IT services

InformInvestGroup to push British Telecom solutions on the Russian market

November 8, 2011

Global telecommunications services company British Telecom (BT) and Moscow headquartered IT holding InformInvestGroup signed a cooperation agreement to adapt and promote BT’s services on the Russian and CIS markets. The agreement covers BT’s offers for software applications and cloud computing as well as solutions tailored for financial markets such as BT Trading System and BT …

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Top ranking Russian web server Nginx raises $3 million from Russian and international funds

October 13, 2011

Nginx, the open source web server publisher (pronounced “engine-x”), has just closed a $3 million round of financing from Russian early stage venture fund Runa Capital, US fund MDS Capital and US-German fund BV Capital-eVenture Capital. The funds raised will be used to “establish a commercial offering that creates new infrastructure solutions for Internet companies in a variety …

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US SaaS provider BigTime receives Runa Capital’s first investment outside Russia

October 5, 2011

Russian early stage fund Runa Capital took part in a round of financing for  BigTime, a US corporate software publisher. Along with Runa, the financiers included US and international funds LTC Partners, Geneva Venture Investment Management, Hickory Grove, and Howell Capital for a total amount of $3 million, news agency RIA Novosti reported yesterday.

Asteros becomes first Apple authorized system integrator in Russia

September 29, 2011

Last week, IT firm Asteros, headquartered in Moscow, became the first Russian company to receive the status of Authorized Systems Integrator from Apple. Asteros will integrate and service Apple-branded hardware into its clients’ IT infrastructure and tailor the US company’s software to fit the needs of Asteros’ Russian clients.

Microsoft and 1S to develop cloud projects with Rostelecom

September 21, 2011

Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom, US software giant Microsoft, and top Russian enterprise software publisher 1S signed agreements to jointly develop cloud computing projects. Appointed in March by the Russian government to develop a national cloud computing platform by 2015, Rostelecom announced its intention to invest more than ten billion rubles (approximately $357 million) into …

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IT spending by Russian government bodies set to reach $2.8 billion in 2011

September 7, 2011

A list of Russian governmental bodies ranked by their IT expenditures was published last month by CNews.ru, a resource covering the IT and telecom markets. In 2011, total spending by 71 government bodies tracked by the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media is expected to amount to 83.18 billion rubles, or $2.81 billion. Of this …

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Launch of universal electronic ID cards in Russia holds opportunities for IT and B2C service companies

August 22, 2011

The Russian Ministry for Economic Development adopted earlier this month its final schedule for the launch of its project for universal electronic cards for all Russians in 2012. In accordance with a Federal law adopted in July, 2010, these universal electronic cards are to be provided to all Russian citizens. The cards will be configured …

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Personal data law comes into full force, Medvedev signs more restrictive amendments

February 15, 2017

Last week, President Medvedev signed certain amendments to the Russian law on personal data, which hardened the legal obligations on all organizations – both corporate and state sector – dealing with personal data. Although the law was voted by the Russian parliament in 2006 – one year after Russia ratified the Council of Europe’s 1981 Strasbourg …

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