Softline International
Softline is an international IT provider operating in Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Americas, India and South East Asia covering 80 cities within 30 countries. Softline offers private and public cloud, integrated technology, cybersecurity, software licensing, provisioning of hardware, and many other IT related services.
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | IT Consulting Cloud computing Software distribution Computer software |
| Founded | Moscow, Russia (1993) |
| Founder | Igor Borovikov |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Revenue |  >800 mln $ in 2015 FY |
Number of employees | >3500 (2016) |
At the end of the 2015 fiscal year, Softline's turnover was an estimated $800 million. Over the past 10 years (2005-2015) there have been an average annual sales growth of 30%.
Softline has partnerships with more than 3,000 software and hardware vendors including Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, Adobe, HPE, IBM, EMC, Symantec, Dell, Citrix, Autodesk, Cisco Systems, Salesforce.com, Kaspersky Lab, Huawei amongst others.
History
The company was founded in 1993 in Moscow as a supplier of scientific software. The domain name softline.ru, registered on September 13, 1996, is considered one of the oldest (11th) in the ‘.ru’ domain.
By 1998, the company's main business was reselling software from Microsoft and other vendors. In 1999, Softline launched services including a Training Center followed by a consulting division in 2001. Within the same year, Softline opened its first representative office outside Moscow, in Minsk, Republic of Belarus.
From 2002, further expansion took place with the opening of representative offices in Kiev, Khabarovsk and Nizhniy Novgorod in 2002 and Almaty, Tashkent, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg in 2003 followed by a range of Russian and CIS cities. New services introduced over these years were technical support, IT outsourcing, auditing, Microsoft Dynamics and SAP and IT infrastructure build and run services. In 2002, the online website store for small businesses and individuals called www.allsoft.ru was launched.
In 2008, Softline opened representative offices outside Russia and CIS, namely Turkey, Venezuela, and Vietnam. In subsequent years, the company has entered the local IT market in 30 countries within different regions of the world. In 2009, Softline launched Venture Partners, an investment fund for promising IT startups. In 2010, Softline's focus was on integrating services in a single management framework. There was significant growth in cloud, hardware and information security services.
Since 2014, Softline is ranked within the Top 5 Russian IT companies, according to RIA Novosti, Russia's international news agency. Softline portfolio include a range of technology services, with a special focus on public, private and hybrid clouds, based on both in-house and public data centers. Large service projects have been undertaken for corporate customers notably Gazprom, Transneft, and Rusagro amongst others.
In 2015, Softline became Microsoft's global partner with LSP status in 19 countries. With investment support from Sovcombank, Softline acquired Compusoftware, a Brazilian provider in licensing and infrastructure services. The same year Softline has been successful in building a 600+ rack datacenter in Belarus, the largest in Eastern Europe.
In 2016, Softline continues to carry out large-scale high-tech projects for customers from 30 countries. The company's proposed plans for acquisition of IT companies, within rapidly developing countries in different regions of the world, will be financed through Da Vinci Capital Fund.
Softline’s leadership and management team
The Chairman of the Board of Directors is Igor Borovikov. He was number 3 in the "Ranking of top leaders in IT" in 2015 by Kommersant.[1] The Board of Directors include senior management and representatives from Softline's investors, Sovcombank and DaVinci Capital Fund.
Softline Group of companies
The Softline Group of companies consists of independent subsidiary companies operating under their own names with distinctive service offerings within different IT areas. These are as follows:
Axoft (Russia) – independent software distributor.
ActiveCloud (Belarus, Russia) – Independent cloud provider, joined Softline Group in 2010.
Novakom (Belarus) - Information systems developer for governmental agencies and businesses specializing in ECM and management systems for the industry. Was acquired by Softline in 2012.
Compusoftware (Brazil) - A leader in licensing and infrastructure services ranked among the top five Brazilian distributors. Was acquired by Softline in 2016.
Mirapolis (Russia) – A human capital management company specializing in HR, distance learning tools and webinars. This is a portfolio project of Softline Venture Partners.
Allsoft (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan) – An online store software for individuals, small businesses and non-profit institutions.
Aflex (Russia) – Software distributor acquired by Softline Group of companies.
Other members of Softline Group include IT MAN, Stakhanovets, Videobaker, Copiny and Tekmi.
Venture investment
Corporate investment fund Softline Venture Partners makes venture investments in independent developers of software on the territory of Russia, CIS and other countries where Softline is present.
As part of the work of Softline Venture Partners, 11 projects were invested in: Tekmi, Mirapolis, ActiveCloud, Daripodarki, Magazinga, EZLogin, Client24, Copiny, Smart Start, Apps4All and «Контекстный брокер».[2]