BSA urges to introduce control systems of program actives

The alliance of manufacturers of commercial software Business Software Alliance (BSA) has presented the grant for the business, called to give to the companies representation about financial advantages and technological effect from introduction of the concept of management by program actives (Software Asset Management, SAM).

The gran comprises the councils, helping to lower expenses, to lift productivity and an overall performance of the organisations, to limit the risks connected with installation of counterfeit software products and to provide conformity of the enterprise to legislative requirements and norms.

By results of the research spent BSA in territory of the Russian Federation, 63,6 % of the interrogated heads of the Russian enterprises never heard about SAM. Thus among small enterprises the share unfamiliar with practice SAM reaches 73 % whereas in the large enterprises about it did not hear 55 %. To raise awareness on concept SAM of corporate users and to tell about its advantages, BSA lets out the given grant.

Though for set of the companies the software is a basis of all business, many enterprises do not regard it as an active having paramount, critical value, – Alexey Chernyj , the co-ordinator of program BSA in Russia has told. – frequently value of program actives remains not noticed, and responsibility for the software account is assigned on department or to purchasing department; at the same time, as finally ON influences work off almost all business, management of program actives should be a prerogative of the chief executive or board of directors. The management concept program actives can help business both with the financial plan, and from positions of operational efficiency.

Introduction of processes on management of program actives, in turn, allows the enterprises to operate more effectively the software within the limits of corporation, guarantees presence of necessary licences and helps to avoid an operational and financial damage from use of not authorised versions of the software, including, claim requirements, penalties, losses or damage of the given and virus attacks. At the same time, the understanding of what software is used in the company, allows employees to coose more correctly program decisions, raising thereby own efficiency, and even allows to save at the expense of revealing of not used software products.

Dead loss Epicor in 2nd quarter 2009 has made 67 million forecast constrained

The dead loss of American company Epicor in 2nd quarter 2009 has made $6,7 million againsg $0,3 million net profit in 2nd quarter 2008 the Dead loss on the action has made $0,11. Gain Epicor following the results of the accounting period has made $100,4 million against $127,9 million for the similar period last year.

The income of software sale in 2nd quarter 2009 has made $17,5 million that on 33 % above, than in 1st quarter 2009, ($13,2 million), and more low, than the income of software sale one year ago ($24,4 million). The income of consulting services for a year was reduced from $41 million to $32,1 million, the income of services of technical support was reduced to $47,3 million, the income of sale of the equipment and other incomes have made $3,5 million against $13,9 million for the similar period of previous year.

Because of uncertainty and limited economic, expenses on and courses of foeign currencies, the company continues to give the forecast only for one quarter. It is expected that in 3rd quarter 2009 the aggregate profit will make $96-100 million

Processors have again started to buy up

Analysts have fixed atypically high growth of volume of deliveries of processors following the results of 2nd quarter 2009 As informs IDC, all during the period from April till June has been sold on 10,1 % of processors more than for the previous three-monthly period. As a rule, 2nd quarter is characterised by the worst dynamics within a calendar year. So, for the similar period of last year (1-2 quarters 2008) CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT deliveries have increased all by 3,1 %, and it during pre-crisis time.

Anyhow, in volumes of deliveries experts connect the given 10 percent increase not with demand increase in the final market, and with replenishment of warehouse stocks of manufacturers of the personal computer.

In comparison with 2nd quarter of last year, world deliveries of processors were reduced to 7 %.

The gain of manufacturers following the results of the period has grown on 7,9 % in comparison with 1st quarter 2009, however in comparison with 2nd quarter of last year was reduced to 15,3 %.

Deliveries of processors with 1st till 2nd quarter 2009 have grown on 12,5 %. The company share has increased by 1,6 %. It has occupied 78,9 % of the market. Deliveries of processors dynamics of 1,8 %, that not, the market share of the company was reduced to 1,6 % to 20,6 %, Via Technologies has occupied 0,5 % of the market.

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT deliveries have jumped up on 10 %, however it still about what does not speak, consider in IDC

Every fourth sold Intel the processor in 2nd quarter concerned ruler Atom. In total these chips have brought 8,1 % of all gain received during the specified period. In a segment of processors for mobile personal computers Intel has occupied a share in 86,9 % of all deliveries in numerical expression (2,6 %), AMD — 12,6 % (-2,4 %). In a segment of server CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS Intel has received 89,9 % (0,5), AMD – 10,1 % (-0,5), desktop personal computers: Intel – 70,2 %, AMD – 29,4 % (shares have changed slightly).

Summing up the received values, experts IDC not undertake to say that the market of processors has started to be restored, - as growth of deliveries has been generated by replenishment of warehouse stocks, instead of growth of demand among end users.

In the meantime official representatives of branch association Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) are adjusted more positively. According to the president of organisation George Skelajza (George Scalise), they mark growth of deliveries of semiconductors the fourth month sucessively. It testifies that the market comes back to the habitual dynamics. According to Skelajza, the exhaustion of warehouse stocks cannot occur simply so it means that positive shifts occur and in the final market.

According to SIA, sales of chips in 2nd quarter 2009 have in money terms grown in comparison with 1st quarter on 17 % to $51,7 billion However in comparison with last year were reduced to the fifth part.

also mentions the updatings of forecasts made for last of some months. So, it is expected that sales of the personal computer following the results of 2009 will be reduced to 5 % instead of 9-12 % pedicted earlier. Sales of phones will be reduced to 7-9 % against 15 % in older forecasts and so on. All it testifies once again to economy restoration, he considers.

To armada advise to buy

The company Armada has presented preliminary financial results for 1 half-year 2009 the Gain for this period has made 748 million that on 37 % less than a similar indicator of last year. Thus indicator EBITDA has grown on 10 % and has made 73 million

gain Reduction in the company connect with falling of the IT Market and partial refusal from projects. In 1st half of 2009 the majority of the companies and the state departments in connection with crisis formed budgets for a year that has essentially lowered expenditure on, - is told in the Armada official statement.

In structure of incomes of the company, as well as earlier, the state customers pevailed, the share of receipts from these contracts has made more than 75 %. The share of any of the largest clients still does not exceed 7 % from a cumulative gain of Armada.

In the company with optimism look at 2nd half of year, expecting increase in activity of the IT Market, especially in the state segment. The armada also intends to continue in 2009 before strategy M

Alexey Kuzovkin: the Company has a stable portfolio of orders, has spent successful optimisation of expenses, has no debts and does not require long-term external financing

Thanks to the spent measures on reduction of expenses, the Armada plans to finish year with profitability substantial growth on indicator EBITDA to 12-16 % in 2009 the Gain in 2009, possibly, the Company will make from 4 to 5 has a stable portfolio of orders, has spent uccessful optimisation of expenses, has no debts and does not require long-term external financing, therefore we can increase profitability, - Alexey Kuzovkin, the chairman of board of directors of Armada has declared.

Analysts estimate the Armada reporting as moderately positive. Despite decrease in a gain of the company on 37 % to 748 million concerning the similar period of last year, the company it was possible to increase indicator EBITDA by powerful 10 % to 73 million, - Julia Golysheva, an analyst of Finam marks. It connects reduction of a gain of the company, first of all, with negative influence of crisis as a whole on market IT, and as consequence, - with decrease in perspectivity of development of some hi-tech projects.

Anton Voryhalov, the senior analyst iKS-Consulting, also names demand falling as most plausible reason of reduction of incomes. Here it is possible to notice the positive factor - sharp decrease in costs that has allowed the company to increase total profitability, - he speaks.

Growth of indicator EBITDA, by our estimations, became a consequence of effective optimisation of expenses of the company and absence of debt loading against stable volume of orders for production and service, - continues Golysheva. - As to Armada plans on profitability increase growth of the given indicator, in our opinion, it will be essential to depend on volume and structure of orders of the company. The diversifitsirovannaja structure of customers, on a share of largest of which is not necessary more than 7 %, will allow there have arrived the companies to level risks of change of volume of orders from some clients. At the same time, we predict that the share of the state as the customer of services can increase in the second half of the year of current year, and it will appear even more essential situation in case of adverse development in economy.

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.

World trade Russia has extended branch IKT

The world economic forum has let out the report on world trade stimulation (The Global Enabling Trade) in which basis the index of an openness of national economies (The Enabling Trade Index lies). The rating is calculated for 121 countries of the world, among them Russia has occupied only 109 place. In comparison with last year, position of Russia in a rating of an openness of economy has worsened: in the similar report for 2008 from 118 places it has occupied 103. The first three of the most open economy this year recognises Singapore, special administrative area of China Hong Kong and Switzerland.

In Top-10 Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Norway, Finland, Austria and the Neherlands also have entered. The position of Russia in the general rating is much worse, than at many former union republics and present partners.

So, Kirghizia – on 101st place, Kazakhstan – on 93rd, India – on 76th, Ukraine – on 71st. Still above indicators of Azerbaijan (70), Moldova (52) and China (49). More closed, than in Russia, economy only in Nepal, Bangladesh, Algeria, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, the Cat-d'ivuar and Chad. A trading index of Russia of 2009 (press to increase).

A source: VYeF, July, 2009 For an estimation and definition of a position of the countries VEF uses the data from open sources, and also own data and reports of the partner organisations in the different countries.

The index is formed on the basis of a complex estimation on several key indicators: a market openness (at Russia 113 place), administrative barriers (106), a business environment (96).

An estimation of transport and a communication infrastructure of Russia, 2009 (press to increase). A source: VYeF, July, 2009 Interestingly that an estimation Russia has had highest of all for development of transport and a communication infrastructure: here at us 56 place.

On the first positions on this indicator – Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore. Separately on parametres IKT Russia is on 50th place from 121, leaders here - Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg.

On level penetration of technologies into the corporate environment at Russia 96th position, on level of penetration the Internet – 62nd.

Better affairs are with broadband access (57 place), installation of telephones (36) and penetration of a mobile communication (24). IKT - the unique sphere, in which Russia was possible to get to first half of rating table. All other categories demand considerable intervention, - is told in the report.

That fact that Russia has achieved progress in use IKT, is the positive note, - experts VYeF have concluded.

Actions the Telecom has failed after the market

Revision of annual forecasts of dynamics of gross national product has led to scale correction in the Russian market. Following the results of second half of June the Russian indexes have fallen to 15 %, having reacted to decrease in forecasts of economic growth of the Russian economy in 2009 the American stock exchanges have decreased on 3-5 % following the results of this period.

If in the beginning of year it was a question of gross national product decrease on 2-6 % it becomes now clear, what even 6 percent falling will be the optimistical scenario. Under forecasts of the World bank, world gross national product it will be reduced to 3 % instead of 1,7 %. Across Russia estimations are reconsidered with-4,5 % to-7,5 %. For January-May falling of Russian gross national product has made 10,2 %, in May the economy has fallen to 11 % in comparison with previous year. According to Credit Suisse, gross national product falling in 2009 will be closer to 8 %. The wave of revision of forecasts has coincided with falling of the prices for oil and has caused leaving of the Russian share market in a red zone. The telecommunication sector has not avoided falling – branch indexes have fallen together with the market.

There has passed a wave of sales in papers MRK which is connected with the future re-structuring of Svyazinvest and risk of that actions MRK can be converted in papers of the incorporated company on unprofitable factors. In the end of June UniCfedit Securities withdrew the recommendations for actions MRK, explaining the decision low liquidity of papers, absence of catalysts of their growth and also personnel shifts. Dynamics of a course change of actions of the Russian public IKT-COMPANIES, and also the basic branch indexes. A source: the Data of stock exchanges, Bank of Moscow.

Regional communication statements in June have finished the reporting publication on MSFO following the results of 2008 In most cases the data have been met by the market negatively – following the results of June-July of action MRK have appeared among leaders of falling.

The reporting of Volgatelekoma can be estimated as neutral – the company has a little increased profitability on OIBDA, the company debts are insignificant and represent, basically, rouble loans.

Sibirtelekom has shown advancing growth of expenses on operational activity. The profit on operational activity has decreased for Dohody Sibirtelekoma 420 million to the taxation were reduced to the big size – Difference speaks 1804 million losses on revaluation of course differences – the considerable part of a debt of the company is nominated in dollars.

The forecast of management for 2009 looks optimistically: rates of increase of incomes of new services (Internet access) to 2008 grew faster the expectations, similar dynamics will remain and in 2009 better the market papers of Dalsvjazi looked, on Friday the reporting on MSFO following the results of 1st quarter 2009 Maximum in comparison with others MRK the share of a gain from new services has led to that crisis practically has not affected financial indicators of the operator. The net profit following the results of the period has grown on 40 %, the user's base of users ShPD for a year has increased by 70 %, the gain in 1st quarter in comparison with the end of the year has made 10 %. The news stream on other communication statements was more poor. FAS MTS to get 100 % of actions of Comstar. Quotations of the Russian cellular operators behind ocean have shown dynamics worse the market: MTS have fallen in price on 15 %, Vympelcom - on 10 %. Current week has begun with sales against becoming cheaper oil.

Following the results of Monday the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange index has decreased on 3,5 %, the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange-telecommunication index has fallen to 1,5 %. Over the weekend most possibly further decrease.

Moscow money for service sockart for schoolboys zavisli

Universal plastic cards of pupils as experiment have appeared at the Moscow schools in 2006, have actively begun is entered into 2007-2008 For today, according to Department of formation of Moscow, them uses more than 308 educational institutions and about 800 thousand schoolboys of a city. To the majority of pupils of plastic arts serves as the ticket in the Moscow underground, however, on zadumke designers of the project the card is multipurpose. In it clearing settlement possibility for dinners with industrial complexes of a school food, for example, is provided. Besides, started the test project from State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans, that is the card can be used now and as the land ticket. One more problem of the project a card of the pupil - safety of schoolboys: for the past years many establishments have been equipped by access monitoring systems. The rationing system not only cuts visits of strangers to schools, but also helps to watch attendance. It was supposed that the card can be used and as storehouse of the personal medical data, and as an electronic diary, and as a library ticket in library.

Initially the project developed with personal support of the mayor of Moscow. Jury Luzhkov. , which in 2007 has signed the city target program on the further development of the project for 2007-2009 It was supposed that by 2010 to a rationing systtem will pass all schools, the director of the information-analytical centre of Department of formation of a city of Moscow has told CNews.

Vladimir Yablonsky. For realisation of city system of school cards, as he said, it is already spent about 200 million Now the project has not only the proved economic benefit, but also a strong social exhaust. Scale work with parents and pupils is spent, they have believed in the project, - Yablonsky speaks. As he said, parents of pupils first of all on advantage have estimated system of clearing settlements for a food. The volume of translated means for accounts of schoolboys for 1 quarter 2009 grew in a geometrical progression and has made over 2 million in comparison with 70 thousand in 4 quarter 2008 However for 2009 the budget of the innovative project it has appeared is equal to zero. Before it was formed of the means allocated with Department of formation and Management of information of the government of Moscow. Financing of the project the Card of the pupil has been suspended, though in a city budget of Moscow within the limits of city target programs of means for it are planned, Yablonsky speaks. The most perspective innovative project zabuksoval because of interdepartmental nesostykovok, - is considered by the deputy of Moscow City Council from fraction an United Russia. Stepan Orlov.

As a result of absence of money competitions on performance of works on project support in 2009 are not held In this connection educational institutions cannot continue work with system in new 2009-2010 educational year. Besides, training to work with cards of employees of educational institutions and industrial complexes of a school food is stopped. Yablonsky is afraid that if the situation with financinng will not change, efforts of last years on development of system of school cards will be simply crossed out.

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.

Oracle buys Virtual Iron

The corporation declared the conclusion of the definitive agreement on company Virtual Iron Software (Virtual Iron), the supplier of software products for management of the servers providing dynamical resource management in virtualizirovannyh environments of data-processing centres.

Inclusion of technologies Virtual Iron in structure of decision Oracle Virtual Manager intended for expansion of scaled, high-efficiency virtual server environments with high levels of readiness, will allow to provide fuller and dynamical resource management for all complex, is told in message Oracle.

Requirements of the compannies for technologies virtualizacii grow, as these technologies provide reduction of operational expenses and support ecological IT Strategy without damage to quality of service, — has told. Wim Kokaerts. (Wim Coekaerts), the vice-president of division Oracle Linux and Virtualization Engineering. — Getting technologies Virtual Iron, Oracle aspires to give to clients possibility more dynamically to operate the server resources and to optimise power consumption. As he said, acquisition is realised within the limits of stratey Oracle on granting of a full complex of technologies for management of the corporate software.

Procedure of acquisition demands performance of usual conditions of the conclusion of similar transactions and, predictably, will be finished in the summer of this year. Before transaction end each of the companies will continue to work independently. Financial terms of transaction are not disclosed.

The Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange will open a platform for the innovative companies

The Moscow Intebank Stock Exchange group with support will create new exchange sector the Market of invesfments and innovations for attraction of investments into the innovative companies.

The market of investments and innovations is created for support of the hi-tech companies in the course of preparation for placing and the referencce of their securities on the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange. The new exchange sector wll promote attraction of investments into the innovative companies of small and average capitalisation, acceleration of formation of innovative economy in Russia, consider in the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange.