Information on the IT, telecommunications and e-business markets in Russia and Central European countries - free newsletters, articles and sector news. http://www.ictrussia.com/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:42:42 +0200 http://www.polishmarket.com/_i/images/PMR.gif http://www.ictrussia.com/ 100 51 Information on the IT, telecommunications and e-business markets in Russia and Central European countries - free newsletters, articles and sector news. http://www.ictrussia.com/91722/SkyLink_creates_Sky_1800.shtml The Russian ISP SkyLink has merged 11 of its regional companies in the Central, Volga, Southern and Siberian federal districts to create a new company, Sky-1800. SkyLink's deputy</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91721/Russian_PC_assemblers_lose_market_share.shtml About 2.23 million PC computers were imported to Russia in Q2 2010, a 67.1% increase in comparison to the same period last year, according to market research published by IDC. The top</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91717/Pozitronika_opens_another_store_in_Moscow.shtml Merlion has opened its fourth Pozitronika store in Moscow that offers computer and consumer electronics of brands such as Apple, Acer, Canon, Dell, HP, Samsung and many others. The</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91716/Krok_leads_systems_integration_market_in_Russia.shtml Krok, the Russian IT services provider, has been identified as the systems integration market leader for the ninth consecutive year, according to market research published by IDC.</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91715/MTS_opens_online_stores_in_Ufa__Samara__Khabarovsk_and_Novosibirsk.shtml The Russian mobile phone operator MTS has opened online stores in Ufa, Samara, Khabarovsk and Novosibirsk. Customers can purchase MTS mobile phones and all services online and the</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91714/Megafon_increases_subscriber_count_in_Altay_region.shtml The mobile operator Megafon has reached over 500,000 subscribers in the Altay region. The company has attracted over 100,000 new subscribers since January 2010. Megafon launched</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91713/Svyazinvest_plans_to_acquire_Akado.shtml The Russian telecommunications company Svyazinvest is planning to acquire Akado, the Moscow cable TV operator and ISP. According to Svyazinvest’s CEO Mikhail Leshchenko, Akado is</I> ... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91473/Megafon_plans_to_acquire_PeterStar.shtml The board of the mobile phone operator Megafon is due to discuss at the end of September the acquisition of PeterStar, which is now owned by Megafon's subsidiary Sinterra. Megafon</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91472/Toshiba_Computer_Systems_develops_partner_network.shtml Toshiba Europe has signed a distributor agreement with Merlion thus extending its partner network in Russia. Merlion is authorised to sell the company’s full portfolio of</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91471/Acer_leads_sales_of_monitors_in_Russia.shtml Acer, a leading computer supplier, has registered the highest sales of monitors in Q2 2010 in Russia, accounting for a 26% market share. The share of 23- and 24-inch monitors sold reached</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91470/Russian_companies_lead_the_IT_services_market.shtml The Russian IT companies IBS, Krok, Tekhnoserv, Lanit and EPAM Systems were acknowledged as IT-service market leaders in 2009, according to a report published by IDC. The combined</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91469/E_book_reader_sales_to_go_up_by_76_.shtml The Russian e-book readers market is forecast to grow by 76% in 2010, according to market research company J’son & Partners Consulting. Estimates are for 440,000 e-readers</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91468/Komstar_OTS_increases_net_profit_by_87_.shtml The Russian telecommunications company Komstar-OTS saw its net profit rise by 87% to $94.9m in the first half of 2010. In Q2 2010 the company increased its earnings and net profit by</I> ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91083/S3_to_sell_SkyLink_phone_and_internet_box_sets.shtml The mobile phone operator SkyLink has signed a distributor agreement with the S3 dealer chain for the sale of its mobile phone and internet box sets. Currently, S3 sells SkyLink box</I> ... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.ictrussia.com/91082/VimpelCom_increases_foreign_operator_voice_traffic_.shtml The Russian mobile phone operator VimpelCom has reported an increase in voice traffic generated by foreign operators, amounting to $104.3m in the first half of 2010. Its Beeline</I> ... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200