International Business Machines is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of hardware and software solutions, a leader in the development and production of information technologies and data storage devices.

For 14 years IBM has rated first in the world by the number of patents with 3621 patents in 2006. The IDC 2006 study of the global server market identified IBM with its market share of 32.8%, as the number one company among Western producers. By the number of supercomputers IBM holds the world leadership. IBM laboratories create pacesetting technologies for the entire computer industry.

Since 1974, when IBM opened its office in Moscow, it has been effectively operating in the Russian market. IBM was one of the first among foreign companies to register its branch in 1991 as a Soviet (and then Russian) legal entity with 100% foreign capital. IBM East Europe/Asia renamed from IBM USSR in 1993 is now responsible for the company’s Russian and CIS operations.

About 500 business partners are engaged in promoting a wide range of solutions based on IBM technologies in Russia and CIS.

Support for prospective innovative technologies and research enable IBM to retain its leading positions in the complicated IT market environment. For more information about IBM and its products visit http://www.ibm.com.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — "The Network Is The Computer" — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries.

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