Released on = October 2, 2006, 10:16 am

Press Release Author = Ardin Software

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = The event was hosted by exhibition organizer Wanha Satama in
Helsinki, united 20 exhibiting companies and about as much of merited speakers -
representatives of Finnish and international ICT industry. During three days
approximately 2000 business people visited the exhibition in Wanha Satama.

Press Release Body = Among the speakers were Arcady Khotin, the Managing Director of
Ardin Software Oy, and Antti Äkräs, the head of a partnering company ACD Consulting.
Keeping to one of ICT Week subjects - outsourcing - they held a presentation titled
"Vendor Management in Multi-Sourcing of Software Projects". The presentation covered
the business model theory and practice of multi-sourcing software projects to
Russia, one of the leading software-development destinations in nowadays reality.

Ardin Software Oy, a Finland-based Company, acts as a marketing channel for a
Russian software community called the Scandinavian Group (ScG) and as a reliable
outsourcing partner for European companies. On the Finnish side the business is
supported by Oy Prima Partner Russia Ltd, a consultancy company, and other
independent consultants. The service offering of Russia and CIS is created and
supported by Ardin Software´s St. Petersburg office.

Nine (9) of more than thirty (30) Scandinavian Group (ScG) companies were at
Helsinki ICT Week presenting their service offerings and solutions. Among the
companies were Arcadia Inc., CSI International, Decosp, Driver-Inter, Hansa
Consulting, Lanit Tercom, Metalink Ltd., Soft-Consult and Science Soft
(Byelorussia). The representatives of those companies established good business
connections with Finnish entrepreneurs and shared their experience with Finnish ICT
colleagues. Judging by the past experience gleaned from similar events, such
contacts have a tendency to develop into real projects and long-term partnerships.

Ardin Software Oy's motto "Local in Finland, Local in Russia" at exhibition stand
attracted a considerable number of decision-makers who are nowadays defining their
outsourcing strategy and - not less important - reporting the financial savings
which appear as an outcome of successful near-shore cooperation. Many specialists
agree that Ardin Software provides real benefits to the Finnish industry - being a
"one-stop shopping" place, a skilled adviser on development process organization and
a domain-knowledge holder.

On September 26 at the reception arranged by Ardin Software and the Russian Trade
Mission in the premises of the latter, representatives of Finnish business and
Russian IT firms had a chance to discuss cross-cultural peculiarities and concluded
that those were mainly exaggerated and could not be considered an obstacle in the
parties' relations of any kind. Finnish-Russian cooperation has increased in both
political and business currents, which was emphasized by the Russian officials. As
Victor Sorokin, the Deputy Trade Representative in Finland, put it: "I am sure that
today's business conference of North-West Russia IT firms with Finnish companies
will reinforce further business development in this field. The Trade Mission is
ready to support such cooperation which helps young and talented programmers of
Russia realize their knowledge into practice by attracting new projects from
Finland".

Ardin Software Oy

Established in 2002 by Arcady Khotin and his colleagues, the company has accredited
itself as a reliable outsourcing partner and mediator between Scandinavian customers
and Russian software performers.

For more information, please, contact:

Maarit Hämäläinen,

Ardin Software, Vantaa, Finland:
name.surname@ardinsoftware.fi

Pavel Goryakin,

Ardin Software, St. Petersburg, Russia:
name.surname@ardinsoftware.fi


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POB 35, FI-01531 Vantaa, Finland.
Tel.: +358-92-517-83-26
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