Scientists at the Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics (TUSUR) in Siberia are working on a new technology that would enable 3D prototyping of ceramics, the Association of the Innovation Regions of Russia reported last week. The technology is an alternative to conventional laser-based 3D prototyping, the source underscored.
The Moscow metro will hold a competition to create a unified mobile network throughout the city’s sprawling underground transport system, a source familiar with the metro’s plans told Itar-Tass on Monday. The planned competition was confirmed by two mobile operators, and a source close to the Moscow Department of Information Technology said that the winning …
Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, and Altair Capital, the seed-stage fund of serial angel investor Igor Ryabenkiy, have invested $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, in Mix Upload company. This Russian startup is developing a portal to help listeners, musicians and labels find each other and to monetize creative product. The …
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The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian), a fund launched last year following a government initiative, will open a remote regional accelerator in Sevastopol, Crimea, as soon as this summer. The news was reported last week by Russian business daily Kommersant. The fund is expecting to support five to seven projects, which will …
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Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, has invested 6 million rubles (approximately $210,000) in Mersibo, a developer of online educational games for children. The funds will be used to strengthen staff, develop mobile versions and create new games. The startup is also considering international expansion. It plans to release a …
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In a bid to “educate the private sector and raise awareness about economic espionage and cyber counterintelligence,” FBI special agents Lucia M. Ziobro and Vincent B. Lisi warned Boston-area businesses and academic institutions earlier this month of “scams involving malicious [Russian] venture capitalists.” The warning took the form of a notification to local players and …
The Skolkovo Foundation will bring 8 startups to participate in a road show in Hong Kong and Mainland China. All the companies will show their innovative developments during the International ICT Expo, which will take place on 13-16 April 2014 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The management team of Skolkovo and the startups …
East-West Digital News is proud to announce the upcoming e-Days E-Commerce Conference, Russia’s first internationally-oriented industry event. The conference will be held in Moscow on June 6, with InternetRetailer.com, the chambers of commerce of France and Great Britain and online marketing agency BuzzFactory joining EWDN as co-organizers and partners. A bevy of CEOs and top …
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2GIS, a Russian developer of 3D maps with electronic directory guides for city inhabitants and travelers, is now available in Spanish for detailed city navigation in Santiago, the capital of Chile – the first South American site for the cartography company. The project is downloadable in both desktop (Windows) and mobile (iOS and Android) versions. …
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Three weeks after Russia asserted that Crimea and the city of Sebastopol have become part of its territory, Facebook and Russian-language social network Vkontakte still categorize the inhabitants of these regions as being located in Ukraine. Meanwhile, two other major social networks, Odnoklassniki (Classmates) and Moi Mir (My World), have already classified them as being part …
Microsoft has stepped up its support of the Moscow IT-industry. This week the American IT-giant has opened a new $15 million technology center, and also announced that it is to invest $1 million in research at Moscow State University over the next three years. This is the third tech center established by Microsoft in Russia. …
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The Nizhny Novgorod Region in the mid-Volga area plans to launch the inaugural stage of its first IT park this November, the Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications website announced in late March, following a top-level on-site inspection by the Ministry. The long-awaited 15 billion ruble (about $430 million) Ankudinovka IT Park is one …
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