The Russian supercomputers have reached Southern Africa

The Russian company of the T-platform and the National supercomputer centre of Southern Africa have signed the cooperation agreement. Joint plans assume use of the supercomputer systems developed Russian, in the projects realised by the South African supercomputer centre.

Within the limits of the T-platform agreement will put to the African party T-Blade 2. This blejd-syste with high computing density, possibility to create supercomputers level.

To provide qualitative introduction and timely support of supercomputer systems of the T-platform in Southern Africa, the Russian company plans to involve one of the local IT Companies in cooperation. Its experts will pass all-round training and practice in the Russian projects of the T-platform. As a result the South African partners can is high-grade to advance on cobtinent the Russian decisions.

This second agreement concluded by the company of the T-platform with � by partners – has beggun recently cooperation with the largest Finnish supercomputer cenntre CSC.

2010 Expenses on ON will grow

Expenses of the companies for the software in 2010 will grow. About it tell results of the interrogation, spent analytical agency Gartner. Interrogation has been spent among approximately 1 thousand IT Experts from the companies in the various countries. World expenses on ON will be increased by 1,53 % in comparison with flowing year.

To increase the budget plan 30 % of the comppanies from Asian-Pacific region and 25 % of the companies from EMEA (Europe, the Near East and Africa).

Intention to increase expenses on the software have declared 28 % of the comanies from the USA, Canada and Mexico. However as a wole expenses of the enterprises of the North America will be reduced to 2,06 %. According to experts, it is connected with a collapse of financial branch and the industry of the USA. On their share 16,5 % of all expenses for the software in the country are necessary 21 % and approximately.

Total expenses on ON the enterprises of Europe, the Near East and Africa will increase by 0,45 %. More essential growth of expenses will be shown by the countries of Asian-Pacific region — plus of 4,34 %. In Latin America expenses will grow on 2,54 %. The best indicators will be fixed in Asia, Central America, China and Brazil as many companies of these countries have started updating of the IT Infrastructures.

Interrogation has been spent from April till May, 2009 According to the analysts, given time has been chosen not casually — in April has passed exactly 6 months from the beginning of world crisis, uncertainty time has ended, when the companies did not know how to be, and it was impossible to do exact forecasts. Meanwhile, experts make the recommendations to suppliers of the software concerning the further actions. Вендоры should use addvisory model of sales, offering the clients of the decision of the most important for them problems. Such approach should be applied as at work with existing, and the future clients, - analyst Gartner Dzhoan Korrea (Joanne Correia) tells. Besides, suppliers are recommended to strengthen a partner network and to expand trade channels in developing regions where the greatest growth of budgets is predicted.

Also it is recommended to suppliers of program decisions: to differentiate the rulers, to diversify client bases, to build the long and strong business ties based on trust; to create products which messages to really notable positive results in respect of efficiency of business of clients will. Корреа says that the companies-software suppliers should not consider crisis as some kind of the justification to reduction of a grocery number and number of services given to clients.

We will remind that in 2009 Gartner reduction of IT Expenses where expenses for the software, for 6 % year by a year to $3,2 bln.

The government has decided to merge Angstrem and Micron

Minpromtorg studies a question of association of two Russian microelectronic factories Angstrem and Micron (enters in Sitroniks, supervised AFK System) on manufacture of sdmi-conductor components in the size of 90 nanometers. With such statement has acted zamglavy the ministries. Jury Borisov. , informs Interfax.

According to Borisov, at the given stage the Micron project on manufacture of chips of 90 nanometers is actually started, and factory Angstrema realisation was tightened. In 2011 Russia can receive two factories with identical technological parametres which will compete in the same grocery niches, considers Borisov. Association - process uneasy as behind two projects there are private companies - AFK System and group of companies Angstrem, but both projects are financed in VYeBe, the detached onlooker, and the serious player who can promote this association are supported through realisation of federal target programs, therefore the state here noot, - representative Minpromtorga has declared.

In 2008, in interview to magazine CNews, Jury Borisov expressed an opposite position: Both for Angstrema, and for Micron of a sphere of action will suffice.

Presence of two, instead of one factories - is always better for many reasons. From the point of view of the state is a technological and information safety. From the point of view of a competition is a stimulus to development. Why the ministry position has cardinally changed today, it is necessary to guess only. Jury Borisov has not answered call CNews.

Other representative Minpromtorga has on the condition of anonymity informed that full association of actives of two enterprises is supposed. On Monday, on July, 27th, representatives of Angstrema and Micron will discuss, as he said, this question in Minpromtorge. In opinion. Dmitry Milovantseva.

, chairman of board of directors Angstrem, it is logical to begin association of two enterprises with association of grocery rulers. Workings out of new chips for microelectronic factories cost ten millions dollars and if both companies play one market creation of products is logical for conducting in common, - he considers. Further, at creation of manufacture of chips with the topological sizes 65 and 45 nanometers, as he said, make sense to unite and at level of manufactures. In System CNews press-service AFK have informed that know about idea of association of two enterprises, but official proposals in this respect did not receive. Representatives of Sitroniksa were inaccessible to comments.

The source in Micron has informed CNews that the question of association of two enterprises lay on a surface for a long time already. The Russian market of microelectronics small, therefore to two players on it is not present a place, - he speaks. - on the other hand, presence of two enterprises creates a competition, but at their association we will compete also to foreign players. Zelenograd Angstrem, entering into group Angstrem, has put 100 % of actions for reception of the credit from Foreign trade and investment bank for the sum of 815 million euro off the beginning of 2008 On this money equipment AMD for manufacture of chips in the size of 130 nanometers and factory building in Zelenograd which at present is not finished has been paid. Sitroniks also it was financed through parent company AFK System at VYeBa, and recently has entered into the agreement with Rosnano about attraction 6,5 mlrd rub for building on Micron of manuacture of integrated schemes on technology of 90 nanometers.

Both enterprises intend to let out chips for equipment GLONASS, biopassports and prefixes of digital TV.

The volume of proceeds VMware in the second quarter 2009 has remained constant

From the beginning of 2009 growth of financial actives has made 24 %, and the postponed gain – 7 %. Monetary streams from primary activity not on GAAP for a quarter have made $233 million that on 19 % above a similar indicator of 2008 In turn, monetary streams from primary activity on GAAP have made $243 million, growth in comparison with the second quarterr 2008 has made 62 %. Monetary streams not on GAAP from operational activity for the past of 12 months have made $910 million, and on GAAP – $1 billion Income of operations on territories of the USA in the second quarter was reduced in comparison with the second quarter 2008 to 3 % to $234 million dollars. The income of operations worldwide in the second quarter has grown in comparison with the second quarter 2008 on 3 % to $222 million Gain from realisation of services, including support and specialised services, has made $228 million that on 32 % more than in the second quarter 2008 The uneasy macroeconomic situation has led 20 % to decrease in incomes of sale of licences in comparison with the second quarter of last year.

This indicator has made $228 million In a present economic situation we have continued to invest actively resources in strategic development of the company and have kept our financial streams at high level, - has commented on financial results of the second quarter. Mark Pik. , financial director VMware, - In the third quarter we expect to receive a gain from 465 to 480 millin dollars, and the profit for all 2009 will increase by 1-3 % in comparison with 2008.

Russia and Europe Servers will emerge from a bottom, but slowly

Under forecasts IDC, sales of servers in region EMEA - Europe (including Russia), the Near East and Africa - in 2nd quarter 2009 will fall to 39,3 % in comparison with the similar period of 2008 and doctignut marks in $2,9 billion Market falls 4th quarter successively more and more high rates (in 1st quarter of this year recession reached 34,3 %). In IDC expect that the bottom of the server market in EMEA is necessary this ear for 2nd quarter - both by quantity, and on a gain from the sold cars. In total for this period in region it will be realised less 0,5 million servers, approximately on 30 % it is less, than last quarter. In 1st quarter 2009 each sector of economy has felt on itself influence of a world economic crisis: almost all countries of Western Europe were captured by recession, and economy of countries of Eastern Europe will be paralysed frequently by shortage of credits, - makes comments.

Nataniel Martinez. (Nathaniel Martinez), heading in IDC the program of researches of the European systems and infrastructural decisions.

- IDC has lowered the forecast that speaks influence of going deep recession on the server matket. A sales volume of servers in region EMEA and the growth forecast, 2008-2013 (in $mln). A source: IDC, June, 2009 By words. Beatriz Valle. (Beatriz Valle), analytics IDC on the server market of Europe, recession has various scale and the form depending on the country.

Among seriously suffered from recession - the server market of Great Britain, and continental Europe goes by same means. In second half of 2009 The market will continue to show falling in comparison with similar indicators of 2008, - continues Valle.

- It will be more strongly expressed in monetary indicators, than in quantitative, because of the tendency to decrease in average cost prices which has begun even before recession.

Nevertheless, the analyst predicts that rates of decrease in sales volumes of servers will in money terms be slowed down next four quarters. However growth of sales will return on server market EMEA not earlier than 3rd quarter 2010 In money terms a bottom will be reached in 1st quarter 2010 on a mark in $2,6 billion In IDC are assured that restoration of consumer demand this autumn will begin: its splashes though also moderated, become appreciable in 2nd half of 2009 The receipt of x86 servers, predictably, will start to show positive dynamics earlier, than in other segments. Its recession in 1st quarter 2009 will be measured less than 10 % - basically, for the account sementa blejd-servers and consolidation of infrastructures. Strengthening of consolidation, requirement for ordering of an infrastructure and budgetary restrictions will define character of demand for servers, - believes. Dzhorzhio Nebuloni. (Giorgio Nebuloni), analyst IDC on the market of the European systems and infrastructural decisions. - on the other hand, sales not x86 servers will return to growth in 2nd half of 2010 thanks to increase of demand for scale infrastructural projects. Sales of mass servers will grow slower rates: from $1,6 mlrd in 2nd quarter 2009 to $1,7 mlrd in 3rd quarter 2010 of Sale of high-efficiency servers and cars of an average price category will start to grow only in 1st quarter 2011 Let's remind that recently IDC the similar forecast on the world market of servers.

Prroceeding from it, it is possible to tell that region EMEA will divide universal tendencies of development of the market. As a whole, predictably, the volume of the server market all over the world will decrease in 2009 on 22,1 % in monetary and on 18,3 % - in quantitative expression in comparison with 2008 we Will remind that experts Gartner result similar forecasts: they expect that will be difficult for all server market 2009, and to return to growth till 2010 to it hardly it will be possible. In Gartner the worst for all history of the server market named 1st quarter of this year, but estimations for 2nd quarter yet have not published.

Power do not save on IT ERP-system Microsoft for 60 million

Competition for choice and the supplier of the decision for Novosibirskenergo lasted some months, 11 companies-integrators have taken part in it. Their names the company does not name, the winner – the integrator with the decision on base is officially declared only. The project already sttarted in the spring of this year, but it became known about it only today, on June, 30th. Cost of the two-year contract, according to CNews, will make about 60 million According to experts, the investment of Novosibirskenergo can name averages for the large enterprises.

For the federal companies it is a question of more appreciable expenses, - marks. Konstantin Rejli. , an analyst of IK Finam. - For example, $12 million, large industrial holdings spent on $15-20 million Thus, according to Rejli, power for a long time introduce ERP, the accent on it has been made even at Russian Open Society "United Power Systems" existence. For branch of an investment of Novosibirskenergo also are not record – it is possible to name them adequate to business scales, - he concludes. For comparison, we will notice that following the results of 2008 al Russian market ERP has made about $850 million However, during the current year crisis has essentially slowed down rates of its growth. As has told CNews.

Peter Gorodetsky. , analyst IDC on the software market, by estimations IDC, in 2009 volume of the market of decisions for operation of business in Russia will decrease for 55 %. Experts also mark change of priorities of customers – they get decisions for flowing, instead of long-term problems. Novosibirskyеnergo has found 60 million on ERP. Novosibirskyеnergo plans to form in new system all reporting of the enterprise. The company has put before itself and the partner a problem to construct a uniform information field for all divisions, - marks. Konstantin Shishkin. , the director for economy and the finance of Novosibirskenergo.

Till now absence of automatic communications between program complexes existing at the enterprise complicated work on adjacent sites – there where functional duties of the worker mean work simultaneously in several systems.

To co-ordinate the existing software in uniform information structure it was not represented possible as different programming languages were used. Within the limits f the project Prodzhekt and an introduction command from outside Novosibirskenergo will be made by experts of the Andes adaptation of some business processes under features Microsoft Dynamics AX, and also adaptation of the ERP-system under business processes which are unique for the company. It is planned to automate the basic business processes of the enterprise, including budgeting, management of the finance, personnel administration, wages calculation, production management, sale, and also maintenance service and equipment repairs. Presence in system of the specialised tool for complex management of maintenance service and equipment repairs was the obligatory requirement at the tender announcement. Objects of automation also steels: management of material streams, document circulation, management of investment projects and others. Within the limits of the project the ERP-system will be integrated with system ASKUE – the automated system of the commercial account of the electric power.

The account and planning organisation will be realised within the limits of the uniform centralised database on the basis of the specialised decision of the Andes by Prodzhekt: the Distributed holdings for Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Let's notice that Open Society Novosibirskenergo is one of the largest enterprises of Siberia. The company is engaged in manufacture electric and thermal energy.

The structure of its generating capacities includes five thermal power plants and 35 local boiler-houses. The company provides an electrical supply of the Novosibirsk region and the centralised heat supply of Novosibirsk and Kuibyshev.

The market of servers a bottom behind

Under forecast IDC, the sales volume of servers (in the prices of end users) in the world in 2nd quarter of this year will decrease to $10,6 billion Server market tests falling for 29,6 % (concerning similar indicators of previous year) already throughout four quarters on end, and rates of this falling increase. As a whole, as expect in IDC, recession in the world server market will last eight quarters on end, and in annual calculation during the period from 2nd quarter 2008 till 2nd quarter 2010 the market volume will decrease on 30,3 % or $19,1 billion Besides, under forecasts IDC, in 2nd quarter 2009 the server market will reach a bottom in this adverse period.

Then, in 2nd half of 2009 and in the beginning of 2010, rates of falling of the market will essentially decrease. IDC has lowered the forecast for 2nd quarter for 8,5 % that makes about $1 mlrd, in comparison with our previous forecast. Recession aggravation all over the world in 1st half of 2009 became the reason for that, - makes comments. Mett Eastwood. (Matt Eastwood), the vice-president of group of corporate platforms IDC. – But though we now also predict recession of the server market on 22,1 % in 2009, the worst times already behind. Actually, by the end of 3rd quarter of this year in the server market it will be realised about 90 % of a total volume of all transactions, and the market will start to be stabilised essentially. According to Eastwood, it is important to notice that in IDC believe that many customers will start strategic planning of construction of the IT Platforms throughout the remained 2009 , Before improvement of an economic climate and restoration of demand for servers in 2010 the World market of servers, volume of deliveries in money terms, 2008-2013 ($ million).

A source: IDC, June, 2009 Following the results of calendar 2009, delivery of mass servers will be reduced to 21,5 % in monetary and on 18,5 % - in quantitative expression in comparison with the similar period of 2008 Demand in the given segment will start to revive (though also moderate rates) in 2nd half of 2009 of Delivery of corporate servers of an average price segment in the same period, predictably, will decrease in money terms on 9,6 % because of recession in 2nd quarter. The segment of high-efficiency corporate servers in 2009, under forecasts, will be narrowed on 35,2 % that speaks essential reduction of capital expenses in the large companies throughout all year. As a whole, predictably, volume of the server market in 2009 Will decrease on 22,1 % in money terms and on 18,3 % - in quantitative expression in comparison with 2008 we Will remind that experts Gartner result similar forecasts: they expect that will be difficult for all server market 2009, and to return to growth till 2010 to it hardly it will be possible. We will remind that till now their colleagues from IDC were more optimistical: they first signs of restoration of demand in a server segment in 4th quarter of this year. In Gartner the worst for all history of the server market named 1st quarter of this year, but estimations for 2nd quarter yet have not published.