History

2008

• Microsoft registered a new Industry Solution:
  • KORUS|Clothing Industry;
  • KORUS|Construction;
  • KORUS|Fleet Management;
  • KORUS|Customs Broker;
• following the results of year 2007, KORUS Consulting is announced Manhattan Associates Best Partner in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa);
• the project for implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX in the O'Key hypermarket chain is acknowledged by Microsoft as the largest in both Russian and European retail business;
• the company wins the titles of:
  • Official Partner of Datastream Solutions CIS, together with the right to offer services in implementation and integration of Infor (Datastream) ÅÀÌ solutions;
  • Silver OEM Partner of Canonical; Ubuntu Linux Competency Center in Russia is opened at the company's premises;
  • Certified Business Partner of Avaya;
  • Certified Service Partner of SAP;
  • Partner of IBM;
• the project Automation of Stock Control at Logistics Center AsstrA Ukraine is included by the CIO webzine (http://www.cio-world.ru) into the list of Best IT Projects 2006-2007;
• KORUS Consulting starts offering a new, unprecedented for its functionality, complex solution by Manhattan Associates – Extended Enterprise Management (EEM);
• one of Russia's first projects for conversion of state administration informational system into Open Source Software is launched - for the Kaliningrad Regional Government;
• research projects concerning possibilities for conversion of administrative informational system into Open Source Software in Nizhny Novgorod and Voronezh Regions are completed;
• Oracle-based integrated platform SFERA ("Sphere") is developed, employing the EDI technology;
• KORUS Consulting acquires the right to perform as the federal electronic document flow operator: SFERA is certified for compliance with the requirements of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation;
• development of social-educational information system Pupil's Electronic Grade Book (EDU). Start of promotional support. EDU creates a unified informational environment, connecting educational institutions with both pupils' families and governmental bodies responsible for control of education;
• Verification Center register; the company starts to provide information security services;
• the company Quality Management System has been recertified for compliance with ISO 9001:2000 requirements by the Norwegian certification society DNV. A certificate was issued for the extended area of activity: Consulting Services For Development and Maintenance of Automated Control Systems;
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM practice launched;
• professionals from the Documentum Department for the first time in Russia implemented IRM Services – the solution allowing protection of confidential data at file level;
• work is completed on development and empirical testing of a new standardized software and hardware suit for personalized control medical treatment at the level of constituent territory of the Russian Federation (in short, Standard Medical Information System, Standard MIS), taking into account personal data security issues. Standard MIS is intended for implementation at state-run healthcare institutions throughout the Russian Federation;
• on request by FAIT - Federal Agency for Information Technologies, a survey is performed concerning issues of Open Source Software development in the Russian Federation;
• following the results of year 2008, KORUS Consulting receives the Award For Active Sales of Avaya Software Applications;
• the company showed more than 100% growth in the areas of EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) and automation of Enterprise Content Management based on the EMC Documentum platform;
• according to its own estimations, in 2008 the company became a leader among all EMC Documentum partners in terms of revenue from provision of consulting services for Electronic Document Management Systems implementation;
• following the results of business year 2008, Microsoft Dynamics announced KORUS Consulting to be the top winner among all certified partners of Microsoft in Russia in the nominations For Achievements In Retail Business and For Achievements in Transportation and Logistics. In addition to industry-specific awards, KORUS Consulting has also been awarded For Effective Mastering Of ERP Verticals;
• consolidated revenues of the company have amounted to 1,625,987 mln. roubles;
• 206 corporate clients, 288 projects.