Business In Hi-Tech

The Moscow Department of Information Technologies will spend almost a billion on foreign personal computers and software

The Moscow Department of Information Technologies will buy computers with foreign hardware and software, explaining that the equipment on Russian components does not meet its requirements.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

The authorities will spend 130 million to make citizens love the digital economy

2.5 years after the approval of the state program "Digital economy", the authorities began to think about its popularization among citizens. TV, radio and the Internet will be used, where not only materials will be posted, but also feedback will be organized in the form of working with comments from users of the network.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

Orange Business Services deployed smart office for Russian department of Linde Engineering

International service provider Orange Business Services started to deploy Smart Office solution in the head office of Linde Engineering company in Russia. Digitalization of a part of working processes will increase the efficiency of employees and will help to create comfortable conditions in the office. Thus, for example, Orange solution will let forward notifications  quickly in IT department, administrative department, cleaning and catering services or other company departments through tablet PCs and QR codes located in key points of the office.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

Shunned in the US, Huawei looks to Russia to invent an AI future

One by one the doors closed. Over the past 18 months, top US universities including Princeton, Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley have rethought their research ties with Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies.
Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

Huawei will open corporate service centers in Moscow, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod

On November 18, 2019 the Huawei company announced official opening of three corporate service centers in Moscow, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod on December 1, 2019.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

All surveillance cameras in Moscow will distinguish by faces

On October 22, 2019 it became known that all video surveillances cameras in Moscow will include face recognition function. It was said by Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

Sales of Cisco products grow in Russia despite import substitution policy

Product revenue of Cisco in Russia in 2019 financial year (came to the end for the company on July 31) grew by 6% in dollars. It is said in the annual report of Cisco published in October, 2019.

In general over BRICM countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mexico) Cisco turnover from sales of products was reduced by 1% with especially strong falling in China – minus 16%. However Russia and also India and Mexico where growth was observed, allowed to level negative effect, said in the annual report of the company.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

Venezuela intends to pay Russia in cryptocurrency for construction of housing

At the beginning of November, 2019 it became known of plans of Venezuela to pay Russia in cryptocurrency for construction of housing. Experts consider that such transactions are still impossible.

As the Venezuelan Minister of Construction Ildemaro Vilyaroel told RIA Novosti, the government of the country is going to resume cooperation with Russia in the field of construction of social housing and intends to involve in financing cryptocurrency El Petro.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects

VMware announced "aggressive" growth of business in Russia

Business of VMware in Russia in 2018 grew much more in high gear in dollars, than on average in the world, the head of the company in Russia and the CIS Alexander Vasilenko told TAdviser. He preferred not to disclose dynamics in absolute measures, but characterized growth as "very aggressive".

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Huawei invests $10 million in development of an ecosystem of mobile applications in Russia

At the beginning of November, 2019 Huawei announced investment of $10 million into development of mobile applications in Russia. Means will go for encouragement of the Russian developers and owners of software which will become a part of an ecosystem of Huawei Mobile Services (HMS). The details of future investments into the companies are not disclosed.

Topics: National infrastructure and major projects