Russian Offshore Programming Market - 2002

Market-Visio/EDC announces an issue of a specialized analysis report on the current situation and trends of offshore programming market in Russia:

RUSSIAN OFFSHORE PROGRAMMING MARKET - 2002

The research were conducted by request of the National Software Development Association, IT Company, and SPIRIT Corp.

The aim of this research is to provide objective and relevant information about volumes, structure, key players and trends of the Russian offshore programming market.

The survey covers the following aspects:

• The offshore programming market potential
  
• The key trends of the market
  
• The market structure and companies' turnover
  
• Business models of companies
  
• Regional strategies of companies
  
• Demand for services and solutions
  
• Number and structure of specialists
  
• Technological characteristics of companies

The results are given in the form of tables, diagrams and an analytical part.

During the research the following methods and data sources were used:

• Desk Research, including analysis of materials published in IT press, on Web-sites and in other open sources
  
• The results of previous researches by Market-Visio/EDC, Dataquest/Gartner and others.
  
• Interviewing of the Russian offshore programming market experts
  
• Personal interviews with representatives of the biggest Russian offshore software developers

During the research there were interviewed 70 companies developing software for foreign customers from 5 Russian regions: Central, North-West, Volga-region, Ural, Siberia. The respondents were executives and deputy executives of offshore companies, as well as administrators of appropriate units of Russian software companies.

The report is available in Russian and English. The report price (electronic and printed copies):

- Russian version - $500+VAT; English version - $900+VAT; Russian + English versions - $1100 + VAT.
- Special discounts are anticipated for: permanent customers - 10%; Russian regional companies - 30%; Silicon taiga members - 50%; RUSSOFT members - 50%.
- Order the report or get detailed information about the project by phone: +7 (095) 105-0049, e-mail: [email protected].

CONTENTS

List of Diagrams
List of Tables
Introduction
Executive summary
Part I. Research results
Part II. Information about the companies

LIST OF DIAGRAMS

1.1. Offshore developments in total amount of development business in Russia

1.2. Russian offshore development market size
1.3. Offshore development growth perspectives through 2003
1.4. Market volume of software developers for foreign customers in 2001
1.5. Companies structure by the amount of offshore developments in 2001
1.6. Regional structure of the companies by the amount of offshore programming
1.7. Offshore companies' business models
1.8. Business model change by 2003
1.9. Factors stimulating market development
1.10. Market development inhibitors
1.11. Russian offshore programming market trends
2.1. Organisational structure of offshore development business
2.2. Changing organisational structure of offshore development business
2.3. Structure of services provided in offshore programming area
2.4 Key activities of the companies
2.5. Company certification in 2001 - 2003
2.6. Availability of certificates in 2001 - 2003
2.7. Specialist number growth dynamics
2.8. Average monthly salaries of specialists by categories
2.9. Changes in software developers' salary levels
2.10. Changes in salaries of software developers by regions
2.11. Programming languages use
2.12. CASE tools usage
2.13. Software development tools usage
2.14. Software testing tools usage
2.15. Infrastructure support tools usage
2.16. Software development methodology usage
2.17. Software development platforms usage
2.18. Regional focus of offshore companies
2.19. Representative offices of offshore companies abroad
A.1. Structure of software developments for electro
Research methodology

The following sources and data collection methods were used in the research: - Desk Research including analysis of publications in IT press, on Web sites, and other open sources; - Data of previous researches conducted by Market-Visio/EDC, Dataquest/Gartner, etc.; - Interview with Russian offshore programming market experts; - Personal interviews with representatives of companies operating in offshore programming market.

Sampling structure

70 companies were interviewed during the research. These companies develop software for foreign customers and are operating in 5 Russian regions - Central region, Northwest region, Volga region, Urals, and Siberia. Companies from the following 13 RF cities participated in the research: Moscow, Yaroslavl, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Nizhniy Novgorod, Izhevsk, Samara, Voronezh, Penza, Murmansk, Vologda. Commercial companies operating in the open market and having not less then 15 specialists in software development for foreign customers were included in the sample.

The respondents were offshore companies' executives, heads and deputy heads of specialised units of Russian software companies.

Report structure

Part I. Research results

Executive summary includes an overview of the research main results.

Chapter "Russian market potential" includes the description of general market characteristics such as market volume and structure, main business models, market trends.

Chapter "Russian software developers characteristics" includes generalised information on the offshore companies' main characteristics such as main services, areas of specialisation, certification, professionals number and structure, technology features, regional strategies. Appendix 1 "Russian software developers' specialisation" includes detailed information on the companies' specialisation in offshore programming area.

Part II. Information about the companies

Part II of the report includes short information on the companies (company profiles) operating in the Russian offshore programming market that took part in the research.

Moscow: Aplana Software; Arsenal; Auriga; Banking Production Centre; Diasoft; Euromanagement; Fors-Holding; Interface; IIG (Info Industries Group); IT Company (Information Technologies Company); éSé-Technology; Komkon-Centre; Luxoft; Million Software; IncNova; LumenOptimaParus; CorporationPayBot; LLCPhysicon; Sibintek; SPIRIT; V6 Technologies; Vested Development, Inc.

St. Petersburg: ALEE Software; AND Project; Arcadia Inc.; Astrosoft; Computerland; CONTEX; CSBI; DataArt Enterprises; Digital Design; Eureca; eVelopers; Corporation FORS St. Petersburg; Info Market; Internet-Media Holding; Jensen Technologies; Lanit-Tercom; NavisPLL; Ramax International; Reksoft; SIEL InformProject; SoftJoys; Solvo; STAR SPB (Russia) Ltd; Titan-Information Service; V-Real.

The regions of RF: 79Soft Ltd., Penza; Bacup-IT, Novosibirsk; BIT Masters, Ufa; Icon Group, Novosibirsk; Inreco LAN, Vladimir; Kamoto, Ekaterinburg; Mera NN, Nizhniy Novgorod; Neat Graphics, Yaroslavl; NetSL, Murmansk; Novosoft Inc, Novosibirsk; RedSoft, Vologda; Relax, NPP, Voronezh; Risotec, Samara; SibIT, Novosibirsk; TELMA, Nizhniy Novgorod; Token, SKB, Ekaterinburg.