Category Archives: Russia

Press Releases & News from Russia distributed via EuropaWire

АSE Group of Companies took part in celebrating Independence Day of Bangladesh with Children and the Atom event

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 30-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — АSE Group of Companies, which is in the management circle of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, held the Children and the Atom event for Bengali pupils which included a children drawing contest with a theme … Read the full press release

Vulnerabilities found in medical devices by Kaspersky Lab Global Research & Analysis Team

A Kaspersky Lab Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) expert has conducted real field research at one private clinic in an attempt to explore its security weaknesses and how to address them. Vulnerabilities were found in medical devices that opened … Read the full press release

Exceptionally strong Y2015 results for Sovcomflot (SCF Group)

2015 Audited Financial Results (Year to 31 December)  MOSCOW, 22-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective strategy, balanced chartering policy, excellent technical performance, together with positive freight market dynamics deliver exceptionally strong Y2015 results for Sovcomflot 2015 Highlights: Gross revenue increased by 7.6 … Read the full press release

MAYKOR-GMCS partners with SOFTPOINT to offer full range of developer’s solutions in Russia and the CIS countries

MAYKOR-GMCS has become a partner of SOFTPOINT, a Russian software developer of solutions increasing productivity, scalability and resiliency of information systems. MOSCOW, 17-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAYKOR-GMCS will use SOFTPOINT solutions for monitoring and performance management of IT systems as part … Read the full press release

Rosneft starts drilling exploration well at offshore Vietnam

MOSCOW, 09-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosneft Vietnam B.V., a company of Rosneft group, has started drilling exploration well PLDD-1X at Block 06.1 located offshore Vietnam. For the first time Rosneft is operating a drilling project, in International waters confirming the Company’s … Read the full press release

LUKOIL starts first phase of gas processing unit at the Stavrolen plant in Budennovsk

MOSCOW, 19-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich, President of PJSC LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Stavropol Region Governor Vladimir Vladimirov took part in the official startup of the first phase of the gas processing … Read the full press release

Kaspersky Lab ranked in the “Leaders” quadrant of the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

MOSCOW, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. The evaluation was based on the criteria for both “completeness of vision” and … Read the full press release

Kaspersky announces the discovery of the Poseidon Group–first ever publicly-known Brazilian Portuguese-speaking cyber-espionage campaign

MOSCOW, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — First ever publicly-known Brazilian Portuguese-speaking cyber-espionage campaign targeting financial institutions as well as telecommunications, manufacturing, energy and media companies Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has announced the discovery of the Poseidon Group, an advanced … Read the full press release

Kaspersky: Adwind malware attacked at least 443,000 users and organizations around the world

MOSCOW, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team has published extensive research on the Adwind Remote Access Tool (RAT),  a cross-platform, multifunctional malware program also known as AlienSpy, Frutas, Unrecom, Sockrat, JSocket and jRat, and which is … Read the full press release

Kaspersky confirmed the return of Carbanak and uncovered two more groups working in the same style: Metel and GCMAN

MOSCOW, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cybercriminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed the return of Carbanak as Carbanak 2.0 … Read the full press release

Rosneft and GE will continue their cooperation in developing ship-building projects

MOSCOW, 05-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosneft and General Electric signed a long-term cooperation program. The document involves construction plan of joint ventures for production of marine, oil and gas, and electrical equipment to ensure timely construction and commissioning of production facilities. … Read the full press release

Dbvisit Announces FORS Distribution Distributor Agreement for Russia

MOSCOW, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dbvisit have announced the signing of a distributor agreement with a leader of the Russian IT industry. As a global Oracle database replication software company, Dbvisit’s solutions allow customers to move, protect and manage their critical … Read the full press release

MAYKOR named a Top 10 Outsourcing Service Provider by Information Services Group (ISG)

MAYKOR, a leading Russian provider of IT and Business Process Outsourcing services, today announced it has been named a Top 10 Outsourcing Service Provider by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company. MOSCOW, … Read the full press release

goldgas GmbH to acquire power supplier Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Germania

Leipzig/London, 28-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — goldgas GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leipzig natural gas specialist VNG – Verbundnetz Gas AG (VNG AG), yesterday signed an agreement to acquire power supplier Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Germania (GM&TRG), a wholly owned … Read the full press release

LUKOIL’s 2015 preliminary performance results and 2016’s priorities

MOSCOW, 18-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The LUKOIL Board of Directors held a meeting in Moscow today to summarize the Company’s preliminary performance results in 2015 and set priorities for 2016 and the near-term outlook. The 2015 hydrocarbon production growth was attained … Read the full press release

New tariffs for natural gas transmission via the trans-border pipelines for entry and exit points in Ukraine

KYIV, 5-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 29 December 2015, the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC, the regulator) approved new tariffs for natural gas transmission via the trans-border pipelines for entry and exit points in Ukraine. Following the adoption of the … Read the full press release

Skolkovo Foundation: Cash flow analysis startup CASHOFF deployed the service inside boxed mobile applications of Bank Soft Systems

CASHOFF, the resident of IT Cluster at Skolkovo Foundation, deployed the service inside boxed mobile applications of BSS, the leading e-banking software company. MOSCOW, 30-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — CASHOFF developed mobile version of the service and implemented it inside boxed … Read the full press release

MAYKOR rated number one in the 2015 CNews Analytics rating of Leading IT Support Providers

MAYKOR, a leading Russian provider of IT and business process outsourcing services, was rated number one in the 2015 CNews Analytics rating of Leading IT Support Providers. The company has led the field in this rating for 2 straight years. … Read the full press release

NOVATEK to sell equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund

Beijing, 18-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today the signing of binding definitive agreements as part of a transaction for selling an equity stake in the Yamal LNG project to China’s Silk Road Fund (“SRF”). … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä generating sets to power two new Aker Arctic designed icebreakers under construction in Russia

HELSINKI, 10-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new Aker Arctic designed icebreakers, under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard in Russia, will have their main power provided by Wärtsilä generating sets. The ships are being built for Gazprom Neft based in St.Petersburg, … Read the full press release