Mobile and stable. Russian IT Quarterly (#27, April 2011)
Apr 12, 2011
The last quarter was a turbulent one for the world. Earthquakes shocked Japan and its high-tech economy, while Arab regimes that seemed as eternal as the pyramids are still trembling.
Set against these events, the outsourcing industry looks like an island of stability.
Catching the wind of the rising post-crisis economy and evading the gusts of global politics, its course remains stable and untroubled. With risks mitigated by a growing culture of multisourcing, the industry is occupied with less seismic events, such as reducing costs and changing delivery models.
The Russian IT market remains much the same. It is mostly occupied with government open-source initiatives and the mobile application boost produced last year by the emergence of new smartphones and tablets.
Confirming IDC predictions (see January RIQ edition), mobile applications development is prospering thanks to both overseas and domestic demand. In fact, these mobile devices, which previously offered very limited document management, have now begun to affect business in a big way.
Businessmen spoilt by the efficiency and convenience of new mobile devices at home now want to use them in the office as well.
They are longing for new mobile applications that allow full-scale involvement in business processes through smartphones, iPads and other tablet devices.
They need the applications not just for reading but also editing documents, and accessing websites, various internal systems and corporate complexes. The demand for new mobile applications and their adaptation from traditional systems is growing day by day.
Customers of mobile operators are another driver. As the revenue generated by voice communication is declining and consumption of VAS and non-voice communication is going up, the sale of mobile applications and mobile internet capability has become vital for telecom operators. The consumption of mobile internet is growing every day and it’s especially stimulated by developing markets.
Russia’s enormous territory, stretching beyond the Arctic circle — where the building of fixed lines is impossible — is a very promising market for mobile internet and therefore, for app developers.
The world is going mobile. The global village that never sleeps is not far away. Are you ready to meet its needs?
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Set against these events, the outsourcing industry looks like an island of stability.
Catching the wind of the rising post-crisis economy and evading the gusts of global politics, its course remains stable and untroubled. With risks mitigated by a growing culture of multisourcing, the industry is occupied with less seismic events, such as reducing costs and changing delivery models.
The Russian IT market remains much the same. It is mostly occupied with government open-source initiatives and the mobile application boost produced last year by the emergence of new smartphones and tablets.
Confirming IDC predictions (see January RIQ edition), mobile applications development is prospering thanks to both overseas and domestic demand. In fact, these mobile devices, which previously offered very limited document management, have now begun to affect business in a big way.
Businessmen spoilt by the efficiency and convenience of new mobile devices at home now want to use them in the office as well.
They are longing for new mobile applications that allow full-scale involvement in business processes through smartphones, iPads and other tablet devices.
They need the applications not just for reading but also editing documents, and accessing websites, various internal systems and corporate complexes. The demand for new mobile applications and their adaptation from traditional systems is growing day by day.
Customers of mobile operators are another driver. As the revenue generated by voice communication is declining and consumption of VAS and non-voice communication is going up, the sale of mobile applications and mobile internet capability has become vital for telecom operators. The consumption of mobile internet is growing every day and it’s especially stimulated by developing markets.
Russia’s enormous territory, stretching beyond the Arctic circle — where the building of fixed lines is impossible — is a very promising market for mobile internet and therefore, for app developers.
The world is going mobile. The global village that never sleeps is not far away. Are you ready to meet its needs?
Download PDF from Reksoft site