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Russia eyes domestic alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, Zoom

November 24, 2022

Russian software developers have submitted early versions of homemade alternatives to Instagram, TikTok and Zoom, the RBC news website reported Thursday. Instagram was blocked by Russian authorities following the invasion of Ukraine, while TikTok and Zoom restricted their services within the country. The proposed domestic platforms — Looky, Sunlight Play and Dion — are part of the …

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Samsung smartphones disappear from Russian stores

August 12, 2022

Samsung smartphones have disappeared from store shelves in some areas of Russia, media outlet RBC reported Thursday, as overall smartphone sales reached a decade low.  Customers in some major Russian cities are being asked to wait up to five days for deliveries, according to RBC.  Western electronics manufacturers Samsung and Apple suspended shipments to Russia earlier this …

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Cross-border e-commerce players from across the world to meet in Barcelona on Oct. 29-30

February 12, 2016

An exclusive, 2-day e-commerce conference, Club Ecommerce’s Cross Border Summit 1to1 brings together industry practitioners from across the world each year in Barcelona. Online retailers, solution providers, other market players and experts will exchange best practices and knowledge and talk with potential partners from dozens of countries. If you are a solution provider, you will meet and network with major international online retailers! (apply here) …

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Software and IT service export reached $6 billion in 2014

September 23, 2015

Russia’s domestic software development market reached approximately $6 billion in 2014 — the same amount in US dollars as in the previous year, but slightly more if counted in rubles, even taking into account inflation, according to industry association RUSSOFT. Export of software and IT services accounted for another $6 billion, up 11% from 2013. The growth …

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Russia and Iraq to develop cooperation in the fields of IT and telecommunications

June 22, 2015

As a result of a meeting earlier this month between the Russian minister of telecommunications and mass media Nikolai Nikiforov and Iraqi ambassador Ismail Mukhsin, the two countries are willing to develop ties in the field of telecommunications, information technologies and postal services. Government bodies, private companies, scientific and educational organizations are potentially concerned, according …

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Altair Capital invests in New York mobile ticketing startup Rukkus

June 2, 2015

Illustrating once again the invest-abroad trend among Russian tech investors, Altair Capital, the fund of Russian serial business angel Igor Ryabenkiy, has invested in New York-based Rukkus. Launched in 2013, this startup offers “the easiest way on mobile to find and buy the perfect concert, sports, or theater ticket.” The amount of the transaction has …

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