DataArt Receives Top Praise from International Management Institute
May 30, 2005DataArt was cited for its examplary HR policies at the annual IMISP (St. Petersburg International Management Institute) seminar, conducted by Olga Chebotkova, Director of Top Hunt International, a leading executive search frim in St. Petersburg.
The seminar addressed the issues of executive search and employee retention and the latest trends in the executive labor market. Ms Chebotkova mentioned that it was no surprise when DataArt was named Best Employer of the year 2004, as the company offers the most attractive and comfortable working conditions. As a result, the number of company employees has tripled in the last two years.
Boot Camp Is No Obstacle for DataArt
May 20, 2005DataArt's team is getting stronger and tougher. The company's EVP, Alexei Miller, has successfully completed a two-week boot camp in New York's Central Park. The original Navy Seal Physical Training course is famous among executives and fitness junkies alike. "A unique fitness boot camp based upon the principles of Discipline, Motivation and Team Camaraderie" means getting up at 4 AM for a daily two-hour non-stop work-out, while a Navy Seal Jack Walston challenges you at the top of his lungs. Forget weight lifting in a clean gym - this excercise is real - the routine includes crawling in the sand; hundreds of pushups and squats; running six miles with a 20 lbs sand back on your shoulders and carrying a friend for a mile. Rain or snow, the class is on. Naturally, one wonders why someone would do such a thing. Miller says, "To be in a good shape, one needs to challenge himself beyond occasional trips to a gym, and Jack's course is the ultimate challenge. Plus, you won't believe the kind of people you meet while crawling in the mud". He plans to take another course in July and recommends it to his friends and colleagues
A technical writer, not a code writer. Interview with our Best Employee of the week, Eugene Sokhransky!
May 12, 2005DataArt is happy to announce the next employee of the week interview!
The more projects are launched at DataArt, the more documentation is provided. Eugene started his career at DataArt as an intern, yet he quickly proved to be a skilled English-language writer. He is doing an excellent job for DataArt's clients, providing various documents quickly and efficiently. When not working on strictly technical texts, he furnishes DataArt's marketing materials. Find some challenging points in the job of a technical writer from the Best Employee of the week interview with Eugene Sokhransky.
New Project Launch and Visit to Spirent Communications
May 09, 2005DataArt launched a new project for Spirent Communications, a global provider of performance analysis and service assurance solutions for telecommunications and next-generation networking. Previously, DataArt has successfully finished a set of projects for Spirent Communications, including development, quality assurance and re-factoring of telecommunication solutions. The goal of the new project is to develop a universal GUI framework for Spirent Communications' SAB (Service Assurance Broadband) division. A group of DataArt's developers from St. Petersburg R&D center visited Spirent Communications' offices in Rockville, MD for two weeks, for information gathering, requirements analysis and knowledge transfer.
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DataArt Executive Speaks at the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce Conference
May 03, 2005Dmitry Bagrov DataArt's Head of Project Management, Europe, was a guest speaker at the recent Russian-British investment conference, "St. Petersburg: the opportunities to British investments", held at the Mayor's Smolny Headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The conference, co-organized by Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and St. Petersburg's Administration, addressed the issues of investment in the Information Technology sector, offshore software development, electronic passports for European nationals and UK involvement in the Russian techno parks initiative. Bagrov outlined DataArt's core competences, including team performance and project management, as successful factors in attracting UK businesses to work with St. Petersburg based IT companies.
"I was glad to see that UK businessmen are starting to see Russia as a serious partner" said Bagrov. "The best way for British business people to familiarize themselves with the Russian market is to visit and see it with their own eyes. DataArt is always interested in expanding our network of UK business partners, and we look forward to forming new partnerships".
