Star Software, Leading Russian Software Outsourcing Provider, Sums Up 2003 Results
Star Software Corporation had a very eventful year in 2003, which became a turning point Star's further development as a competitive provider of world-class services in the global software outsourcing arena.
Feb 03, 2004
St. Petersburg, Russia, February 3, 2004
Star Software Corporation had a very eventful year in 2003, which became a turning point Star's further development as a competitive provider of world-class services in the global software outsourcing arena.
Last year, the company made serious changes to its corporate structure. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, with development facilities in St. Petersburg, Russia, Star Software now stands to benefit directly from its narrow focus on providing software engineering services to companies throughout Western Europe and the United States.
Star's formal assessment at the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 3 Rating carried out by The Motorola GSG in December 2003, became an important milestone for the company. Nick Puntikov, Star's CEO, emphasized the importance of this event: "We see continuous software process improvement according to this model as the best way to meet the constantly rising quality standards and to assure the customer satisfaction. That is why we at Star have successfully applied a set of formalized and documented working processes and procedures based on CMM Level 3 since 2002".
Star's devotion to quality process improvement also enabled Star Software to join the worldwide Microsoft Certified Partner Program. It is a widely recognized program for independent companies providing Microsoft-based IT services and products.
In March 2003, Nick Puntikov was elected to the Board of the National Software Development Association (RUSSOFT), Russia's largest professional organization in the sector of software development, which is another testimony to Star Software's key role in the Russian software outsourcing market. Star's prominence was further confirmed by Aberdeen Group featuring Star Software among industry leaders in its report, "Software Development in Russia: A Buyer's Guide to the Russian Software Development and Services Export Industry" (June, 2003 http://www.aberdeen.com).
In June 2003, Star Software once again acted as a co-sponsor of RUSSOFT's annual Software Outsourcing Summit traditionally held in St. Petersburg. The Summit is the largest industry event devoted to software development in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Star Software also participated in a number of events related to outsourcing, offshore software development, and international co-operation in the area of IT, including the "Russian High-Tech In Japan" seminar (April 2003, Tokyo), Russian IT-seasons Road Show (November 2003, Scandinavia), and Comdex 2003 (November, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA). Star's representatives hosted plenary sessions, moderated panel discussions and roundtables, delivered reports on the main problems of outsourcing, and presented cooperation programs.
Summing up the results of 2003, Nick Puntikov said: "2003 has been very fruitful both for Russian IT industry and for our company. Successful completion of a number of projects for prominent international corporations and the assessment by widely recognized international standards ensure company's further growth and strengthened Star's position in the global software marketplace".
About Star Software
Star Software is a leading Russian software outsourcing provider specializing in the implementation and maintenance of information systems. Star has been recognized as a key player in the Russian IT outsourcing market by CIO Magazine, Ernst & Young, Aberdeen Group, and other international publications and consultancies.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with development facilities in St. Petersburg, Russia, Star Software has been serving international markets since 1991. It has marketing representatives in the USA, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. In 2003 Star Software Corporation received the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 3 Rating.
Star offers particular expertise in database-intensive applications, migration of legacy systems to web-based environments, application maintenance and software localization. For corporate Knowledge Management solutions, Star Software offers proprietary data mining tools based on NLP (Natural Language Processing) techniques.
Former and current clients of Star Software include CSC/Denmark, IBM/Tivoli Systems, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Tupperware Deutschland, Berghof GmbH, Contex Scanning Technologies, STAC, Charite Clinic, Vocab AB, Foss Electrics, LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association), and UNU (United Nations University). Among the end-customers for the developed software are Hugo Boss, Adidas, Schreyer, Danish Ministry of Labor, Danish Ministry of Tax and Customs, and many others.
For more information please visit Star Software web site at www.star-sw.com
Star Software Corporation had a very eventful year in 2003, which became a turning point Star's further development as a competitive provider of world-class services in the global software outsourcing arena.
Last year, the company made serious changes to its corporate structure. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, with development facilities in St. Petersburg, Russia, Star Software now stands to benefit directly from its narrow focus on providing software engineering services to companies throughout Western Europe and the United States.
Star's formal assessment at the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 3 Rating carried out by The Motorola GSG in December 2003, became an important milestone for the company. Nick Puntikov, Star's CEO, emphasized the importance of this event: "We see continuous software process improvement according to this model as the best way to meet the constantly rising quality standards and to assure the customer satisfaction. That is why we at Star have successfully applied a set of formalized and documented working processes and procedures based on CMM Level 3 since 2002".
Star's devotion to quality process improvement also enabled Star Software to join the worldwide Microsoft Certified Partner Program. It is a widely recognized program for independent companies providing Microsoft-based IT services and products.
In March 2003, Nick Puntikov was elected to the Board of the National Software Development Association (RUSSOFT), Russia's largest professional organization in the sector of software development, which is another testimony to Star Software's key role in the Russian software outsourcing market. Star's prominence was further confirmed by Aberdeen Group featuring Star Software among industry leaders in its report, "Software Development in Russia: A Buyer's Guide to the Russian Software Development and Services Export Industry" (June, 2003 http://www.aberdeen.com).
In June 2003, Star Software once again acted as a co-sponsor of RUSSOFT's annual Software Outsourcing Summit traditionally held in St. Petersburg. The Summit is the largest industry event devoted to software development in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Star Software also participated in a number of events related to outsourcing, offshore software development, and international co-operation in the area of IT, including the "Russian High-Tech In Japan" seminar (April 2003, Tokyo), Russian IT-seasons Road Show (November 2003, Scandinavia), and Comdex 2003 (November, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA). Star's representatives hosted plenary sessions, moderated panel discussions and roundtables, delivered reports on the main problems of outsourcing, and presented cooperation programs.
Summing up the results of 2003, Nick Puntikov said: "2003 has been very fruitful both for Russian IT industry and for our company. Successful completion of a number of projects for prominent international corporations and the assessment by widely recognized international standards ensure company's further growth and strengthened Star's position in the global software marketplace".
About Star Software
Star Software is a leading Russian software outsourcing provider specializing in the implementation and maintenance of information systems. Star has been recognized as a key player in the Russian IT outsourcing market by CIO Magazine, Ernst & Young, Aberdeen Group, and other international publications and consultancies.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with development facilities in St. Petersburg, Russia, Star Software has been serving international markets since 1991. It has marketing representatives in the USA, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. In 2003 Star Software Corporation received the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 3 Rating.
Star offers particular expertise in database-intensive applications, migration of legacy systems to web-based environments, application maintenance and software localization. For corporate Knowledge Management solutions, Star Software offers proprietary data mining tools based on NLP (Natural Language Processing) techniques.
Former and current clients of Star Software include CSC/Denmark, IBM/Tivoli Systems, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Tupperware Deutschland, Berghof GmbH, Contex Scanning Technologies, STAC, Charite Clinic, Vocab AB, Foss Electrics, LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association), and UNU (United Nations University). Among the end-customers for the developed software are Hugo Boss, Adidas, Schreyer, Danish Ministry of Labor, Danish Ministry of Tax and Customs, and many others.
For more information please visit Star Software web site at www.star-sw.com