the new system introduction the company hopes to significantly increase its market share and to compete with such companies as Yandex, Begun, and Google. More...

07.09.2007 Satellite communication dumping in Russia prepared by the Swedes

Telemar Scandinavia is a new player entering the Russian satellite communication market. The company plans to launch mobile satellite communication and navigation equipment delivery up to the end of the year, the service charges being lower than the average market ones. Analysts and market participants have different points of view regarding Telemar prospects in Russia. More...

06.09.2007 Second Linux-alliance formation in struggle for schools

A competitor to the recently created OS Linux software developers' alliance is to appear in the near future. St. Petersburg Company Linux Ink has developed a project within which the domestic open-source community participants are suggested to enter an alternative consortium. More...

05.09.2007 MediaMarkt Russian expansion

MediaMarkt electronic chain stores interest to the Russian market is intensifying. Roland Weise, MediaMarkt Head says Russia is one of the company's main markets. However, experts are not optimistic about the German retailer prospects in Russia. More...

04.09.2007 Google presses Yandex out into streets

Mail.ru search engines Google and GoGo accelerated advertising activity have forced Yandex to significantly increase its marketing expenses. More...

10.09.2007 IT outsourcing gains boost from IBM

IT outsourcing companies have been offered a helping hand from IBM in the form of new security software that will keep computer networks and systems up and running during security attacks. More...

06.09.2007 Outsourcing IT Remains Strong with Increasing Buyer Demand for Improved Service Levels

Alsbridge survey highlights gap between buyer demand and provider delivery. More...

04.09.2007 'DIY' offshoring on the increase

More companies taking the captive route. More...

05.09.2007 Russian IT Quarterly - Issue #12

The aggressive growth rate of the Russian IT outsourcing market remained the main remarkable tendency throughout the year. The software exports from Russia grew by almost 54% in 2006 and reached $1.6 billion in volume by 2007. More...

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#227

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Sep 4, 2007 5:41 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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4th International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) 2007

November 5-8, 2007, San Francisco, USA. More...

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10-13 of September, 2007, Vatutinki, Moscow region. More...

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November 1-2, 2007, Kiev, Ukraine, the International Exhibition Centre. More...

Start date - 01 November 2007

Sixth Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference

September 6-7, 2007; Hilton Hotel; Atlantic City, NJ. More...

Start date - 06 September 2007

03.09.2007 According to Mr. Reiman ICT is to Catch Up With Oil Industry in Three Years

The Russian sector of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) becomes mature. The given industry input into the RF economy development might be compared to the oil industry input in three years to come. More...

03.09.2007 Russian electronics first step to conquer the rest of the world

The RF Government has adopted the development strategy of the Holding Russian Electronics, which is to create new business enterprises, i.e. National Fabless Company and the distributor Spetselectroncomplect design-centers. The fables-company representation offices are to be opened in Europe, Asia and US, thus promoting the Russian developments into foreign markets. More...

30.08.2007 Fradkov sends Russian Cryptography abroad

The RF Government has suggested supporting the companies, specialized in cryptographic solutions, in their international expansion. Mikhail Fradkov, the Prime Minister has commissioned four departments to develop corresponding solutions. However, the government initiative was not approved by the market participants. More...

29.08.2007 Kaspersky Lab. IPO countdown

Kaspersky Lab has started gradually preparing for its IPO. The disclosed by the company information is connected not only with its new products, but with its business data, as well. According to the first half of 2007 results the company's sales in Russian, CIS and Baltic States have grown by 130% and amounted to $ 26 mln. More...

29.08.2007 Svyaznoy goes to Byelorussia for loses

Svyaznoy announced to enter the Belarusan market, having purchased the local participant Belaya Vezha control stake. Belaya Vezha possesses more than 100 retail outlets. However, specialists note, such a business in Byelorussia is unprofitable, the taxes having surged in May, 2007. More...

28.08.2007 The Project of the First Techno Park was Presented in Primorye

Last Friday at Marine State University in Vladivostok, the seminar-meeting was held and the organizers of this seminar presented their project of creation of industrial techno park in Partizansk Area, Nakhodka, and the port Vostochniy. More...

31.08.2007 IT outsourcing becomes "more selective and strategic"

A new IT outsourcing report has found that companies are beginning to outsource more strategically and selectively as the market matures "in fundamental ways". More...

29.08.2007 Financial gain 'spurs outsourcing'

The majority of customers are turning to outsourcing for financial savings, according to new research by InformationWeek. More...

28.08.2007 Indian outsourcing leads to law firm layoffs

London-based law firm CMS Cameron McKenna is to make almost half of its IT staff redundant as part of plans to outsource more work to India. More...

31.08.2007 Microsoft robbed for $ 10 mln. by Muscovites

Large-scale clandestine manufacture of counterfeit Microsoft textbooks has been suppressed in Moscow. More than 20 persons have been detained. The investigation proved the mentioned enterprise operated in Moscow for ten years. According to experts, the overall damage to Microsoft amounts to $ 10 mln. More...

30.08.2007 ICT Report Provides Extensive Research and Rational Analysis on the IT&C Industry in Eastern Europe

"Research and Markets" has announced the addition of "Eastern Europe ICT and Outsourcing Market (2007-2011)" to their offering. More...

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#226

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:43 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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Sixth Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference

September 6-7, 2007; Hilton Hotel; Atlantic City, NJ. More...

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27.08.2007 Livejournal launches a mobile portal in Ukraine

Livejournal, a popular blog has launched a new mobile portal. Using the internet through handsets or pocket PCs, the Livejournal owners and readers are able now not only to look through the magazines, but also to leave and read comments. More...

24.08.2007 E-Government is to be created in Russia by 2010

By 2010 the RF citizens will be able to receive the main socially important state services through the internet. That is what Leonid Reiman, RF Minister of Information Technologies and Telecommunications said at a government session. More...

24.08.2007 Queue to hook up a telephone is reduced to 1 mln.

According to Leonid Reiman, the traditional telephone service provision has improved as compared to 2000 and grown by 37%, while the queue to hook up a telephone has been reduced from 6 to 1 mln. More...

23.08.2007 Allofmp3.com Director acquittal

Moscow Cheremushki district court has finished with the case of Mediaservice Director, who owned the flagrant Allofmp3.com. He was accused of violating the copyright of the largest western record companies. The court considered the arguments of the plaintiff and investigation concerning the former Allofmp3.com director guilt unconvincing. More...

22.08.2007 Live Journal creator leaves for Google

Brad Fitzpatrick, the creator of, perhaps, one of the most popular in the world blog-platform Live Journal leaves the Six Apart Company, the Live Journal owner. More...

21.08.2007 Synterra puts its network servicing for outsourcing

Synterra announced an open tender for the right to exploit and maintain its telecommunication infrastructure, which includes the first and secondary networks objects, located all over Russia, RBC reports. The possible contract sum is not indicated. More...

24.08.2007 Best Practices for Dev Outsourcing

Some useful guidelines for choosing the the right IT partner. More...

23.08.2007 A Silicon Valley in Siberia?

A city of science that thrived during the Soviet era looks to regain reputation. More...

22.08.2007 Practically all IT-projects being late in Russia

Only 4% of the IT-projects in Russia are finished in time. According to the mentioned index our country is practically the last. More...

21.08.2007 India gets offshore cyber crime watchdog

India is to finally get a data privacy watchdog to oversee the country's IT and BPO offshore outsourcing industry and to address international concerns about the security of customer records and data. More...

27.08.2007 Three forth of Russian population is offline

Although the internet penetration in Russia is slowly increasing, the number of those not knowing anything about the internet is still high, amounting to 8.5 mln. About 73% of the Russians are still not using the internet, according to the Levada-Center report. More...

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#225

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Date: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:27 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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September 6-7, 2007; Hilton Hotel; Atlantic City, NJ. More...

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20.08.2007 Foxconn is to build a plant in St. Petersburg

The Taiwan electronics producer, Foxconn Company, considers the possibility to construct its first plant in St. Petersburg. More...

17.08.2007 Outsourcing deals hit £22bn

Outsourcing deals in Western Europe were big business last year, according to recently released data. More...

17.08.2007 Russian mp-3 pirates are left without money

The foreign copyright holders have decided to suppress most of the Russian mp3-sites, selling music for low prices. Under the foreign copyright holders pressure the Visa payment system is to block money transfer to most of the musical resources, though earlier such switch offs have been acknowledged illegal by the Moscow Court of Arbitration. More...

16.08.2007 Another Director General for Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Lab management structure has been drastically altered... More...

16.08.2007 Internet advertising: Ukraine follows in Russian steps

By 2007 year results the Ukraine internet market is to grow by 83% as compared to 2006 up to $ 11mln., the experts forecast. The given segment has become one of the most rapidly developing among all those comprising the country's advertising market. It is similar to the Russian one, according to some indices, but is 20-times behind in volume. More...

15.08.2007 Americans are left without free Kaspersky

Kaspersky Lab. and the US media corporation AOL have cancelled the contract, within which AOL offers free Active Virus Shield, developed by Kaspersky Lab., to its clients. Now they are offered to protect their computers with another product, developed by McAfee, one of the Kaspersky Lab. competitors. Despite the mentioned fact Kaspersky Lab. is satisfied with the cooperation results. More...

14.08.2007 RF cellular subscribers' increase by 1.1% in June

The number of cellular subscribers in June, 2006 has risen by 1.1% as compared to the end of May of the current year, that is up to 160.27 mln. people (the number of SIM-cards). At the same time the level of the cellular communication penetration has reached 110.4% on June 30, 2007. More...

20.08.2007 Russian ICT Industry all Set to Don the Mantle of IT Outsourcing Major

The Russian information and communications technology (ICT) is going from strength to strength on the back of robust economic growth, greater political stability, expanding consumer base, and increasing foreign investments. More...

15.08.2007 RF Should Be One of Global Info Leaders by 2015 - Putin

President Vladimir Putin said Russia should be one of the global leaders in information production by 2015. More...

14.08.2007 Technology set to spur on outsourcing

Improving technology is set to help the finance and accounting outsourcing market grow over the coming years, according to new research. More...

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#224

From: <kurmaz@...>
Date: Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:15 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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Sixth Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference

September 6-7, 2007; Hilton Hotel; Atlantic City, NJ. More...

Start date - 06 September 2007

13.08.2007 Amazon: Russian antivirus sells better than MS Office

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 (KIS), Kaspersky Lab. product is the software sales leader in the largest Amazon internet-shop. KIS is remarkable to leave such products as Microsoft Office "budgetary" version behind. More...

13.08.2007 IT outsourcing rescues busy UK airport

With passenger numbers set to double to nine million a year by 2015, Bristol International Airport has decided to outsource its IT operations. More...

10.08.2007 Outsourcing 'needs direction'

Outsourcing parts of your business requires a lot more work and organisation than most businesses think, according to IT expert Elaine Axby. More...

10.08.2007 Federal Antimonopoly Service deals with the Ministry of Communication and Microsoft

The RF Federal Antimonopoly Service considers whether to initiate proceedings against the RF Ministry of Communication because of violating the Law On Defending Competition. More...

09.08.2007 Vietnam tipped to be next outsourcing hotspot

But China and India to remain dominant... More...

09.08.2007 Russian telecommunication operators' landing in Cambodia

The Russian Telecommunication companies have broken through in their international expansion, having entered the Southeast Asia market. The Altimo Holding has bought Sotelco, the Cambodian mobile and wireless operator. More...

08.08.2007 Smolny occupied by MegaFon

MegaFon has apparently received a monopoly to provide the cellular communication services in St. Petersburg. More...

08.08.2007 Beeline is to be revenged with the 3G

If VimpelCom continues fighting to change the regional GSM tender conditions, then it risks loosing the all over Russia license for the more contemporary 3G communication. Summa Telecom, known for its intention to become the Russian fourth mobile operator, has made such a threat. More...

07.08.2007 Militia declares war on pirate hawkers

The fight against the copyright piracy in St. Petersburg spreads over new objects. More...

08.08.2007 IT outsourcing 'no longer key industry growth area'

One of the most important observations of the new Gartner report is that project-based services and software support both grew at a greater rate than the overall market. More...

07.08.2007 Further growth for IT outsourcing industry

With demand from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continuing to grow, the IT outsourcing industry is expanding at pace in Europe. More...

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Date: Tue Aug 7, 2007 5:19 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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06.08.2007 Russian first IT-company holds IPO

The Russian IT-Company has entered the Stock Exchange for the first time. More...

03.08.2007 MTS gives up its leadership in Ukraine

MTS announced its strategy revision in the Ukraine. More...

02.08.2007 Telephony to be deployed all over Russian in two years

The RF Security Council has adopted the E-society development Strategy, worked out by the RF Ministry of Communication and establishing strategic development aims up to 2015. Leonid Reiman, the RF Minister of Information Technologies and Telecommunication told up to 2010 all the RF citizens were to be provided with the basic telecommunication services across the country. More...

01.08.2007 Betalink switches to a new format

The mobile retailer Betalink is going to enhance its market share from 9% to 12%, to open about 250 new retail outlets, and to significantly rise is turnover in the near future. More...

31.07.2007 IBM offers software to assist IT outsourcing

The world of IT outsourcing has been given a welcome boost with news of an innovative software offering from IBM. More...

06.08.2007 UK wary of offshoring to Brics

UK companies are wary about offshoring business to 'Brics' countries because of a perceived lack of security and technology, research reveals. More...

03.08.2007 Outsourcing 'smoothes the road' for SMEs

An American entrepreneur is celebrating his decision to embrace outsourcing, with his business now in full swing. More...

01.08.2007 Offshoring: China to overtake India in four years?

Bangalore watch your back? More...

31.07.2007 Russia: IT-community unites against raiders in epaulets

The IT-community decided to unite to oppose to the goods raids carried out by the law enforcement bodies. More...

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Date: Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:44 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

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27.07.2007 Choosing an IT outsourcing partner

As IT outsourcing in the UK becomes increasingly popular, attention has inevitably turned to the issue of maximising the potential of the contract. More...

27.07.2007 Euroset is tired of Byelorussia

Eroset is going to leave Byelorussia because of unprofitability resulted from high taxes and high illegal import share, Evegeny Chichvarkin, the Company's CEO and President told CNews. Euroset earlier left the Azerbaijan market, having hardly entered it. More...

26.07.2007 Russian antivirus market grows by half

In 2006 the Russian antivirus software market grew practically by 50% and came to approximately $ 68.6 mln. The market main players demonstrated stable income growth, the greatest part falling to the corporate segment and small and medium size business. The personal sale segment was insignificant because of the high piracy level, although its sales grew stably. More...

25.07.2007 Game giant is to open its office in Moscow

The Electronic Arts Company, the world leader in the interactive entertainment software solutions is going to open its official Representation Office in Moscow. The market participants consider the event to positively affect the entertainment industry development in general. More...

24.07.2007 Outsourcing to drive IT spend in UK

A new report has observed that the UK is the European leader in terms of spending on IT support. More...

24.07.2007 PC market exposure in Russia

The real desktop market capacity in Russia came to 6.1mln. PC at 2006 year-end, the analytic company IT Research states. The amendment to the initially made market evaluation amounted to 1mln. PC. More...

30.07.2007 Armada IPO to be held on July 31

ARMADA 20% stake placing, issued within an additional issue, is to take place on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and Russian Trading System on July 31, 2007. More...

26.07.2007 Offshore cost-advantage to last for 20 years

India and China to dominate... More...

25.07.2007 Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

High-end skills available but questions remain about IP. More...

30.07.2007 IT-service market in Russia exceeds $ 2.4 bln.

The Russian IT-service market growth surpasses the IT-market growth. According to 2005 year results the integration, software and equipment delivery services demand exceeded the 2004 year results for 30%. More...

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#221

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Date: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:45 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

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23.07.2007 Sitronics founds a nanotechnology company

Sitronics has founded the Sitronincs Nanotechnology Company. The given enterprise is part of the Sitronics Microelectronic Solutions business line and is to be engaged in semi-conductor nanotechnology. More...

20.07.2007 Outsourcing IT support to protect data

Losing data represents one of the biggest risks to modern-day businesses and so it is no surprise that IT bosses are now outsourcing IT demands to protect against this risk. More...

20.07.2007 Apple is to open its Representation Office in Russia

Apple is going to open its Representation Office in Russia. This can be proved by the fact that the US vender has placed a job advertisement in Moscow. Apple's interest in the Russian market has been arisen by enormous popularity of the company's products in Russia. More...

19.07.2007 UBS to offshore 750 jobs to India and Poland

Part of the Swiss bank's "multi-hub" strategy. More...

19.07.2007 Russian pirates get Visa in court

Alltunes.com, the Russian musical resource cut off the Visa banking card payment operation has been acknowledged illegal by the Moscow court. Now Visa is at a loss: on the one hand the foreign resources force it to stop operations with Allofmp3.com and its successors, on the other, the Russian court requires resuming the payment operations. More...

18.07.2007 Kaspersky Lab being attacked by Chinese competitor

Kaspersky Lab has sued upon the Chinese antivirus developer Rising Tech, having accused it of unfair competition. The lawsuit was initiated because of the spread by Rising Tech rumors accusing Kaspersky Lab of using unfair competition methods. The Russian Company representatives say the competitor's attack is caused by the Chinese market loses resulted from the increase in Kaspersky Lab sales. More...

17.07.2007 Supercomputers: Russia prepares a powerful break through

The interdepartmental supercomputer center of the Russian Academy of Sciences was going to construct a new supercomputer with an 80 teraflop pick capacity, which is 6 times hire SKIF Cyberia, the most powerful computer system capacity according to the current Russian rating Top-50. SKIF's pick capacity, established in Tomsk University is 12 teraflop. More...

17.07.2007 Index ranks IT industries by nation

An IT competitiveness index has ranked more than 60 countries, based on factors such as business environment. More...

23.07.2007 Betfair taps Romania for offshore software skills

Online betting and gaming company Betfair has set up an offshore software development centre in Romania to cope with the demands of its rapidly expanding product portfolio. More...

23.07.2007 Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

High-end skills available but questions remain about IP. More...

18.07.2007 Second Life - outsourcing's next frontier?

News analysis: Why your job could go to a giant rabbit... More...

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#220

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Date: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:17 pm
Subject: SiliconTaiga: software development world

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13.07.2007 Microsoft has started its expansion in Runet

On the 29th of June Microsoft declared the start of the Russian MSN portal. This event is also another step of promotion of its Internet platform in Russia. Microsoft emphasizes that its aim is to become a member of the Runet Big Three, but it mentions that the company is not going to compete with opponents but to cooperate. Market sharers do not consider the Bill Gates Empire to take leading positions in the Russian Internet. More...

13.07.2007 MegaFon is being crept to by a secret investor

JSC Northwest Telecom has parted with the JSC Telecominvest block of stocks (15%), belonging to the Company. 2.45 mln. shares of the St. Petersburg Holding, possessing a 31.3% stake in Megafon have been handed to Renaissance Capital. The experts say the Company acts on behalf of an investor, which is likely to be TeliaSonera. More...

12.07.2007 IT outsourcing and cost cutting

Experts in the field of IT outsourcing have claimed that reducing costs is inevitably one of the driving forces behind a decision to outsource IT support. More...

12.07.2007 41.6% increase in Euroset QI turnover

By the end of 2007 the overall number of Euroset outlets in 11 CIS countries and Baltic states came to 4,883. The company's QII 2007 turnover amounted to $ 1,34bln., which is 6,5% higher than the Company's QI 2007 turnover, and 34,8% higher the Company's QII 2006 turnover. More...

11.07.2007 Russian T-Systems is to expand 5 times

The T-Systems CIS Company (the German T-Systems Russian subsidiary) announced its St. Petersburg development center was to expand 5 times from 80 to 400 people by the end of 2008. However, IT-specialists shortage might hamper the forecasted expansion. More...

11.07.2007 2014: Sochi is to become the Russian telecommunication capital

The RF Ministry of Information technologies and communications promises to build the newest telecommunication infrastructure in Sochi by 2014. 4 large projects are to be implemented in the resort city by the beginning of the Olympic Games, their overall cost is to exceed 3 bln. rubles. More...

10.07.2007 IT outsourcing sees 'too much guesswork'

A new study has found that many businesses are simply guessing when it comes to working out the potential return on investment of IT expenditure. More...

10.07.2007 Not localized iPhones are to come to Russia in summer

Hardly have iPhones hit the US market, Runet is practically overwhelmed with proposals to sell the cult Apple device. Specialists warn those who buy the not localized Apple device are sure to face a number of problems. More...

16.07.2007 Five hot outsourcing trends to watch

Which way is the wind blowing in the offshore outsourcing market? What's looming on the horizon in the next five years? silicon.com profiles five areas to keep an eye on: More...

16.07.2007 Deutsche Bank: Why we use India and Russia

Inside India: Banking giant weighs its offshoring options. More...

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