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The delegation of international company «Atos» visited high-tech park « Zhiguli valley»

23 July 2014

On July 16^th the delegation of international company Atos (LLC Atos IT Solutions and Services) visited Samara region and Zhiguli valley.

From the host side, the meeting was attended by Acting Deputy Chairman of the government of Samara Region, Minister of Economic Development, Investments and Trade of Samara Region Kobenko Alexander, director of Public Autonomous Institution of the Samara region Centre of innovative development and cluster initiatives Denis Zhydkov, representatives of the Department of Information Technologies and Communications of the Samara region, as well other government representatives of Samara region. The company Atos was represented by the general director of Atos IT Solutions and Services Mr. Edgars Puzo, deputy general director the head of services Konyshkov Alex and director of the center providing services in Voronezh Michael Chekanov.

During the meeting, the guests made ??a presentation of the company Atos in Russia, shared their experiences in creation of the center providing services in Voronezh, which exists for 11 years. The center uses the best international practices and provides cost-effective solutions in the field of information technology in accordance with the requirements of the Russian market, provides jobs for 650 employees. In their speech, representatives of the company focused on the important aspect of their business development which is cooperation with leading educational institutions of Voronezh for the preparation of highly qualified IT- personnel.

As one of the main points of the development of the IT industry in the Samara region guests were presented a draft of industrial high-tech park "Zhiguli Valley".

During the meeting the parties also discussed possible cooperation of both parties and the prospects for business development Atos in the Samara region.

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Atos is an international company providing services in the field of information technology. The annual turnover is 8.6 billion euros in 2013, and the number of employees totaled 76,300 in 52 countries. Having a customer base worldwide, the company provides high-tech services in consulting, information technology, systems integration and managed services.

For more than 20 years Atos has been a key IT-partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a leading IT-integrator of Sochi Games in 2014, which became the most high-tech games in the history of their conduct. Atos in Russia is characterized by its deep knowledge and experience in various sectors of the market. Approximately 1,000 highly qualified employees work in the Russian Atos company.