Russian students won five medals in a total of twelve competitions at the Association of Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) held from May 27 -31 in Orlando, Florida this year. The student team from St. Petersburg State University, in particular, won the 4th place gold medal at the IBM-sponsored championship.
Roscosmos Deputy head Anatoly Shilov announced yesterday significant improvement in Glonass accuracy. “Today, the system’s precision is to 6 meters, compared to 7 meters for GPS. In the next one or two years we must achieve an accuracy of 2 to 3 meters.” The statement was made at an international forum on satellite navigation held in …
VimpelCom brand Beeline TV has made available six additional high definition television channels in its programming package for Moscow subscribers. VimpelCom is a leading Russian and international telecoms group.
Luxoft announced that it has agreed with Harman International to design and develop sophisticated infotainment systems for the automotive industry. Part of the Moscow-based IBS Group and traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Luxoft is a prominent offshore software developer with headquarters in Moscow.
