MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator and retailer, and NEC Neva Communications Systems, a subsidiary of Japanese NEC Corporation, launched a cloud business applications store in Belarus earlier this month through the local subsidiary of MTS. The SaaS business applications are available to MTS subscribers via the MTS Belorussian portal without installing any additional software. …
Heverest.ru, an online retailer of sports and recreational equipment, has attracted a $1.3 million investment from Rollingahead Ltd. and eVenture Capital Partners. The deal brings the current total amount invested in this startup to $2.2 million. Heverest.ru was launched in June of this year by Fast Lane Ventures, a Western-style startup incubator operating in Russia. …
Sport and leisure retailer Heverest.ru raises $1.3 million Read More
Is Russia set to be the next Eldorado for Western startups? As Russia emerges as a new hot spot on the global IT scene, companies have begun seeking new partners, clients and even investors. Among them is Capptain, a Paris based startup with solutions allowing mobile app and game developers to manage and serve their …
French and UK mobile startups find clients and investors in Russia Read More
Russian Internet giant Mail.ru Group, which went public last year in London, could launch a VoIP service as soon as early 2012, the group’s CTO Vladimir Gabrielyan told news agency Interfax, Gazeta.ru reported last week. The product, created in a special lab set up in August to develop the technology, is already complete. “We’re working on …
Ru-Net, a major Moscow based venture fund, launched the American arm of its activity last month by establishing RTP Ventures, making its $700 million under management available to US Internet, SaaS and cloud computing companies. A few weeks earlier, the fund had participated in a $60 million round of financing – along with German based Rebate Networks …
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Will savvy US consumers soon be navigating shopping malls with the help of a Russian mobile application? This vision of the future may well come to be in a year or two, according to Wizee CEO Anton Lebedev who exchanged views with East-West Digital News. Already available at the Apple App Store and on Android …
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Held for the first time last week in Moscow, the Internet Life Conference made a splash in the nascent startup community by offering insight on current Internet trends, online strategies and solutions. The conference was organized by CareerLab, a specialized educational center in the field of software engineering and ALM solutions, in partnership with Microsoft, IBM and a number …
Launch of annual Internet Life Conference in Moscow attracts big, small industry players Read More
With more than 60 million downloads to date across all platforms, Cut The Rope is one the biggest international successes in mobile games. In March of 2011, Cut The Rope was lauded at the 7th British Academy Video Games Awards in the Hand-held game category. In June, it won an Apple Design Award for the …
Earlier this week, major Russian software licensing and IT service provider Softline announced it opened a representatice office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian office, which already employs ten people, specializes in licensing software from leading international and Russian publishers.
Ever wanted to make millions sifting sand on the virtual sea-shore? To have your very own smart and sensual virtual assistant to do your bidding over your mobile phone? Or to enjoy discounts at dozens of Moscow cafés, shops and malls? East-West Digital News has selected ten of our favorite mobile apps designed and produced …
NIS GLONASS, the Russian national provider of satellite navigation services, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Nokia. According to the agreement – which follows announcements made in August of this year – the Finnish company is to adapt GLONASS technology to its mobile platforms and devices. The Russian technology may also …
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Get out of the way Doodle Jump and Zombieville U.S.A.: Russian players in the booming mobile application and game markets are beginning to assert themselves – with world-class products as their ammunition. Among the emerging players are traditional mobile content companies Dynamic Pixels, Herocraft and i-Free, or Game Insight, which originally focused on social games. …
Next Level: Russian mobile developers score big time on international scene Read More
