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Opera acquires Handster Inc.

San Mateo CA, USA and Oslo, Norway — September 19, 2011 Opera Software announced today that it has acquired Handster Inc., a leading mobile application store platform company. Handster, based in Northbrook, Illinois, with operations in Odessa, Ukraine, has assembled the world’s largest independent Android content library and offers services to mobile operators, device manufacturers [...]

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EPAM announces global Center of Excellence for Mobile, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to customer demands

Newtown, PA — September 20, 2011 — EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading software engineering and IT Outsourcing (ITO) provider with development centers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has announced the opening of the EPAM Mobile Competency Center (EMCC) offering comprehensive services in every aspect of application development for the mobile community. Backed by broad [...]

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Central & Eastern European Software Engineering Conference

CEE-SECR brings together researchers from computer science, IT and software engineering academia and practitioners from industry and government. Up to 1000 participants from over 20 countries are expected to attend the event in 2011 presenting and discussing innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the field of software engineering. The conference will be composed of [...]

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Skagen Funds Goes Live with Comarch Client Reporting and Communication Platform

The project aims to deliver the best-class reporting to individual and institutional clients in several countries and to support communication of the company and advisors with their clients thanks to internal reporting and analytical tools. Comarch Client Reporting and Communication platform not only automates the mass reporting process for individual and institutional clients, but it [...]

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Reksoft E-commerce Spin-off Closes $100 mln Funding

Ozon.ru, Reksoft spin-off and Russia’s leading online retailer, has announced that it has completed a $100 million funding round. This is the largest private investment the Russian e-commerce market has seen to date. Ozon.ru, developed and launched by Reksoft in 1998, is today the leading e-retailer in Russia with a turnover of $137 (FY 2010) [...]

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The Age of the CIO as IT Leader is over?

IT is changing fast and it can be hard to keep up, but companies in the IT services business know that one thing is certain, the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is changing fast. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is becoming more involved in technology decisions in many companies as IT moves itself [...]

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How do IT Outsourcing Companies Work

As the owner of a business of any size, ensuring the IT and communication systems within your premises are working efficiently is of paramount importance. After all, your IT and communication systems have a direct influence on the production levels of your team. If your systems fail or are inadequate, your business may suffer together [...]

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The Evolution of Global Business Services

September 28th at 11:00 Eastern Time Did you know that the latest research reveals nine out of ten enterprises today are operating shared services and 97% are managing outsourcing relationships? And did you know that most of them have yet to benefit from combining their shared services and outsourcing operations into one integrated Global Business [...]

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IT Services Outsourcing

It’s not necessarily unusual for people who appeal to both small and developing businesses to become responsible for a wide and undefined various business areas, often this includes maintaining the business IT needs, this scenario tends to be able to prove detrimental to organizations. For a business to remain productive and run without problems, IT [...]

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Outsourced Portfolio Rationalization: Getting the Most out of Outsourcing

Large corporations have always been at the forefront of building on the scale and scope of their outsourcing initiatives. The sustained evolution of their outsourcing mandates has led to leveraging new locations, extending the scope of various functions, and adopting alternate sourcing models. Understandably, their outsourcing portfolios have become increasingly complex. The complexities associated with [...]

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