December 19, 2007 IBS has been named the best Russian HP partner (HP Software business partner of the year) in 2007.
Over more than 10 years of cooperation with Hewlett-Packard in management systems IBS passed all partnership levels and accumulated a wealth of experience of HP software implementation in complex projects including those requiring integration of various systems. In 2007 HP software customers notably included the likes of the Federal Real Estate Cadastre Agency (Rosnedvizhimost), the Higher School of Economics, Investsberbank, Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
"This year IBS has substantially improved its expertise in current and new HP software products and made sales more predictable and balanced, in addition to showing impressive HP software financial results. In view of all those achievements we are delighted to name IBS the Partner of the Year", noted Sergei Lobov, head of the software solutions department at HP Russia.
"After being named the best partner two years ago we make it again, which is the best evidence of the quality of our services and the trust we receive from our partners and customers. Every year we consistently expand our HP software customer base, enhance our expertise and reinforce our practice. All of this gives us good reason to believe that we are one of the strongest market players in this field", Ivan Kopasov, Head of Management Systems Unit, IBS commented on the award.
The award ceremony took place at the HP Software Universe European conference held in Barcelona in late November. IBS was represented by Petr Dubenskov, Deputy Director of System Solutions Department, and Ivan Kopasov, Head of Management Systems Unit, IBS. The honorary "HP Software Partner of the Year" award plaque was presented by Thomas Senger, Director, EMEA Channel and Alliances.
Profiles of the companies
HP seeks to facilitate use of information technologies helping to solve problems of all its customers, from individual users to large corporations. An extensive HP portfolio of products and solutions includes image printing and processing systems, PCs, software, IT services and infrastructure. HP is among the world's top IT companies and had USD 97.1 billion revenue in the four financial quarters ending April 30, 2007.
For further information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) please visit http://www.hp.ru/ (in Russian).
IBS is Russia’s leading player in the IT and consulting market. It was formed through the merger of IBS and Borlas Consulting Group. It is part of IBS Group Holding Limited, along with Luxoft and Depo Computers (in Russian). Its core lines of business are management consulting, business applications implementation, IT outsourcing and IT infrastructure. IBS headcount exceeds 3,400 employees including over 1,500 certified consultants. 84 of Russia’s top 100 companies are customers of IBS.
For further information on IBS please contact Lada Scherbakova, PR Director. Telephone: +7 495 967-8080, e-mail: lada@ibs.ru.
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