Reports: CBOSS User Group took place in Abu-Dhabi, UAE last week

Alexey Boyko

This was the 6th User Group to serve CBOSS user communities. An MForum.ru reporter went to see for himself.

mforum.ru, 06.12.2004

Annual CBOSS User Groups are dedicated to CBOSS Association clients who select CBOSS products to optimize their business practices, and partners who provide components for CBOSS integrated solutions.

This year’s participants were CBOSS specialists and representatives of various companies that collaborate with CBOSS — customers and suppliers — just to name a few of them: CJSV Volgograd-GSM, CJSV Eniseytelecom, LLP Yuzhno-Uralskiy Sotoviy Telefon, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, New Generation Telecommunication (Jordan) and others, all in all more than 60 participants.

Also members of the media with focus on billing, VAS and other IT and telecommunications technologies were invited to cover the event. Among those are MForum. ru research and information agency and the Billing magazine.

The report that summarized what CBOSS Association had achieved over 2004 and outlined the roadmap for the future was delivered by the company’s President, Andrey Morozov. A. Morozov pointed out a fascinating trend — CBOSS solutions are already deployed on 4 continents out of 6 on the world map, it is only Africa and Antarctica that are yet to see CBOSS expansion. Company profits are surging; CBOSS has successfully completed a merger with a Finland-based company owned by Fujitsu. As a single company, CBOSS Association has sold CBOSSrtb solutions to one of the key Italian operators. Not only foreign technologies are in high demand, but also systems from CBOSS standard product line all developed by Russian specialists have strong market potential. The last few months have been marked by a number of contracts to supply those systems to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Laos.

Owing to CBOSS Association and its products the «Made in Russia» brand is being filled with a new meaning. CBOSS not just keeps pace with world-class vendors, but is able to contest IT market with big time players. As MForum. ru estimates, CBOSS accounts for several percent of the world IT market — very good, indeed, for a Russia-based company that makes its first steps in the global market.

At the seminar members enjoyed informative reports made by CBOSS representatives and guests and further discussion at Technical and Technological sections and off-the-record talks. The entertainment program was unforgettable. Exclusive surroundings of the five-star Sheraton Hotel with luxurious beaches, water pools and tropical garden; jeep safari in the desert, visit to a nomad camp, revolving restaurant, sea fishing excursion, barbecue, etc., turned the week of teamwork into a holiday of a lifetime. The Gala Banquet was held to the music of the «Moscow City» band and the show performed by the «Elegy» dance company.

Full of new ideas and experiences, the conference participants took their flights back home.

Workshops of the kind are, of course, beneficial for both CBOSS and its customers. In a purposefully low hype atmosphere, specialists shared ideas with their peers, learned insider tips for working with CBOSS technologies and key information on the company’s product strategy and directions. «Such events promote interaction in the community and help professionals know each other», — a common feeling expressed by participants behind the scenes. MForum.ru readers will see some practical outcome, too — we are authorized to publish several topical reports that may be of interest to our audience — stay tuned!