About Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT)

RUSSOFT Association is a Nation wide association of the most technically competent software developing companies from Russia and Belarus. By joining forces under the leadership of RUSSOFT we are able to provide customers with a range of comprehensive products, solutions and IT services.

In May 2004, after the merger of Fort Ross Consortium with the National Software Development Association the unified organization took the name of RUSSOFT. The head-quarters are located in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Today we unite more than 70 companies with 20000+ of highly qualified programmers and software engineers with advanced graduate level degrees in Technology & Computer Science.

RUSSOFT cooperates with the leading Universities which form the unique human potential of Russia. We are proud to say that among Russian students there are respectable winners of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contests (for 8 years running RUSSOFT used to a sponsor of the Russian teams therein).

We maintain the highest level of international standards in professional training, project management and quality control, whereas our companies are the absolute leaders by CMMI/ISO certification in Europe. Their capabilities have been proven by long term customer relationships and partnerships with such companies as IBM, Boeing, SAP, Procter&Gamble, Italtel, CSC and many others.

RUSSOFT members are able to provide sophisticated competitive products and solutions as well as to implement various software projects from small ones to those consisting of several hundred person-years. We may work either on site or offshore, providing our services and products from the geographically distributed network of offices and resource centers 7/7 and 24/24 across all time zones. The important thing today is that Russia offers substantial benefits in the quality of our engineers who fit the highest requirements in R&D and software engineering.

RUSSOFT Association is the voice of the industry and an active lobbyist of its interests in the Russian Government. We are struggling for better tax and customs legislation for the IT sector, for the development of IT-parks all over Russia and for attracting the State support to the international marketing.

As the major Association of software developing companies, RUSSOFT provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about Russian software market. We regularly organize market studies - in solo or in collaboration with prominent Russian and international partners. RUSSOFT maintains the largest database of software developing companies in Russia (Vendors Directory) and serves as the most reliable source of information for the whole business community.

RUSSOFT is a part of the Russian Information and Computer Industry Association (APKIT) where we play the role of Software Development and Export Committee. Being a part of APKIT enhances our abilities to lobby the Government to support the IT industry.