Capital&ICT http://www.capital-ict.com/rss.xml en Cisco in the Hunt for Diamonds http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/07/09/cisco-hunt-diamonds Comms giant Cisco Systems is seeking for tech VC investment capabilities in the Russian market. The U.S. networking stuff producer has tied up with angel Dr. Alexander “Sasha” Galitsky in his start-up Almaz (“Diamond”) VC vehicle. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/07/09/cisco-hunt-diamonds#comments Alexander Galitsky Almaz Capital Partners Cisco Systems Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:14:44 +0400 Irina Vasilieva 106 at http://www.capital-ict.com Host in Translation http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/06/18/host-translation Fabulous social networking web site Facebook eventually opens for business in Russia. Is Mark Zukerberg’s brainchild hardy enough to withstand attack of home-bred clones? http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/06/18/host-translation#comments Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Microsoft VKontakte.ru Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:21:10 +0400 Jennifer Andersen 105 at http://www.capital-ict.com Moody's Withdraws Golden Telecom's Rating http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/06/03/moodys-withdraws-golden-telecoms-rating Moody's Investors Service has withdrawn the Corporate Family Rating of Golden Telecom Inc. (GTI) on Monday, June 2 for business reasons and at the request of the company. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/06/03/moodys-withdraws-golden-telecoms-rating#comments Golden Telecom Moody's rating Vimpelcom Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:23:41 +0400 Tina Snodgrass 104 at http://www.capital-ict.com MTS Announces Subscriber Growth Numbers for April 2008 http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/20/mts-announces-subscriber-growth-numbers-april-2008 Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announces that it's consolidated subscriber base reached 85.68 million users on April 30, 2008. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/20/mts-announces-subscriber-growth-numbers-april-2008#comments MTS Tue, 20 May 2008 12:45:30 +0400 admin 102 at http://www.capital-ict.com EPAM Grabs $50 Million of Amicable Funding http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/19/epam-grabs-50-million-amicable-funding A contract software maker EPAM Systems reported Monday, May 19 it had lured $50 million in cash from three investment houses led by Russian Renaissance’s funds. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/19/epam-grabs-50-million-amicable-funding#comments Arkadiy Dobkin Da Vinci Capital EPAM Systems Euroventures Capital Renaissance Capital Russoft Mon, 19 May 2008 20:56:17 +0400 Sergey Kolyada 99 at http://www.capital-ict.com CTC Media Appoints Vladimir Kartashkov General Director of DTV Group http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/16/ctc-media-appoints-vladimir-kartashkov-general-director-dtv-group CTC Media, Inc., Russia's leading independent media company, announced that Vladimir Kartashkov has been appointed General Director of DTV Group. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/16/ctc-media-appoints-vladimir-kartashkov-general-director-dtv-group#comments CTC Media DTV Group Vladimir Kartashkov Fri, 16 May 2008 20:13:03 +0400 Jennifer Andersen 101 at http://www.capital-ict.com HP and Foxconn Expand PC Business in Russia http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/16/hp-and-foxconn-expand-pc-business-russia HP and Foxconn held a ceremony in St. Petersburg to celebrate the planned construction of a 32,000-square-meter manufacturing facility intended for the production of HP PCs in Russia in connection with a joint venture agreement to invest $50 million in Russia. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/16/hp-and-foxconn-expand-pc-business-russia#comments Foxconn HP PC St. Petersburg Fri, 16 May 2008 16:13:03 +0400 Jack Random 100 at http://www.capital-ict.com Sistema Splurges on Indian Spectrum http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/15/sistema-splurges-indian-spectrum Sistema corporation, one of a few Russian behemoths whose thriving doesn’t rely on country’s lavish fossil resources, announced that it has received radio frequencies in two additional Indian circles. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/15/sistema-splurges-indian-spectrum#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:06 +0400 Tina Snodgrass 98 at http://www.capital-ict.com Russia Sinks Software Piracy 7% http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/15/russia-sinks-software-piracy-7 Russia reached a record run-rate of cutting software piracy in 2007, research firm IDC revealed. Counterfeit losses in absolute figures almost doubled though. http://www.capital-ict.com/2008/05/15/russia-sinks-software-piracy-7#comments BSA IDC Russia software piracy study Thu, 15 May 2008 10:32:41 +0400 Jack Random 97 at http://www.capital-ict.com