MERA Networks Took Part in the ROSS 2005 Software and Outsourcing Summit

Saint Petersburg, Russia — June 15—17, 2005

MERA Networks presented its value-added services and front-edge software development expertise at the Fifth Russian Software and Outsourcing Summit (ROSS 2005) that was held at Pulkovskaya Hotel.

The ROSS 2005, which is this year's benchmarking event in the Russian IT services market, featured the leading Russian and international technology companies and gathered around 500 attendees. MERA Networks has participated in every ROSS Summit since its inception and used it as a key venue providing a solid platform to strengthen business links and increase long-term economic cooperation with international businesses.

As a strategic partner to TietoEnator, Europe's leading supplier of R&D services for the telecom industry, MERA took an active part in the Russian-Swedish Forum that was held within the framework of the Summit on June 15th.

The SoftTelco Conference, which made part of the ROSS 2005 program, was another highlight of this memorable event. On June 17th, MERA was speaking at the conference to share its best practices in the field of quality software service and outsourced software lifecycle management based on the MERA project management model.

About the ROSS 2005 Summit & Expo

Russian Outsourcing and Software Summit is Russia's largest and most prominent business and technology event in the sphere of IT outsourcing and software development. On June 15-18, the Fifth Russian Software Summit was held at Pulkovskaya Hotel, St. Petersburg. The event is hosted by RUSSOFT - the leading industry association of cutting-edge software engineering companies from Russia and the CIS.
To find out more about ROSS 2005 please visit: www.soft-outsourcing.com