U.S. and Russia Talk IT: Auriga Sponsors Dinner Welcoming Russia's IT/Telecom Government Officials and Industry Leaders
Oct 04, 2002
AMHERST, NH - Auriga Inc., an Amherst-based IT consultancy with software development facilities in Russia, sponsored a dinner welcoming Russia's key government officials in Information Technology and Telecommunications, and IT industry leaders. The dinner was held October 2, 2002 at the Union Club, Boston. Hosted by the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, the event attracted representatives of governments and high-tech associations of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire interested in exploring the opportunities in Russia's rapidly growing IT market.
Deputy Minister of IT and Telecommunications in Russia Mr. Andrei Korotkov delivered an address on the importance that the Russian Government attaches to forging mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in the IT area. "The window of opportunity for the U.S. IT businesses is wide open now," said Mr. Korotkov. "Companies of New England are welcome to Russia." The Russian Deputy Minister also stressed that the follow-up dialogue is supposed to be continued by IT businesses. He said that the association of Russian IT companies RUSSOFT would serve as a gateway to the Russian IT market for New England's companies.
The Russian delegation was greeted by Joyce Plotkin, President of the Massachusetts Software and Internet Council, who addressed the guests on behalf of New England's hi-tech community.
Ms. Selena Semushkina, Deputy Director for the Russian Ministry of IT and Telecommunications, presented "Electronic Russia", a recently launched $2.5 billion, 8-year program of the Russian Federal Government. She said that the program is designed to support the development of the telecom and IT infrastructure in Russia. A particular focus of the discussions was the export and partnership opportunities for U.S. high-tech vendors, especially small and mid-sized businesses, deriving from this program, which aims to implement a wide range of E-Government applications, using the public sector as a catalyst to spearhead development of e-commerce and the Internet in the wider economy.
Dr. Alexis Sukharev, Member of the Board of Software Development Association RUSSOFT, President of Auriga, Inc., said, " Today's event provides a venue to further advance U.S.-Russian cooperation in the IT and telecom sector, which now can be viewed as a "two-way traffic highway" in terms of the growing opportunities for both U.S. and Russian IT industries."
"Solid opportunities for cooperation between the United States and Russia are emerging today," said Daniel Satinsky, President of the Board for the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston. Among other reasons he mentioned the fact that a young generation in Moscow is very much similar to that of New England.
The meeting in Boston has become a step forward in reaching the objectives set forth by the first Russian-American ICT Roundtable held within the framework of the summit of President Bush and President Putin in Moscow, Russia, in May 2002.
About Auriga, Inc.
Auriga, Inc. is an IT consultancy which provides offshore software development services. Headquartered in Amherst, NH, Auriga has a state-of-the-art software engineering center in Moscow, Russia, with over 100 people.
Auriga's core areas of expertise are systems programming and programming for web-enabled applications, client server systems and database applications. Auriga engineers have extensive experience in UNIX application, kernel, and driver development, embedded and real-time systems, programming for Windows, as well as software development for information portals, document and content management systems.
For about 12 years, Auriga has been catering to a global clientele. Many Fortune 500 companies have benefited from Auriga solutions: Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Computer Group, Intel and others.
Auriga has extensive experience in establishing offshore engineering teams, dedicated to specific clients.
Auriga, Inc. has been selected by Aberdeen Group, a leading market analysis and positioning services firm, to showcase an example of successful offshore service delivery in its special report "Offshore Software Outsourcing Best Practices: Building Successful Relationships on a Diverse Delivery Mode" released in September 2002.
Auriga, Inc. is a member of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston (USRCCB).
About the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc. (USRCCB)
The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc. (USRCCB) is a non-profit business organization for companies and professional individuals involved with economic activity in Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union.
Founded in 1995 to promote business and trade with Russia, USRCCB assists numerous local businesses in obtaining the concrete, up-to-date information they need to participate in the Russian market; develops a network of relationships with Russian regional chambers of commerce; draws participants from over 700 New England companies to conferences on various important topics; supports to cultural and business exchange programs in Eastern Massachusetts.
USRCCB corporate members are among some of the most prestigious organizations in New England.
Deputy Minister of IT and Telecommunications in Russia Mr. Andrei Korotkov delivered an address on the importance that the Russian Government attaches to forging mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in the IT area. "The window of opportunity for the U.S. IT businesses is wide open now," said Mr. Korotkov. "Companies of New England are welcome to Russia." The Russian Deputy Minister also stressed that the follow-up dialogue is supposed to be continued by IT businesses. He said that the association of Russian IT companies RUSSOFT would serve as a gateway to the Russian IT market for New England's companies.
The Russian delegation was greeted by Joyce Plotkin, President of the Massachusetts Software and Internet Council, who addressed the guests on behalf of New England's hi-tech community.
Ms. Selena Semushkina, Deputy Director for the Russian Ministry of IT and Telecommunications, presented "Electronic Russia", a recently launched $2.5 billion, 8-year program of the Russian Federal Government. She said that the program is designed to support the development of the telecom and IT infrastructure in Russia. A particular focus of the discussions was the export and partnership opportunities for U.S. high-tech vendors, especially small and mid-sized businesses, deriving from this program, which aims to implement a wide range of E-Government applications, using the public sector as a catalyst to spearhead development of e-commerce and the Internet in the wider economy.
Dr. Alexis Sukharev, Member of the Board of Software Development Association RUSSOFT, President of Auriga, Inc., said, " Today's event provides a venue to further advance U.S.-Russian cooperation in the IT and telecom sector, which now can be viewed as a "two-way traffic highway" in terms of the growing opportunities for both U.S. and Russian IT industries."
"Solid opportunities for cooperation between the United States and Russia are emerging today," said Daniel Satinsky, President of the Board for the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston. Among other reasons he mentioned the fact that a young generation in Moscow is very much similar to that of New England.
The meeting in Boston has become a step forward in reaching the objectives set forth by the first Russian-American ICT Roundtable held within the framework of the summit of President Bush and President Putin in Moscow, Russia, in May 2002.
About Auriga, Inc.
Auriga, Inc. is an IT consultancy which provides offshore software development services. Headquartered in Amherst, NH, Auriga has a state-of-the-art software engineering center in Moscow, Russia, with over 100 people.
Auriga's core areas of expertise are systems programming and programming for web-enabled applications, client server systems and database applications. Auriga engineers have extensive experience in UNIX application, kernel, and driver development, embedded and real-time systems, programming for Windows, as well as software development for information portals, document and content management systems.
For about 12 years, Auriga has been catering to a global clientele. Many Fortune 500 companies have benefited from Auriga solutions: Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Computer Group, Intel and others.
Auriga has extensive experience in establishing offshore engineering teams, dedicated to specific clients.
Auriga, Inc. has been selected by Aberdeen Group, a leading market analysis and positioning services firm, to showcase an example of successful offshore service delivery in its special report "Offshore Software Outsourcing Best Practices: Building Successful Relationships on a Diverse Delivery Mode" released in September 2002.
Auriga, Inc. is a member of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston (USRCCB).
About the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc. (USRCCB)
The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of Boston, Inc. (USRCCB) is a non-profit business organization for companies and professional individuals involved with economic activity in Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union.
Founded in 1995 to promote business and trade with Russia, USRCCB assists numerous local businesses in obtaining the concrete, up-to-date information they need to participate in the Russian market; develops a network of relationships with Russian regional chambers of commerce; draws participants from over 700 New England companies to conferences on various important topics; supports to cultural and business exchange programs in Eastern Massachusetts.
USRCCB corporate members are among some of the most prestigious organizations in New England.