DGAP-News: Sberbank: Sberbank of Russia and Microsoft Announced Extension of Five-year Agreement
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Sberbank: Sberbank of Russia and Microsoft Announced Extension of
Five-year Agreement
25.06.2012 / 09:47
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Sberbank of Russia and Microsoft Announced Extension of Five-year Agreement
Saint-Petersburg, June 22, 2012. - Sberbank President and Chairman of the
Board German Gref and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer expressed their consent
to renew five-year agreement. During their meeting in Redmond, the heads of
the two major companies also reached an agreement on a licensing program
and its terms under Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. The agreement applies
within the entire organization of Sberbank, including its subsidiaries in
Russia, CEE, India, China, etc.
'Sberbank's development strategy includes technical upgrade of the bank and
'industrialization' of its systems and processes, as well as a considerable
enhancement of its operational efficiency,' emphasized Sberbank Senior
Vice-President Victor Orlovsky. 'Here, the key role is played by advanced
IT technology. Renewal of our agreement with Microsoft will enable us to
use company's most advanced products and solutions on all devices at all
bank offices in Russia or elsewhere. The licensing program and its terms
enable us to do this in the most efficient way.'
This five-year agreement will satisfy the bank's needs by providing the
required number of licenses, taking into consideration release of new
versions of Microsoft products and solutions, starting from user
workstations and ATMs and ending with its server systems. In addition, the
agreement also pays due attention to the bank's plans to deploy a mega data
processing center at Skolkovo, a Russian innovation city, for which
deployment Microsoft cloud technologies will be used.
'Execution of a corporate licensing agreement with Sberbank of Russia OJSC
is one more step to build up our strategic cooperation. We are proud of the
arrangements that we have reached and that open new prospects for further
partnership between our companies,' says Microsoft Russia President Nikolay
Pryanishnikov. 'We are happy to know that our advanced technology will help
Sberbank of Russia implement its development strategy, including increasing
its presence on the international scene. Products and solutions offered by
Microsoft will enable Sberbank to retain its position of the innovation
leader in the financial sector, and will also provide an opportunity to
improve its efficiency and performance.'
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, a corporate licensing program, is designed
for companies that are ready to choose Microsoft platform as their
corporate standard. A key advantage of such licensing alternative is
Software Assurance, which makes it possible to use new versions of
products, various security patches and updates, and a range of additional
services to develop IT infrastructure and keep it up-to-date.
The Information about Sberbank of Russia
OJSC Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia, accounting for about
27% of the aggregate Russian banking assets and employing about 240,000
people. Founder and major shareholder of the OJSC Sberbank of Russia is the
Bank of Russia holding over 57.6% of the voting shares. The bank's other
shareholders comprise more than 245,000 legal entities and individuals. The
bank has the largest countrywide branch network with 17 regional head
offices and more than 19,000 outlets as well as subsidiary banks in
Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus, a branch in India, and representative
offices in Germany and China. After purchase of Volksbank International in
2012 Sberbank has offices in 9 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
The bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of
Russia.
The official website is www.sberbank.ru
Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations Department
tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media(at)sberbank.ru
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft Corporation is the world's leading software and
web-technology developer, and service provider for personal computers and
servers.
Microsoft develops and offers a wide range of software products. Its offer
includes stand-alone and network operating systems, stand-along business
applications and office user applications, interactive software and games,
web-browsers and developer tools. Microsoft also offers online services,
publishes books related to computers, manufactures PC peripherals, conducts
research and develops new computer technologies. Microsoft products are
sold in more than 30 countries throughout the world, and are translated
into more than 45 languages (including Russian) and compatible with most PC
platforms.
In Russia, as in other European countries, Microsoft products are licensed
by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL). All references to license
transactions with Microsoft have been done by MIOL.
Since 1995, Microsoft has been operating its representative office in
Russia (from July 2004 - Microsoft Rus LLC), which promotes software,
develops partner network, implements products, localizes leading-edge
solutions and develops Russian IT market.
More information about Microsoft and its products is available at Microsoft
web-server at: http://www.microsoft.com/rus (in Russian)?http://www.microsoft.com (in English).
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. Any other product or company names referred
to in this document may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts:
17b Krylatskaya Street, bldg. 1, Moscow 121614
Phone: 7 (495) 967-85-85
Fax: 7 (495) 967-85-00
E-mail: russia(at)microsoft.com
Media representatives can learn and discuss the latest news of Microsoft at
its corporate blog at ms4press.ru.
Additional information for media representatives is also available from PRP
Group - a Weber Shandwick Affiliate Company at microsoft(at)prp.ru or by
telephone (495) 937 3170.
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Language: English
Company: Sberbank
19 Vavilova St.
117997 Moscow
Russia
Phone: +7-495-957-57-21
E-mail: media(at)sberbank.ru
Internet: www.sberbank.ru
ISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557
Listed: Foreign Exchange(s) MICEX, RTS
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