The Committee for Information Technologies of OPORA RUSSIA initiates a whole series of the web discussion on the most recent network technologies, which could support small and medium business.

A range of the topical projects published at OPORA RUSSIA website under support of the Company SOFTLINE is aimed to improve the competence of the entrepreneurs in the corresponding area as well as to inform on the most recent tendencies at the market of the network intellectual solutions.

In July the new Actual Topic SMALL BUSINESS AND INTERNET has been launched at our website. In August it is planned to launch the second author section at the discussion page of the website covering the cloud technologies.

The discussions shall be supervised by Igor BOROVIKOV the member of the Presidium of OPORA RUSSIA and the Chief of the Committee for Information Technologies as well as by the experts of OPORA RUSSIA highly experienced in the areas of the projects marketing and management, i.e. Olga KORNEEVA the Director for Marketing and Maxim ROSSOSHANSKY the representative of the PR subdivision of SOFTLINE VENTURE PARTNERS.

The planned discussion on the cloud services includes also consideration of all benefits and disadvantages of the product, which is absolutely new at the market. A user might apply a ready-developed popular solution as an Internet service instead of purchasing the expensive equipment and licensed software. The matter involves purchasing of the required service to resolve the tasks at the reasonable prices without supplementary expenses for the equipment, its implementation and maintenance including acquisition of license, etc. Within the profile Actual Topic it is suggested to detect the new product demand level together with its advantages and disadvantages when using it. The experts shall suggest their recommendations covering the service selection as well as they shall report on the basic issues of its use and consult on all issues, which are actual ones for the users.

The current website discussions SMALL BUSINESS AND INTERNET includes the issues related to network activity of small business. The subject involves the topics covering e-trading and e-shops, e-content and hosting, e-acquiring and the payment systems including the other questions, which are considered as the critical ones for business.

Everybody whose business is associated with the Internet is invited to participate in the related discussions as well as those who just plan to get acquaintance with the web tools for their business.

The new discussion section of our website suggests to the entrepreneurs to share their experience and to discuss the key news of the profile area as well as to be consulted on all critical points of the related topic.