Secrets of Success

Alexander Egorov, CEO, Reksoft: "Watch Closely the Reputation of Your Prospective Partner"

Among the most prominent companies (among the TOP-5) in outsourcing is Reksoft. Andrey Gidaspov, GidaByte CEO, spoke with the President of Reksoft, Alexander Egorov, to get his views on the future of the sector. Reksoft is involved in new software development, application maintenance & support and set up of nearshore dedicated centers. They’ve also developed some successful venture products, including development of the first online bookstore in the Russian Internet segment – Ozon.ru (www.ozon.ru) and the Internet payment system Assist (www.assist.ru). more

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Mr. James Shen, General Manager of Unicom-BREW, Exclusive Interview for GidaByte & ComNews Group Russia

In his exclusive interview to GidaByte, Mr. James Shen, General Manager of UNICOM-BREW JV, shared his views on latest trends in China's mobile market, China Unicom's future and much more... more

"Kao-Ya" of Innovation: A Frenchman with Asian Flavor

“Kao-Ya”, as they say it in Chinese, or “Peking Duck”, is a beautiful and delicious dish, a roasted duck with especially tender and crispy skin. The legends trace its history to the Qing Dynasty in China. To prepare “Kao-Ya” you need a full duck with its head attached. Then, if you are strong enough, you need to inflate it through a straw (that's how they did it centuries ago) or use a pump to separate the duck skin from the body. After that you have to pour some boiled water and brush it on with some sweet substance, like molasses, honey, or plum syrup depending on your preferences. That allows the duck skin to acquire the light caramel taste. After drying it for about 12 hours, place it in a large oven to roast it over apple wood charcoal (the best choice!) for a couple of hours, and finally you will have a crispy and tasty Chinese delicacy. (Now don’t try to do it in your home oven, you will need to build a special traditional oven for that!) While wrapping finely sliced duck pieces into pancake, and mixing them with a plum sauce, I want to introduce you to Ben Joffe, CEO of Plus Eight Star Ltd. (www.plus8star.com)... more

Secrets of success from Asian telecom leaders

In my meetings with top managers and key decision makers in some of the best telecom companies in Asia, I often asked my favorite question -- just how did they reach their fame, or what was the secret of their success... more

Interview with Andrey Ignatiev, RK Telecom, General Director

I first met with Mr. Andrey Ignatiev, General Director of RK Telecom Company, while working at the US Embassy in Moscow. Then I was helping an American telecom vendor to find a distribution partner in Russia. In Andrey I saw an effective business manager who could quickly grasp the potential of partnership, and identify the best way to success. As RK Telecom has been working with all major Russian mobile operators, I thought that it would be interesting for my readers to hear the opinion of how to deal with Russian distributor. Below is the interview. more