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0 TA Associates Shells Out $200 Million For Minority Stake In AVG Technologies

Private equity firm TA Associates has acquired a 25 percent stake in security software company AVG Technologies for $200 million. According to...

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0 YouTube Search Goes Visual With the Wonder Wheel

Although many alternative search engines, like Quintura and Viewzi, have tried to make search a more visual experience, Google has been quite cautious...

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0 Facebook, Russia’s Largest Internet Deal Comes from DST (Digital Sky Technologies)

The largest Russian internet investor, Digital Sky Technologies (DST), which owns stakes in Russian and Eastern European market leading social...

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0 Renaissance Partners Sells 2 Percent of DST to Alisher Usmanov

Renaissance Partners, the merchant banking arm of Renaissance Group, has sold a half of its 4 percent stake in Digital Sky Technologies (DST) to...

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0 Keep Kids Safe Online with Quintura for Kids

PCWorld.com blogger Rick Broida has reviewed Quintura for Kids in his article “Keep Kids Safe Online: The Quintura Search Engine” on the blog:...

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0 Odnoklassniki.ru and Vkontakte Investor Seeks Board Seat at Facebook

Yuri Milner, the founding partner of Internet investment holding Digital Sky Technologies (DST), whose social networks in portfolio companies have...

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0 Maria Verchenova Strives to Become First Golf Queen from Russia

First, its was the tennis star Anna Kournikova who became a top 10 WTA player. Then, it was Maria Sharapova who won Wimbledon in 2006 and US Open in...

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0 Quintura’s Search Cloud vs. Google’s Wonder Wheel

Google has introduced several new search options on its search engine including Wonder Wheel, a map to see related searches and refine searching....

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0 Alexander Rybak Won Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow

It’s the best ever final of the Eurovision Song Contest that took place in Moscow last night.
Belarus-born Alexander Rybak from Norway won the...

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0 Russian-Developed Security Software Keeps Raising New VC Money

It’s no wonder why the largest Russian software vendor 1C Company wanted to raise private equity funds. Its 2008 revenues increased just 8 percent to...

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0 Atlanta Start to Invest in Fabrika Futbola

It is not only that Russian internet companies like sponsoring football clubs but also domestic internet investors like betting on online football...

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0 Naspers-Owned Allegro to Acquire UAProm in Ukraine

The leading e-commerce group in Eastern Europe, MIH Allegro Group has acquired a 51 percent stake in B2B e-commerce trading platform, UAProm in...

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0 Quintura to Present at E-Publishing Innovation Forum 2009

I will be making a presentation of Quintura Site Search at E-Publishing Innovation Forum in London on May 19 - 20.
The Forum, which is organized by...

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0 VTB Asset Managanent To Acquire MOBI.Money

The asset management arm of the VTB banking group, VTB Asset Management, which manages venture capital funds and other assets, is acquiring 51 percent...

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0 Technoserv Reports Record Revenues of $1.5 Billion in 2008

The largest Russian IT system integration company Technoserv (Техносерв) has reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended on March 31,...

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0 Yandex Launches Location-Based Mobile Search

The leading Russian search engine Yandex has launched a mobile search that takes into account a location of the user. The location is determined using...

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0 The Largest Russian Software Company to Raise Private Equity

The largest Russian software vendor 1C Company plans to do a private equity placement, reported business newspaper Kommersant. The company could raise...

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0 Russian Internet Companies Love Supporting Football Clubs

Football (or soccer) is the most popular sports in Russia. Zenit St. Petersburg won the UEFA Cup in 2008. The Russian national team won bronze medals...

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0 Kaspersky Lab Founder Awarded State Prize of the Russian Federation

Only three State Prizes of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology are awarded every year. The winner of the prize receives a medal, diploma...

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0 Almaz Capital to Acquire 5 Percent Stake in Parallels

The Moscow/Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, Almaz Capital Russia Fund I has acquired a 5 percent stake in virtualization and automation...

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