A group of MBA students from Babson School of Business visited DataArt’s development center in St. Petersburg, Russia to better acquaint themselves with the specifics of conducting business in Russia. The exchange students spent a day with DataArt developers and HR managers to learn about DataArt’ success stories in delivering value to its clients around the globe and to discuss the importance of cross-cultural communications.
DataArt St. Petersburg is a member of Cross-Cultural Russian-American Project curated by The Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg State University. Tanya Andrianova, DataArt’s SVP of Human Resources, spoke about the company’s solid track record in financial and other verticals of expertise, and explained the steps DataArt takes to align client’s expectations and DataArt’s business processes, allowing the company to remain a leader in the custom software development, with a 90% client retention rate.
“We believe that face-to-face communication is the best way to reach an understanding between parties,” said Andrianova. “We practice it with our clients whenever possible, and were happy to leave a favorable impression on the Babson College students, some of whom might become our clients in the future.”
“It was an eye-opening experience,” said Ashley Seehusen, an MBA student from Babson College. “We were truly impressed with DataArt’s sophisticated ways of conducting business, its established work processes and employees’ communications skills. Compared with India and China, this visit to DataArt in St. Petersburg was almost an American experience”
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New York, March 5, 2009 – DataArt, a high-end software development company, was named a top 10 Emerging European Provider by Global Services 100 for the third year in a row.
“We view DataArt to be a specialty software services company with strengths in developing complex applications and solutions using offshore resources in Russia/Eastern Europe,” said Ed Nair, Editor of Global Services magazine.
The Global Services 100, now in its fifth year, selects companies that demonstrate leadership, innovation and outstanding performance in IT outsourcing. The ranking, compiled annually by Global Services magazine in conjunction with neoIT, sources the world's most innovative providers of business and technology services and identifies leaders in 11 service-delivery areas spanning IT outsourcing, engineering and customer care. Evaluation criteria include service offerings, client relationships, technical and vertical expertise, effective operations and human capital among others.
“We’re honored to have been recognized by Global Services 100 once again, and are proud to see the results of our investments into vertical expertise and customer satisfaction,” said Eugene Goland, President of DataArt. “We look forward to sustaining our excellent performance, to further benefit our clients around the globe.” 2008 was a year of significant achievements for DataArt. Having garnered expertise in a new vertical, DataArt has launched the online travel solutions practice. The company introduced Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation and customization, and received two additional competencies as Microsoft Gold Partner, Mobility and SOA & Business Processes. In 2008, DataArt signed 39 new clients and secured a minority stake private equity investment.
Full list at www.globalservicesmedia.com/Content/general200902276070_2.asp
About DataArt: DataArt (http://www.dataart.com) is a high-end software outsourcing company with industry-specific expertise in financial technology, telecom and media sectors. The company specializes in enterprise application development, system integration and business automation tools. In 2006-2009, DataArt has been named one of the world's top emerging outsourcing providers by BusinessWeek, CMP's Global Services 100 and by International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. Headquartered in New York City, DataArt runs R&D centers in Russia and the Ukraine and maintains offices in London, UK.
DataArt, a high-end software development company, was named a top 10 Emerging European Provider by Global Services 100 for the third year in a row.
