NICE Systems, an Israel-headquartered software solutions provider, announced last week the launch of a contact (call) center fraud prevention product for Russia. The developers have designed a tool to foil sham ID use in those areas of the banking, trading and financial sectors where closing a transaction or making a purchase requires a customer’s voice …
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CNews.ru, a major Russian source of IT and telecom industry news, has put together what it dubs “an anti-ranking” of last year’s most disappointing developments in Russia’s information and communications technology sector. From delays in major government supported programs, to debacles in Asia, to 4G oligopoly, East-West Digital News highlights the most significant setbacks.
A growing number of Russian satellite TV operators are trading the once cherished status of premium providers for that of discounters, driving market prices down and increasing competition in a country where an estimated 55-57% of households are linked to paid television services. NTV-Plus, Russia’s oldest satellite TV company, and one which has been in …
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Last month the Russian police confiscated 103 packaged bales full of fake Apple and Samsung phones; they estimate 10 million rubles ($310,000+) and 179 million rubles ($5.6 million), respectively, in damages for the trademark holders. As many as 8,400 handsets “with unmistakable signs of falsification,” stacked on a train that ran from Vladivostok, in Russia’s …
Phony “New Year godsend” under Apple and Samsung guise seized in Moscow Read More
