Daily deal site Kupikupon.ru aquires beauty salon booking service

April 10, 2012

Kupikupon.ru, a major daily deal site, has acquired Moresalonov.ru, an online booking service for beauty salons, for an undisclosed amount, reported Unova, a Russian site dedicated to high tech and venture news. The clients of Kupikupon.ru will be able to plan visits to beauty salons and book appointments  more easily. Bookings for restaurants, car maintenance, and …

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Microsoft to bring more technology to Russian academics

April 9, 2012

Microsoft and the Russian Academy of Sciences inked a long-term collaboration memorandum of understanding last week, pooling their efforts to develop the use of advanced IT tools in the academy’s research activities as well as joint education programs in Russia. In particular, Microsoft will assist the academy in upgrading its IT infrastructure, including a prospective …

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MegaFon expands data center network

April 9, 2012

Megafon, one of Russia’s leading mobile operators, leaked to the media last week that it plans to launch data processing centers by 2013 in each of Russia’s federal districts – the eight supra-regional territorial formations created in 2000 to ease the governance of a country that spans nine time zones. According to a report by …

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Russian mobile app creates international controversy over sexism and privacy

April 6, 2012

An international scandal has grown this week around Girls Around Me, an iPhone application created by a subsidiary of i-Free, a major St. Petersburg, Russia based mobile app publisher. Starting with a post on ‘Cult Of Mac,’ a blog following products from Apple, the controversy has been fueled by a flurry of comments from mainstream media …

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i-Free halts funding to the start-up that created mobile app Girls Around Me

December 2, 2024

St. Petersburg – i-Free reports that its venture foundation subdivision i-Free Ventures has stopped funding Places Around Me, the start-up that created the mobile application Girls Around Me. i-Free decided to stop funding Places Around Me because of the negative reaction its mobile application Girls Around Me has recently provoked among potential users.

Cross-border e-commerce operator BayRu opens Moscow office

April 5, 2012

Illustrating the importance of online cross-border commerce in Russia, the Chicago-based company BayRu, which helps consumers from Russian and neighboring countries place orders from foreign online retailers, announced last week that it has opened a representative office in Moscow. Many Russians make online purchases from international giants eBay and Amazon or from more specialized retailers …

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Ozon 2011 revenue exceeds $300 million

April 5, 2012

The Ozon group yesterday announced revenue growth of 84% for last year in dollar value, reaching $302.5 million and outperforming the Russian online retail market’s estimated 25% rise to some $10 billion. Particularly notable was the 3.5-fold growth of Ozon Travel, the branch specializing in air and train tickets and hotel bookings. Established in 2009, …

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RNT transport telematics to South America

April 4, 2012

Already present in 22 countries worldwide, Russian Navigation Technologies (RNT), a leading manufacturer and integrator of fleet management solutions and other telematics systems operating under the Auto Tracker brand, announced it is now opening up South America’s fleet management market. Announcing last week a new JV in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the firm has not only …

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FSB seeks to drive Western intelligence out of blogosphere

April 3, 2012

In a new bid to put a lid on uncensored Internet exchanges, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the post-Soviet successor of the KGB, has called for a crackdown on the “detrimental activity” of Western intelligence services in cyberspace. Speaking last week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at an interregional anti-terrorist panel of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), …

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Report: Russian e-commerce severely hampered by HR shortages

April 2, 2012

The lack of qualified human resources appears to be the most difficult issue faced by the fast growing e-commerce industry in Russia, says a report by East-West Digital News. All key positions are affected, from general managers and project managers, to e-marketing specialists to IT and fulfillment teams. The shortage of skilled employees on the …

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