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Last week calculated that combines artificial intelligence collected 720 thousand tons of the crop. 350 machines were installed by Russian Autonomous control system s/s appliances Cognitive Agro Pilot, developed by the BEAC and the Cognitive Pilot, it passed the industrial
use in 35 regions of Russia during harvest 2020.
Tier IV – the highest level in the classification system of the data Center, which assigns the Uptime Institute. Everything in the world has about 50 facilities certified Tier IV, even in the US such facilities
only four. Company DataPro built the first Moscow DataPro data center II, the appropriate level of reliability Tier
IV in Eastern Europe.
Most recently, the X5 Retail Group has completed one of the largest migrations of SAP systems on the Russian market. In
functional scope of the project included 11 systems, including SAP ERP, with total data 150 TB. The X5 was the only company that made a migration of SAP ERP with such a large base
data without stopping business processes of the company.
MTS announced the sale of AFK Sistema, the Russian holding company and shareholder of MTS, 100% of shares of JSC “NVision
Group” over 401 million.
In global financial markets 2 November slipped sharply to $of 36.16 prices on Brent oil. A week earlier the price was around $42,5. finished the month out of range $40-45 on
at $37,46. Recall that in early October, the black gold was trading at $42,20. A strong influence on the price of oil has provided the approaching election day in the United States. At the end of the week the price of oil
back in the neighborhood of $40 per barrel.
Dynamics of the Russian currency this week will be almost entirely dependent on the results of the elections in the United States. If November 3, the dollar was worth 80,57 rubles, November 7 – 77,19 rubles.
The company “OMNIC” created a postomat, which 65% consists of Russian components, its Assembly is carried out on the Russian industrial base. In the framework of the joint work created by the consortium
companies planning to increase this figure to 78%. Original electronic components “OMNIC” will be transferred to the production facilities of “Aquarius”, which will be organized
mass production.
With regard to new appointments in the IT market, MTS announced the appointment of Director to work with the business market of MTS in St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region Arthur Sizova, which in 2018
was the head of the MTS branch in the Chuvash Republic.
Leo Matveev, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of “SearchInform”, was elected to the Board of the Association of IT developers RUSSOFT.
Rostec, will develop uniform standards for the establishment of “Safe city”
Softline group acquires business GK “the aplans” outsourcing of software development
“Gazprom oil” starts commercial operation of “Digital DoppelgangeR of seismic exploration”
Jack MA ripped IPO “daughters” of Alibaba. The primary location of the Ant Group was supposed to begin on November 5, but now the process can be transferred at least six months. According to the original plan
the company could raise about $37 billion, however, on 3 November, she announced the suspension of listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong in connection with the tightening of regulation of Finance
Distribution
Startup Merlion in the field of data Analytics becomes a resident of “SKOLKOVO”
The company AnalyticsHub is the first business project of GK Merlion receiving such status. By 2023, the consulting company plans to increase its revenues up to RUB 300 million.
The author’s project AnalyticsHub successfully passed the examination of the project “SKOLKOVO”.
By the end of 2019, the first year of existence, the company has entered in TOP-30 among Russian companies in the field of data Analytics in terms of revenue.
Analytical system “AHUB Forecasting”, which AnalyticsHub presented in the application for expert Committee provides high-precision prediction of energy consumption and automation related
the business processes of the companies of electric power industry and industrial companies with energy intensive production.
Vendors
Kyocera Document Solutions Russia announced the signing of a contract with the company Info Technology Supply Ltd
Now Kyocera has become the only official supplier AT the Umango on the territory of the Russian Federation. AT Umango helps its users to digitize and extract data from documents. Umango automatiseret
workflow by processing and storing the scanned documents and documents created by other applications. This software is easily integrated into existing document management systems accounting and
systems print management and scanning of the client company and allows to radically reduce the time for processing of documentation.
Outsourcing
Softline group acquires business GK “the aplans” outsourcing of software development
The owner of the brand “the aplans” remains GK “the aplans”. The Softline team will join about 200 employees in three development centers (in Moscow, Voronezh and Ufa) with expertise in several key
verticals such as Finance, automotive business, logistics and etc. For Softline purchase of the new asset, marks the establishment on the basis of holding a major international player with competencies in
the field of custom development. These skills will help more than 60 thousand customers in 50 countries presence to adequately meet the challenges of digital transformation.
New products
A neurologist from Yakutia have created video games for the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy…
Russian scientists have created a prototype of the most sensitive camera in the world
Scientists of the Center STI “Quantum communications” nust “MISIS” presented the world’s first prototype of the imaging detector of infrared photons camera is so powerful that it can “see” the movement of single
particles of such radiation. The device will find application in fields requiring high-precision measurement: a secure (quantum) communication, quantum computing and diagnostic medicine.
Updated platform Docsvision supports PostgreSQL.
The new version of Docsvision platform and improved in performance, stable and scalable, and supports PostgreSQL and Postgres Pro. Now support
domestic DBMS included in the official release of the platform 5.5.2.
The main part of oil production in Russia occurs in old fields.
To give wells a “second life”, scientists of the Perm Polytechnic University and St. Petersburg mining University for the first time developed a comprehensive methodology based on artificial intelligence. The program
will analyze all the factors and predict the volume of “black gold”. The results of the work of scientists published in the journal
“Georesurs”. The study they conducted with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for basic research.
Concern “Automatics” introduced an upgraded mobile radio for underwater communication IVA S/W. It has a reduced weight, allows to communicate and transmit data under water at
distance up to 150 meters. The signal can pass through the border environments “water–ice-air”. A pilot batch is planned to produce early next year.
IVA S/W is a joint decision of the JSC Kalugapribor included in the concern “Automatics”, and “high-tech”. The device allows to organize communication in the intermediate water layers, in terms
hydroacoustic noise, as well as in the presence of obstacles to signal propagation, such as algae, artificial and natural obstacles. The transmission signal depends on
the excitement of water, changing its temperature, underwater currents.
Production
The company “Systematics”, “OMNIC” and “Aquarius” have announced a partnership
in the development of contactless systems buyers in Russia with the aim of import substitution of these products.
The creation of the consortium will be obtained a synergistic effect by combining competences, covering all phases of product implementation self-service: from planning and design
equipment (automatic parcel terminals), testing business models, the development of electronic components manufacturing, logistics and technical support.
The cooperation between the companies aimed at import substitution. Today the company “OMNIC” created a postomat, which 65% consists of Russian components manufacturers, whose Assembly
is carried out on the Russian industrial base. In the framework of joint work, the consortium plans to increase this figure to 78%. Original electronic components “OMNIC” will
transferred the production capacity of “Aquarius”, which will be organized for mass production.
The results of the activities
Combines artificial intelligence collected 720 thousand tons of harvest
The system of Autonomous control of agricultural machinery, application of artificial intelligence Cognitive Agro Pilot, developed by the BEAC and the Cognitive Pilot was held an industrial use in 35
Russian regions during harvest 2020.
From June to October 2020 offline for more than 350 harvesters equipped with Cognitive Agro Pilot has processed over 160 thousand hectares, and has collected more than 720 thousand tons of the crop.
Through the use of unmanned technology Cognitive Agro Pilot in this harvest season, the total scale of saving — on fuel materials, reducing the time of the harvest
(number of hours) and active work of harvesters, wear and tear of equipment, extend the period of active work of technology to capital investment, the reduction of the human factor, optimize
business processes and other parameters — exceeds 500 mln rubles.
Information security
“Rostelecom” built in “Sirius” cyber range for training young professionals…
GK InfoWatch announces the release of a new comprehensive solution InfoWatch ARMA,including
three products to ensure information security of APCS, which can act as an independent information security tools and to be integrated with each other. Thanks to the new
products – InfoWatch ARMA Industrial and ARMA InfoWatch Endpoint Management Console and the new version 3.5 InfoWatch ARMA Industrial Firewall, comprehensive solution allows you to effectively build
multistage protection of objects of critical information infrastructure (CII) from modern cyber threats.
Infosecurity and “Multifactor” announced the signing of an agreement on technological cooperation in the direction of multi-factor authentication and user access control. System
Multifactor joins the portfolio solutions to Infosecurity.
The company “Doctor Web” and “Rostelecom-solar”, announced the new release of the gateway web security Solar webProxy 3.4 c module integrated anti-virus protection Dr.Web. In the framework of
this project company entered into an agreement on technological cooperation. Now the standard delivery of Solar webProxy antivirus comes as a full functional module.
Data centers
DataPro built the first Moscow DataPro data center II, the appropriate level of reliability Tier IV in Eastern Europe
Tier IV – the highest level in the classification system of the Uptime Institute. Objects, built and certified for Tier IV. Everything in the world has about 50 facilities certified Tier IV
even in the United States of such objects is only four.
The total capacity of the new data center is DataPro 1600 rack units. Currently commissioned in the first 800 of rack space. The second phase (800 rack spaces) will
available until the end of 2020. The total number of racks in data Centers DataPro will rise to 3600, which will allow the company to take the second place in the Russian market of commercial data centers.
International certification, the Uptime Institute
confirmed compliance data Center, which deployed the cloud Softline, Tier 3. A comprehensive audit revealed that the availability of data centers is 99,982%, so the time
downtime of equipment will not exceed 1 hour 35 min per year.
Finance
Joined ROSBANK Rusfinance Bank in 2021
The Board of Directors of ROSBANK made a decision on accession to the subsidiary ROSBANK Rusfinance Bank, which for the first 9 months 2020
he is the leader of the Russian market of car loans by issuing loans (Frank RG).
The state
Rostec state Corporation will develop standards for a project of EMERCOM of Russia
development of hardware-software complex “Safe city”. The corresponding contract was concluded on the basis of competitive procedures between the MES and the National center of Informatization (included in
Rostec).
Until the end of 2022, the NCI will perform complex research and development work that will allow you to create a system of interagency cooperation, the pass-through transfer and
processing of information in a single information space.
Telekom
Tele2 launches shipping SIM-cards with “Yandex.Taxi” in St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region…
MTS announced the launch of technology eSIM. The virtual SIM card is available for connection to subscribers in all regions of MTS…
MTS sells NVision group
MTS announced the sale of AFK Sistema, the Russian holding company and shareholder of MTS, 100% of shares of JSC NVision group 401 million rubles, taking into account possible adjustments depending on
updated financial performance on the date of closing of the transaction. The transaction amount is determined on the basis of an independent assessment by KPMG.
MTS sells AFK “System” assets “NVision group” related to the business of system integration, except those which participate in the formation of the product portfolio the MTS. The billing system FORIS
BSS/OSS, which was previously an asset of NVision group, also remains in the MTS. MTS has obtained all the necessary transaction authorization and approval.
IAA TelecomDaily: 24 Mbps – the average speed of mobile Internet in Russia
In October in Russia as a whole the fastest among the operators of the “Quartet” with the mobile Internet service was the “MegaFon”. Average and maximum data transfer speeds the company ahead
the rest in two and more times.
The average speed of MegaFon approaching 40 Mbit/s, the trailing four Tele2 – to 14.5 Mbit/s. due to the smooth results of MTS and VimpelCom, the average speed of mobile Internet in Russia
exceed 20 Mbps.
The company “the Messenger” expands the geography of deliveries of goods from the online store
svyaznoy.EN. Until the end of November, the retailer will connect the delivery of 6 thousand terminals PickPoint located in 600 cities across the country.
Tele2 expands cooperation with Samsung in a new direction:
the company moves to a direct cooperation on supply of equipment in addition to marketing activities. This format will improve the quality of the presence of the vendor in stock retail
Tele2, increase commercial effectiveness of joint stock and prostimulirujte joint work in the field of promotion of new technologies. Samsung holds a strong first place in sales in
Tele2 shops and on the number of devices registered with a network operator, with a share of 30% and 24%, respectively.
Service
VTB Bank launched a new service “Personal account of the passenger,”
offering residents and guests the opportunity to view information about visits on all types of public transport with the use of Bank cards.
Retail
“Tape” summed up the first results of work of the service of the order and pickup of goods
Click & collect, which runs on a cloud platform of e-Commerce Commerce SAP Cloud. At the moment the service launched in 150 hypermarkets “Tape” throughout
Russia. The average check purchase through the system more than 2 times higher than the standard average check in shops “Tapes”.
GK “M. Video-Eldorado” has expanded the range of equipment under its own trademark and Novex Hi and started selling more than 100 models of major and small appliances – the hob
ovens, range hoods, electric kettles, blenders, mixers, hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair clippers, until the end of the year there will be another 70 models. The first label for the two networks were
TV: in the third quarter of televisions Novex took 7% in unit sales of “M. Video”, Hi – 15% in “Eldorado”.
Wildberries will start sales of fresh food and Express delivery
Wildberries announced the launch of the supply chain fulfillment by sellers (FBS) through which the sellers of online site I can go to the lowest trading Commission Wildberries in the amount of 5%, and
also offer customers a wide range of products, including a new category of fresh food and Express delivery.
Sales of smartphones on the trade-in program in M. Video has increased 20 times per year due to automatic evaluation of old gadgets
Network “M. Video” has launched an updated program for the exchange of your old smartphone new. Now, shoppers can take in trade-in device of any brand and get discount of up to
50 000 rubles for the purchase of a new automated assessment – the condition of your old phone and the discount on new defines special software. Over the last quarter the number of purchases in
the exchange of old smartphone with a discount on a new increased “M. Video” 20 times the size of the benefits for buyers increased by 30%.
X5 Retail Group has completed one of the largest migrations of SAP systems on the Russian market
X5 Retail Group, retail company operating retail chains “Pyaterochka”, “Perekrestok” and “Karusel”, and SAP has completed the project of migration of its IT systems in Russian data centers. Functional
the scope of the project included 11 systems, including SAP ERP, with total data 150 TB. The X5 was the only company that made a migration of SAP ERP with such a large database without stopping
the business processes of the company.
Integration
“Severstal“ implemented the tool Intelligent Business Cloud by Celonis,
which continues the development of the SAP system by Celonis Process Mining, process management, procurement (SAP P2P), and supplier management (SAP SRM). The solution complements the previously configured dashboards
system notifications using predictive Analytics and system management key performance indicators.
Software robots help solve business problems in PMC
“Pipe metallurgical company” (TMK) introduces the business processes of a software robots to market research, personnel work and administrative matters. Pilot project
robotics processes (RPA Robotic Process Automation), embedded in the Directorate for marketing, TMK, where technology has allowed five times to accelerate the implementation of a number of tasks.
A software “robot marketing” developed in collaboration with the competence Centre RPA and innovation “MMK-informservis”. It prepares data for weekly review of markets world drilling, the price of steel
semi-finished products and crude oil. The robot collects information from various sources, validates the collected data and brings them into tables, graphs and charts.
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