Infopulse (also known as Infopulse Ukraine LLC) is an international

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and IT

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company headquartered in

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. As of May 2022, the company has 2,300+ specialists and a number of software development centers, sales centers, and branch offices in 7 countries across Western and

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, and

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. The company was founded in 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine by Oleksiy Sihov and Andriy Anisimov. In 2007, Infopulse became a part of Norwegian information technology company EDB Business Partner ASA. After a 2010 merger of EDB with a Nordic corporation

ErgoGroup ErgoGroup was a Nordic countries, Nordic information technology corporation, systems integrator and consulting company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company provided services for IT operations, business solutions, IT outsourcing, outsourcin ...

, in 2011 Infopulse became 100% owned

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of the newly formed information technology company EDB ErgoGroup ASA, which later was renamed to

EVRY EVRY A/S was a Norwegian information technology company that supplies services relating to computing, including operation, outsourcing, and online banking. The company is headquartered in Oslo. It was established through a merger between EDB Bus ...

and currently is known as

Tietoevry Tietoevry Oyj, Tietoevry Corporation, (Tieto prior to Jun 2019) is a Finnish IT software and service company providing IT and product engineering services. Tietoevry is domiciled in Espoo, Finland, and the company's shares are listed on the NASDA ...

, following the merger of EVRY and Finnish IT company Tieto in 2019. Infopulse specializes in application management and IT infrastructure management, software research and development,

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and

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. The company also provides

Business Process Outsourcing Outsourcing is an agreement in which one company hires another company to be responsible for a planned or existing activity which otherwise is or could be carried out internally, i.e. in-house, and sometimes involves transferring employees and ...

services, Application Packaging services, development of mobile applications and software as well as

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services. Infopulse is a member of the Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative, European Business Association, and Lviv IT Cluster - non-profit organizations, uniting IT outsourcing companies, organizations and experts specializing in information technologies.

History

May, 1991 — Oleksiy Sihov and Andriy Anisimov founded the company to develop computer-based monitoring systems for fire stations in Kyiv,

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, and other cities of the

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. February, 1992 — the management of the company signed its first contract with a

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company. At that period the company provided outstaffing services, i.e., provided production staff for the projects of other companies and did not develop software on-site. By 1996 the company grew a team of approximately 40 software developers. 1996–1997, the company won the World Bank tender to develop an internal information system for the Kyiv Tax Administration. The project became the first big independent project of the company. 1999 — the Ukrainian team got access to the western market of IT services by partnering with a Netherlands-based company. Spring 2000 - Infopulse signed a contract with Kyriba Corporation, France, which was the leader in the European IT market at that time. This partnership provided Infopulse with stable annual turnover and staff growth by 30-35%. April 2004 — Infopulse was certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. September 2006 — the company negotiated with nine potential business partners, two of which, Bull Corporation (France), and EDB (

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), were chosen for final consideration. September 2007 — 60.1% of Infopulse shares have been bought by EDB. Infopulse got access to the Scandinavian IT market and became involved in IT projects for banks, insurance and transport companies in

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. March 2009 — Infopulse retained more than 600 experts and had over 200 projects in its portfolio. October 2010 – Infopulse became a part of Nordic IT company EDB ErgoGroup ASA with over 10,000 employees and annual turnover approaching

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13 billion. March 2012 — following the 2010 merger, EDB ErgoGroup has changed its name to

. March 2013 – Infopulse opened a subsidiary in Germany. August 2015 – Infopulse acquired a delivery company in Varna, Bulgaria. January 2016 – Infopulse opened a regional branch in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. 2017 – Infopulse opened three local Ukrainian delivery centers in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

; the company had 1,600+ specialists on board. 2018 – Infopulse expands its presence in the EU by opening a delivery center in

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; the company enlisted 1,900+ specialists.

Services

Infopulse provides services in high tech area. Its main activities are: * Software R&D and

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* Enterprise Mobile Applications Development * IT Infrastructure Management and

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* SAP-, Microsoft-, AWS- and

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-based systems implementation, integration and support * Application Packaging and

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* Security Consulting * Telecom Operations and Customer Service *

Clients

Infopulse serves clients in banking and finance, telecommunications, energy, pharma & healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and other industries and subcategories. Most of its customers are located in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and the USA.

Public and IT Education Initiatives

Infopulse takes a part in various education projects aiming to improve public and IT education in Ukraine. In 2011, Infopulse partnered together with other companies in order to create

BIONIC Hill Innovation Park BIONIC Hill is the first Ukrainian innovation park being constructed similarly to the Silicon Valley. Estimated project investment is to reach 1 billion US dollars. Location BIONIC Hill Innovation Park will be located on 147 hectares in the Svi ...

- a Ukrainian innovation park constructed similarly to the

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. In 2012, Infopulse along with other Ukrainian and international IT-companies and institutions co-launched

BIONIC University BIONIC University (IT university of Vasyl Khmelnytsky) is the first Ukrainian inter-corporate IT university founded in 2012. About The main objective of BIONIC University is to prepare IT specialists of a new formation who are globally competi ...

- the first inter-corporate IT university in Ukraine (

) working on the premises of

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ( NaUKMA) ( uk, Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» (НаУКМА)) is a national, research university located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The ...

. The University prepared IT specialists for a new formation, who are globally competitive yet aiming at professional fulfillment in Ukraine. In 2014, Infopulse became a title partner of the International Championship of Computer Talents "Golden Byte". In October 2014, Infopulse supported "АСМ-ІСРС" (World Programming Contest) semi-finals In 2014, Infopulse together with parent company EVRY supported the National University "The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" program to open larger educational opportunities in IT industry in Ukraine, including second higher education for people who have suffered due to various life circumstances. In 2016–2017, Infopulse and Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA) in cooperation with

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(USAID) restored and improved the External independent testing software system, which provides Ukrainian public education with a transparent school graduation and university admission process.

Charity Causes

Infopulse takes part in charity projects by helping orphans, disabled military veterans, older people, people with Down syndrome, and supporting local charity organizations. The "Down Syndrome" project. Infopulse together with the Ukrainian Down Syndrome Organization (UDSO) and Down Syndrome Education International (DSEI) launched a long-term charity project in 2010 to help children and people with

Down Syndrome Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual dis ...

in Ukraine. This project raises funds for early development programs and other charity causes through a series of charity events, and aims to spread information and improve public awareness about Down syndrome, by organizing Down syndrome conferences and other related events. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre for military. In December 2015 Infopulse with other international and Ukrainian institutions opened the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre which helps war heroes, relocated families, their children and all people, affected by the armed conflict in Ukraine. Center's premises were renovated, refurnished and equipped in accordance with modern WHO and

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standards.

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External links

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