January 31, 2014. Three of Uralvagonzavod Corporation's enterprises – OAO UKBTM, ZAO UBT-Uralvagonzavod, and UBT-Service won the diplomas issued by Nizhniy Tagil Council for 'taking a proactive part in charity in 2013,' the corporation's press service reports. Uralvagonzavod Corporation's head plant also got a diploma and a special prize: the Actions Speak Louder than Words Cup that was given to the plant's Chief Engineer Yuri Shangin by Mayor Sergey Nosov at the solemn awarding ceremony. Nosov specifically pointed out Uralvagonzavod's great contribution to

January 31, 2014. The Nuclear Energy Information Center is going to act as a media partner for the Google Go Digital Generation Contest aimed at schoolchildren and college students, the Yekaterinburg center's press service reports. Under the framework of this project, training sessions and master classes on Internet project development will be conducted on the premises of ten Russian Nuclear Energy Information Centers. At the end of the contest, a member of the board of jurors and the center's Director-General Maria Uvarova will award the winning project a special prize from the

January 31, 2014. LVB Co is closing down its chain store Chevignon in Russia, including the outlet in Yekaterinburg, the store in the Urals' capital Evropa Shopping Mall informed UrBC. 'We will operate for one last day tomorrow, as the company decided not to promote the brand in Russia any longer. The outlets are closing in all the Russian cities, whereas the brand will still be available in other countries. One outlet in Saint Petersburg might keep operating after all,' the Yekaterinburg shop employee told UrBC. He feels the management's decision might have to do with the

January 31, 2014. In 2013, four kinds of vehicles manufactured by Omsk-based Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM) were put into service of the Russian Federation Armed Forces: the power-actuated bridging vehicle (MMK), the amphibious tracked vehicle PTS 4, the amphibian PDP ferry, and the bridge-laying tank MTU-90M, says Uralvagonzavod Corporation (KBTM is a member enterprise of the corporation). Every single one of these vehicles can perform a range of very complicated tasks. For one, the PTS 4 is meant for assault troop, artillery system, infantry fighting vehicle, automobile,

January 31, 2014. MegaFon started delivering static and media content for the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), the company's press service reports. MegaFon's content delivery network (CDN) unites a number of servers located in the large Russian cities into a single system, which allows for greater Internet download speed for the end users. The CDN service is a must for any large media company if quick and uninterrupted user access to content is to be ensured for bulky data packages. MegaFon launched its CDN services on a commercial scale in 2012;