RUSSOFT

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RUSSOFT, headquartered in Saint-Petersburg, is a multi-national association of software companies of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. It was founded on September 9, 1999 and has merged with the Fort-Ross Consortium in May 2004.

Similarly to Indian NASSCOM, RUSSOFT was created to represent Russian software development companies on the global market, to enhance marketing and PR activities of its members, and to lobby their interests in their countries' governments.

Members of RUSSOFT are companies meeting certain requirements of size and experience and paying an annual fee. Companies may be either full or associate members.

Similar export-oriented associations include Silicon Taiga and Inforus.

[edit] External links

• RUSSOFT: Official Web Site (English section, links to Russian language version)
• RUSSOFT: 3rd Annual survey on Russian export market of software products, services and solutions
• RUSSOFT: 4th Annual survey on Russian export market of software products, services and solutions