Established in 2002 in Poland, Plagiat is entering Ukrainian market. The company claims to have installed its software in more than 250 universities of eight countries so far, including Poland and Romania, as reported by Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. Ukraine has been chosen as the next step of Plagiat’s international expansion as Ukraine and Poland …
Polish anti-plagiarism software publisher enters Ukrainian market Read More
The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund, a private investment vehicle launched by US businessman and philanthropist George Soros earlier this year, has announced its acquisition of “a significant equity stake” in Ciklum, a major software engineering company operating globally from its main office in Kyiv (Kiev). The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund is set to acquire the entire stake …
While most businesses are put off by instability in Ukraine, Norway’s Itera isn’t one of them. The company, one of Scandinavia’s leading tech players, headquartered in Oslo, came to Ukraine amid the 2008 global economic crisis to open a research and development center. Itera’s center in Kyiv, which is active in consulting, software design, development and …
Norwegian tech executive talks about doing business in Ukraine Read More
Gill Business Systems (Gillbus), a company that develops inventory distribution systems (IDS) for the bus-transportation industry, has just secured $1 million from Ukrainian fund Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), reported tech blog AIN.UA. Launched in Ukraine in 2010, Gillbus aims to make distribution of tickets for buses “as smooth as tickets for airlines.” According to CIG, the company …
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In early August Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), an investment company backed by businessman and former Kiyv (Kiev) mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, contributed $1 million in a funding round secured by Israeli startup Kidoz. The round also involved several other investors, according to a CIG announcement reported by the Ukrainian media. However, neither these investors’ identity nor …
Giant investment firm CIG invests $1 million in Israeli startup Kidoz Read More
In October 2014 Nadiya Vasylieva was appointed the new head of Microsoft’s Ukrainian division, while Dmitry Shimkiv, who had served as Microsoft’s Ukraine chief since 2009, joined the presidential administration to carry out reforms. In an interview with The Kiyv Post and Ukraine Digital News, Ms. Vasylieva commented on the group’s situation in Ukraine, its cooperation …
A part of a series of international investment conferences in more than 45 countries, Seed Forum Kyiv 2015 will take place on April 28 in the Ukrainian capital. The event will present the best Ukrainian hardware and software startups with a global development potential, according to the international Seed Forum Fund’s expert committee.
Last week, the Interior ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft regarding cooperation in the areas of data protection, as well as information and cyber security. Rather than providing software, the company will offer information support and consultation to the specialists at MIA with regards to Microsoft products and services. Microsoft will also aid law …
Ukrainian government partners with Microsoft on cyber security Read More
Ukraine is known as the producer of useful software for businesses and individuals. But it also has something worthy to offer in cyber security. ALLIT Service company released its antivirus software Zillya! in 2009, becoming the first antivirus software producer in Ukraine. Six years later, while successfully selling its product outside Ukraine, it is finding less success …
Ukrainian antivirus software gets popular abroad, but not at home Read More
MacPaw, a Kyiv-based software developer, has gained popularity with its CleanMyMac, a product that helps to clean one’s MacBook computer from unnecessary files. It has Facebook, world’s biggest social network, among its clients. Mark Zuckerberg’s company purchased over 3,000 software licenses for its computers. First CleanMyMac license was sold in 2009. The latest version of the single-computer license …
MacPaw software for cleaning Macs earns worldwide affection Read More
Ordinary programmers have suffered greatly from the economic sanctions against Russia. Apple and Google have fully suspended accounts belonging to Crimean software developers. Their applications are no longer available for downloading and their earnings are blocked. Many mobile application developers in Crimea are closing their operations in order to move to Russia or Ukraine, says …
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Earlier this week Readdle, an Odessa, Ukraine-based startup operating globally, released the app “PDF Office,” a new flagship product, in the AppStore. This app is a mobile PDF editor that enables users to create and edit PDF directly on an iPad. Users can also make annotations, convert files from different formats to PDFs, and to scan …
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