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US-Russian joint venture to deliver security solutions in Russia and CIS

Crossbeam Systems, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks, and Russian Telecom Equipment Company (RTEC), a manufacturer of trusted telecommunications equipment, announced today the creation of a joint venture to deliver security solutions in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

NetMediaEurope to cover Russian IT sector with East-West Digital News

East-West Digital News, Russia’s up and coming news and information site covering IT industries in English, has signed a partnership agreement with NetMediaEurope, publisher of more than 40 sites across Europe targeting IT professionals. The partnership includes content exchanges and editorial cooperation. In addition, NetMediaEurope may develop advertising activities in Russia with the help of …

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Ericsson commits to Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Center

Formally announced after the meeting between Swedish and Russian prime ministers, Ericsson’s participation in Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Center draws on the company’s 120 years of collaboration with Russia on ICT modernization. The strategic agreement will help drive innovation and development in the country’s science and technology sectors.

New site makes emerging Russian IT markets accessible to the world

While Russia has set for itself the strategic goal of modernization through technological development, to date the country remains largely terra incognita to many international players in the IT sector because of the general lack of market data and business information in English.

VimpelCom and Wind Telecom combine to create new global telecom group

Amsterdam and New York – VimpelCom Ltd. and WIND Telecom S.p.A., leading international providers of telecommunications services, are pleased to announce the closing of the transaction that combines the two entities to create a new global telecom group.

Rostelecom completes large scale reorganization and merger process

Moscow, Russia – Rostelecom (RTS, MICEX: RTKM, RTKMP; OTCQX: ROSYY), Russia’s national telecommunications operator, today announces that OJSC CentreTelecom, OJSC SibirTelecom, OJSC Dalsvyaz, OJSC Uralsvyazinform, OJSC VolgaTelecom, OJSC North-West Telecom, OJSC Southern Telecommunications Company and OJSC Dagsvyazinform (“the merged companies”) have today been excluded from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities following their merger …

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VimpelCom shareholders approve combination with Wind Telecom

Amsterdam and New York – VimpelCom Ltd. announced today that the Company’s shareholders approved all of the items on the agenda at today’s Special General Meeting, paving the way to complete the combination of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom S.p.A.

Comstar merges into MTS and cancels GDR Listing

Moscow, Russia – “COMSTAR – United TeleSystems” JSC (“Comstar”) (LSE: CMST), the largest integrated telecommunications provider in Moscow and 84 Russian cities, with a presence in Ukraine and Armenia, today announces that, following the announcement on 24 December 2010 that Comstar shareholders had approved the merger of Comstar into Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) pursuant to which …

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Cisco to develop “Virtual Skolkovo” in follow-up MOU with Skolkovo Foundation

Cisco and the Skolkovo Foundation today unveiled further details of joint efforts under the Skolkovo Project plans to develop a “Virtual Skolkovo”.  Based on the proposal from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), Virtual Skolkovo will be a business innovation ecosystem that pushes the advantages of traditional clustering beyond physical boundaries into the virtual …

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Russia’s MTS subscribers get access to mobile content with Opera Mini

Oslo, Norway – Opera Software today announced that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, will now provide a co-branded version of the Opera Mini browser for its subscribers, who can download it on their mobile phones at mini.opera.com. Subscribers of MTS will get access …

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