The Russian State Duma purchased domestic analogues of the Windows operating system (OS) and the Microsoft Office suite of office programs for its deputies. “According to the newspaper’s report, the cost of this exceeded 52 million rubles.”vedomosti“Citing sources.
According to the publication, the State Duma Apparatus acquired 1,800 licenses of domestic analogues of Windows and Microsoft Office for deputies and administrative employees of the parliament. The total purchase amount was approximately 52.5 million rubles. All solutions were handed over to the customer in September.
The State Duma purchased the Astra Linux operating system instead of the Windows operating system for 29.3 million rubles, and a package of 1,800 MyOffice licenses instead of Microsoft Office for 23.1 million rubles. Purchased licenses are perpetual and provide upgrade rights for three years.
This decision is part of the planned transition to domestic software. Currently, employees of four chambers of the lower house of parliament have switched to the new software, and then all deputies and the State Duma apparatus will switch to it.
However, the newspaper’s sources reported that MPs may encounter difficulties in switching from foreign solutions to Russian solutions due to both usage habits and the need for system integration.
Myoffice is the largest Russian developer of office software solutions. The company has been operating since 2013 and is included in the register of domestic software developers.
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On March 4, 2022, Microsoft Corporation announced its withdrawal from the Russian market due to events in Ukraine, including the suspension of sales of goods and provision of services in Russia. Three months later, Bloomberg published a message from Microsoft in which it announced that the company was reducing its operations in Russia and laying off 400 Russian employees. However, Microsoft emphasized that it will continue to fulfill its obligations to its customers in Russia.
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Source: Gazeta
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