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Midemlab contest 2014: A call to Russian startups

In partnership with East-West Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to midemlab. This major startup and app developer competition will take place in Cannes, France, from February 1 to February 4 of next year. If you have a built the next solution that will …

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Russian Innovation Week Conference to boost business cooperation between Russia and the U.S.

MENLO PARK, Calif. – The second annual Russian Innovation Week Conference will bring together Russian and American government representatives, business leaders, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in the technology sector to explore investment opportunities and build strategic partnerships. This year’s events will take place on September 17 in Boston and on September 19-20 in California’s Silicon …

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Startup Picnic: The must-attend summer event for Moscow’s startup community

This Saturday, the “Startup Picnic” entrepreneurial festival will bring together investors, business angels, representatives of development institutions, and leading business coaches, as well as existing entrepreneurs, in partnership with East-West Digital News. The program will include a variety of educational seminars and master classes on topics such as project presentation, business modeling, business process optimization, …

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Major software engineering conference invites speaker submissions

CEE-SECR is the premier software engineering conference in Russia. The 2013 edition of the conference will take place on October 23-25 at the Digital October Center in Moscow. Over 700 industry specialists, representing all IT areas, are expected to attend the event. The CEE-SECR 2013 Program Committee is launching a call for speakers, who should apply …

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Global marketplace for startup investing and funding open to Russian players

Willemstad – Startup Stock Exchange (SSX), a global, regulated marketplace for startup investing and funding, was launched on June 10th and is now open for Russian investors and Russian startups. On SSX, investors of any level buy ownership shares of vetted startup companies. Shares trade freely on the exchange, providing a liquid market. Investors can buy …

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VimpelCom and Ericsson bring LTE to Moscow

In cooperation with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), VimpelCom – one of the world’s largest integrated telecommunications services operators – has launched LTE services in Moscow. VimpelCom LTE FDD services are now accessible within the central Sadovoye Ring area of the city, and are expected to be available throughout the Russian capital by the end of 2013.

Beta Week: A beacon of networking between Russian and US tech entrepreneurs and investors

On June 22nd, a team of entrepreneurs from New York is bringing a one-of-a-kind invite-only tech conference to Moscow. The event that promises to become a beacon of networking between Russian and American founders will be attended by 100 hand-selected members of the Russian tech elite – noteworthy startups, investors and media representatives. Beta Week will …

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Yandex redesigns search result page with launch of interactive snippets

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), Russia’s largest search engine, has announced significant changes to its Search Engine Results Pages (SERP) with the launch of interactive snippets called ‘Islands’. Islands has been designed to provide a new level of user experience, responding to web searches with solutions rather than just information. As such, it will speed up the link …

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From IT to cleantech to biotechnology, new edition of BIT contest elicits innovation across Russia

BIT Contest, the largest tech contest in Russia and its neighboring countries, is holding its 10th edition this year with a richer and more international format. Inspired by the MIT $100K competition, BIT contests — short for Business of Innovative Technologies — were organized for the first time in 2003 within Russia’s most prestigious business …

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i-Free, Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank and MasterCard launch NFC wallet in Russia and CIS

Moscow, Russia – i-Free is introducing the first full-featured NFC wallet in Russia and CIS. Embedded in smartphones and the TSM (Trusted Service Manager) platform, the wallet brings all the advantages of NFC technology to Russian and CIS consumers, including the remote issue and secure download of Mobile MasterCard PayPass® cards. Both the NFC wallet and the …

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Gemalto supplies MTS Russia with UpTeq NFC SIM for mobile transport services

Amsterdam – Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest network operator with over 70 million subscribers, with its UpTeq NFC high-end SIM cards for a mobile phone-based public transport ticketing solution in the city of Novosibirsk. Produced and personalized at Gemalto’s Moscow service center, the …

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Yandex.Money integrates with Skrill

Yandex.Money announces partnership with Skrill, a leading European online payment provider. This new collaboration will allow internet stores around the world to quickly and easily tap into Yandex.Money services. Skrill is one of Europe’s largest online payment providers, offering its clients more than 100 payment options in 200 countries and territories. It allows online businesses to …

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