Twitter debuts in Russian—five years after English version

Twitter officially launched new Russian and Turkish language versions of its web and mobile interfaces on Tuesday. The microblogging service launched in the US in 2006 only started to gain notice and popularity in Russia about two years ago.

Court Coursey of TomorrowVentures: “Russia is one the fastest growing markets on the planet”

TomorrowVentures, a US investment fund founded in 2009 by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, announced earlier this week the formation of a strategic partnership with Digital October, a Moscow-based cooperative work space and events organizer. Court Coursey, Managing Partner at TomorrowVentures, agreed to speak with EWDN on the subject of their new partnership.

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.

Rusnano to finance MRAM project with France’s Crocus Technology

Rusnano will finance the first production of MRAM memory chips in Russia in cooperation with Crocus Technology, based in Grenoble, France, the Russian press reported. Production will be organized through a technology transfer of chip design and packaging. The project will focus on producing Secure Digital (SD), MiniSD/MicroSD, and USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 flash memory cards.

MTS to invest $14.4 million in Lipetsk region in 2011

MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, intends to invest $14.4 million in telecom network modernization in Lipetsk region in 2011, reports CNews.ru, a site covering IT and telecoms issues. Under plans, the company is to replace radiosubsystem and commutation equipment, renew software and expand transport network. The program is scheduled to be carried out till …

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President Medvedev calls to “work, not sleep” on the Skolkovo project

Attending the presentation of the first annual report of the Skolkovo Foundation in Moscow yesterday, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev called for more active efforts to encourage foreign partners to take part in Skolkovo, the state-sponsored innovation hub under construction near Moscow.

Tele2 enters Moscow market

Tele2 Russia, the Russian subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications group, launched “Cheaper Calls” last week, its first offer to Muscovites. The offer includes discounted calls from the Moscow region, from sea resorts and for calls from abroad.

Begun and Google to further integrate advertising

Google AdWords and Begun, a leading Russian ad network acquired by Google in 2008, have announced further technological integration of their advertising capabilities.

Yandex to track user behavior

Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, has launched Webvisor, a service that works with Yandex.Metrica to track and visualize the actions of site visitors. Webvizor is only for sites using Yandex Market, a marketplace for merchants affiliated with Yandex, or Yandex Direct, the contextual ad service of Yandex.

VimpelCom to prepare a Skype-like VoIP offer

VimpelCom, a major Russian mobile operator, is talking with outsourcing companies about developing an IP telephony product functionally similar to Skype. The news, provided by unnamed sources, was reported last week by CNews.ru, a Russian site covering IT and telecom issues.

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