Moscow – IXcellerate, Russia’s premier carrier-neutral data centre operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roman Linin as Chief Financial Officer, joining COO Dmitry Fokin and CEO Guy Willner. Roman brings about invaluable business experience in management, finance and accounting. Before joining IXcellerate Roman held a position of Investment Director in the Elbrus Capital, a private equity fund, responsible …
In 2014, according to a new report by international market research company PMR, the Russian market of commercial data center services reached 11.7 billion rubles (approximately $303 million at the average 2014 exchange rate), up 20.4% from the previous year. Development forecasts for the next few years remain positive. Organic growth is driven by the rapid development of …
Trivon AG, the Switzerland-based company which does business through its subsidiaries under the Virgin Connect brand in Russia, has acquired 75% of Speedyline, a triple-play operator operating in the Moscow region. Trivon has also got the option for the further purchase of the remaining 25%. The deal was completed in December, but announced only last week. …
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Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecom operator, announced yesterday the acquisition of a majority stake in SafeData (LLC Data Storage Centre), a leading operator of commercial data centers, traffic exchange services and content delivery. In a first stage, Rostelecom will acquire a 5.4% stake in LLC Data Storage Centre for 104.2 million rubles (approximately $1.6 million at …
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Moscow and Amsterdam – Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), one of the largest European internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, today announced it is embarking on a new B2B venture developing custom-made big data solutions for businesses – Yandex Data Factory. Yandex Data Factory, an international project with offices in Moscow and Amsterdam, will provide services …
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