Russian high-tech brands gain global momentum
Russian technologies are conquering the world, including government institutions and even US intelligence, a survey by Canada’s Citizen Lab organization and London-based Privacy International has revealed.
Jun 18, 2013
According to the fresh data, at least five Russian high-tech firms have successfully slipped into global esteem.
One of such Russian super-achievers is the Speech Technology Center (STC), a global leader in audio forensic solutions. The St. Petersburg-based firm was founded in 1990 and is currently promoted in New York under the SpeechPro brand. One of its programs can scan 10,000 voice samples in under five seconds to identify the speaker – and that with an error ratio of no more than 10 per cent.
In 2010, Mexico introduced STC’s nationwide audio forensic program with a database featuring both criminals and law-abiding citizens. For instance, drivers in some Mexican states are strongly advised to submit voice samples if they want to lay their hands on a new driver ID. In 2012, another program in Ecuador successfully combined face and voice recognition to create the "world’s first platform for biometric identification."
A few Russian IT companies have already proven their worth in Western markets. One of them is, of course, the Kaspersky Lab. It produces a wide range of popular information security solutions, says Leonty Bukshtein, editor-in-chief of Russia’s Mobile Communications magazine.
"Russian technologies make their way primarily into markets that have a niche for them, markets where they are needed most, where they can attract more funds and, finally, markets that have tasted of Russian high-tech and found it worthy. We are used to Western sellers having no trouble with putting their products through in Russian markets. But the reverse is also true, namely that a bunch of Russian firms are equally comfortable and acclaimed abroad," Mr. Bukshtein told the Voice of Russia.
The popularity of Russia’s MFI Soft in Canada is yet another success story. Its Canadian daughter company, ALOE Systems, fares well, selling the NetBeholder software, which taps into internet traffic in cafes, hotels, restaurants and other public places.
"Russian technologies are gaining global recognition," says Yekaterina Aksyonova, CEO with Russia’s Strateg web design firm.
"And this is no one-off success or a lucky breakthrough. It’s pretty much systematic. Russia is one of the few countries with a strong mathematical background. All of the recent IT breakthroughs – all those promising technologies from Big Data to visual analysis and cryptography – have their roots in sophisticated mathematics. We have it, which means there is a basis for even more applied high-tech."
Discovery Telecom Technologies (DTT) is a Russian high-tech company which specializes in cell phone tapping software. It started off as a Moscow enterprise to sprawl over into Switzerland and the US’s Salt Lake City.
New Yorkers are no strangers to Russia-made technologies, which they use to check on bus routes in real time with the help of DorogoaTV’s GPS tracker that pegs the bus’s location in real time and calculates how much it will take you to get at the bus stop in time.
One of such Russian super-achievers is the Speech Technology Center (STC), a global leader in audio forensic solutions. The St. Petersburg-based firm was founded in 1990 and is currently promoted in New York under the SpeechPro brand. One of its programs can scan 10,000 voice samples in under five seconds to identify the speaker – and that with an error ratio of no more than 10 per cent.
In 2010, Mexico introduced STC’s nationwide audio forensic program with a database featuring both criminals and law-abiding citizens. For instance, drivers in some Mexican states are strongly advised to submit voice samples if they want to lay their hands on a new driver ID. In 2012, another program in Ecuador successfully combined face and voice recognition to create the "world’s first platform for biometric identification."
A few Russian IT companies have already proven their worth in Western markets. One of them is, of course, the Kaspersky Lab. It produces a wide range of popular information security solutions, says Leonty Bukshtein, editor-in-chief of Russia’s Mobile Communications magazine.
"Russian technologies make their way primarily into markets that have a niche for them, markets where they are needed most, where they can attract more funds and, finally, markets that have tasted of Russian high-tech and found it worthy. We are used to Western sellers having no trouble with putting their products through in Russian markets. But the reverse is also true, namely that a bunch of Russian firms are equally comfortable and acclaimed abroad," Mr. Bukshtein told the Voice of Russia.
The popularity of Russia’s MFI Soft in Canada is yet another success story. Its Canadian daughter company, ALOE Systems, fares well, selling the NetBeholder software, which taps into internet traffic in cafes, hotels, restaurants and other public places.
"Russian technologies are gaining global recognition," says Yekaterina Aksyonova, CEO with Russia’s Strateg web design firm.
"And this is no one-off success or a lucky breakthrough. It’s pretty much systematic. Russia is one of the few countries with a strong mathematical background. All of the recent IT breakthroughs – all those promising technologies from Big Data to visual analysis and cryptography – have their roots in sophisticated mathematics. We have it, which means there is a basis for even more applied high-tech."
Discovery Telecom Technologies (DTT) is a Russian high-tech company which specializes in cell phone tapping software. It started off as a Moscow enterprise to sprawl over into Switzerland and the US’s Salt Lake City.
New Yorkers are no strangers to Russia-made technologies, which they use to check on bus routes in real time with the help of DorogoaTV’s GPS tracker that pegs the bus’s location in real time and calculates how much it will take you to get at the bus stop in time.