Insight and Softline:

Leading the growth of IT in Russia and CIS Russia has been experiencing extremely high annual growth rates of IT investments over the past few years, with IT spending likely to reach well over $14 Billion. The future growth in the Russia IT market will be driven by software and especially services markets. Among the challenges of doing business in this country continue to be importation and taxation regimes, as well as a strong governmental influence over many areas.¹

Our alliance with Softline
When it comes to the Russian market, import taxes, duties and related paperwork often make working outside the country a challenge. To help you take advantage of the opportunities available to your organization in Russia, as well as reduce related challenges, Insight has formed an alliance with Softline, Russia’s leading software and solution provider.

• Founded in 1993 • Headquartered in Moscow
• Leading standard software reselling company in Russia and CIS
• US $42.5M in 2005 with more than 400 employees (approx. 70 vendor-certified)
• Revenue growth of more than 50% per year since 1999
• Multi-publisher offering • Online purchasing and online payment systems
• Training, Education and Consulting services
• Partnerships with leading universities
• True global insight into your software purchasing.

To effectively manage your software expenditure and stay in compliance with licensing agreements and government regulations, you must be able to enforce corporate asset management policies among all your global affiliates. Our alliance with Softline gives you these critical advantages:

• Global communication of software purchasing standards and license agreements
• Local sales, language and currency support
• Integrated reporting—worldwide—with Insight’s Global Data Warehouse
• Understanding of local taxes, tariffs, VATs and regulations so you pay less
• Clear, accurate proof of licensing for software audits

SoftLine is a valuable partner in building, managing and supporting the core IT infrastructure, providing assistance in Migration, Security, Information Access, Software Support and Software Asset Management. 

For more information about all our Eastern Europe Partnerships, contact: Martin.Hinkofer@insight.com or Philippe.Borloz@insight.com 
 
¹ IDC Report – Brazil, Russia, India, China – IT Market Outlook in Four Emerging Markets.

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