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... Please check here . Please check here . Yet Luxoft operates worldwide the Company adheres strictly to the local labor legislation and affords its employees vacation time and governmental holidays accordingly. Locations as well as frequency of business travels depends on the project’s requirements. Business trips can be short-term – from several days to a couple of weeks – or long-term – for several months and even longer. Our Customers are located practically all over the world...

... out ahead. Results will be the main focus of payment, not the effort put into each project. Location, Location, Location Eastern Europe will remain a premium nearshore destination for European clients. Strong engineering talent combined with ease of travel, cultural affinity and closer time zones make Eastern European vendors a more viable outsourcing option. Quality of work, especially for complex outsourcing assignments, will keep Russia as a premier destination for that segment. “Recession-proof”...

... implications for the software market were introduced in January, 2008. A new legal code came into operation, which strengthens protection of IT intellectual property, and cancellation of VAT on software licensing agreements. Nearshore advantage Easy travel: two to three hour trip from Western Europe +3 GMT Cultural proximity to Europe

... data is passed automatically from one system to the next. Luxoft successfully implemented messaging and transactional systems as well as ETL techniques to quickly convert data from one format to the other and to enrich and forward the data while it travels from one system to the next. A number of safeguard mechanisms are utilized to make sure no data is ever lost. Commercial Mortgages Origination System Global Integrated Loan Trading Hide

Travel and Hospitality Travel agencies and booking firms are among the businesses that have benefited most from switching to selling their services online. The travel and booking industry's transformation following the switch to online transactions has...

... customers build and maintain web presence in order to effectively reach their markets and boost their bottom lines. Custom E-commerce Solutions We provide custom turn-key solutions for a range of industries, including: E-commerce Professional Services Travel & Hospitality Retail Media Online Auctions Financial Services Gaming Social Networking Luxoft has an extensive track record of successful e-commerce projects of varying complexity, ranging from simple online stores to large, critical, geographically-distributed...

... offers the advantages of nearshore delivery to European organizations.  Luxoft Romania Benefits Some of the largest delivery capabilities in Central and Eastern Europe Best-in-class telecom industry expertise Shared legal framework with EU Ease of travel to European destinations Convenient time zones Best-of-breed processes and methodologies Financial stability About Romania For the following reasons, Romania is one of the hottest markets in Central and Eastern Europe for technology investment...

... Luxoft Ukraine Benefits Highly-skilled technology specialists 7% personnel attrition rate Strong scalability Fully compliant with Luxoft quality standards including CMMI & ISO Certifications Helsinki Time Zone (One hour difference with EU) Easy travel: two hour trip from Western Europe Cultural proximity to Europe About Ukraine Ukraine has undoubtedly become one of Eastern Europe's most attractive outsourcing destinations. With the second largest population after Russia, a legacy of Soviet...

... Corporation (NYSE: PHH), PHH Mortgage provides mortgage services to financial institutions, real estate brokers, affinity groups, credit unions, corporations, and government agencies. Sabre Holdings Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Sabre Holdings supports travelers, travel agents, corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers through its companies:...

... reductions, 7% were going to do by the end of 2008, and 47% were going to do it at the beginning of 2009. Large number of skilled IT personnel with industry specific knowledge will appear on the job market as a result of IT budgets cuts in financial, retail, travel, automotive and other industries. This will provide IT outsourcing vendors with a unique opportunity to take on board not only technology experts, but also IT specialists with deep industry domain knowledge. As a result, in 2009 local labor markets...

... and maintenance services, and are managed by local executives, Bykov says. “Having multiple locations allows us to be closer to the client and bring value and cost benefits at the same time,” he says. For example, a client in London cuts travel time and expenses significantly when working with Luxoft’s Romanian team instead of with an Indian company. In addition, Luxoft says its clients gain access to 700-plus Romanian software development specialists, as well as to the overall...

... Telephone is better, but still not as efficient as face-to-face. Videoconferencing -- we have all that. It really helps to eliminate some of these issues, but not completely. People need to see each other to develop trust, to work as a team." Thus, travel is critical, says Jeff Burk, CTO of document scanning software company Neat. He travels periodically to visit his prime outsourcing vendor, Symphony Service, in India and China. Burk also plans to bring programmers from Beijing to Neat's headquarters...

... follows Luxoft’s April announcement of a new office opening in Vietnam, further expands the company’s global footprint. ITC Networks’ large scale delivery capability within the European Union, with its shared legal framework, ease of travel, and convenient time zones, makes Luxoft’s service offerings even more compelling for the European clientele.  The deal also strengthens Luxoft’s expertise in the telecom industry, expanding its client portfolio with companies like...

... Alcatel, world's biggest telecommunications industry player. New York Media, the publisher of the weekly New York magazine, the website nymag.com, and the twice-yearly publications New York Weddings and New York Look. Sabre Holdings, a leading retailer of travel products and provider of distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Luxoft also expanded its global reach, celebrating its one-year anniversary operating in Vancouver, Canada. The success of Luxoft Canada is the result of its...

... What we found to be powerful about our relationship with Luxoft is its 'near-shore' location. They are not half a world away in India. They're in Russia and the Ukraine. That's a lower cost location, but not one that's a million miles away in terms of travel and time-zone concerns. We get the benefits of cost savings, without having a cultural or physical chasm between the teams that are working for us. In terms of being able to get there and have face-to-face meetings on critical issues, it's much...

... nearshore market, in which companies look outside for help, but not necessarily outside North America. “For North American companies to do business with a Canadian location is much easier because all of the communications are done in real time and the travel costs are much lower,” said Julia Simonova, marketing director of New York-based Luxoft USA. Simonova added that nearshore rates might be higher than those for offshore workers, but the total cost could be lower when communications and travel costs...

... America as it serves as a nearshore alternative offering a similar regulatory framework, time zone compatibility and common cultural, business and language environments. In addition, geographic proximity can benefit outsourcing engagements by lowering travel time and costs and increasing face-to-face team interaction. “Whether our clients are looking for a nearshore, offshore, on-site or hybrid outsourcing model, we’re flexible enough to meet their unique needs,” said Luxoft President and CEO Dmitry...

....com, 11/7/06, "The Real Problem with Outsourcing"). But U.S. companies say that hiring programmers in India, who might make a fifth of what programmers do in the U.S., allows the companies to survive in a globally competitive economy. After traveling the world, Ping Identity's Wood finally settled on Luxoft, an outsourcing provider based in Moscow that has served high-profile clients such as Boeing (BA), Citigroup's (C) Citibank, and Dell (DELL). While programmers are typically 20% more...