Technology &Telecoms
Contexpert: Computer Programmers May Lose Up To 40% Of Their Current Net Income
The harsh situation triggered by the granting of fiscal amnesty to authorized private individuals (PFA) may lead to an exodus of computer programmers who generate 6% of Romania’s GDP, simila...
Raoul Ros Returns As Head of Alcatel-Lucent Romania
Raoul Ros will be, as of July 1, the new general manager of Alcatel-Lucent Romania and commercial manager for Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia, the company said in...
Smartphone Penetration Rate Up To 40% In Romania, Still Lagging Behind EU’s
Smartphones, which became available on the Romania market about a decade ago, reached a penetration rate of 40% at the end of 2014, up from 29% at the end of 2013.
Digital Currency Exchange Platform BitcoinXRomania Launches Operations In Romania
Digital currency exchange platform BitcoinXRomania launched its operations in Romania, just a few months after BTCXchange.ro, the only platform of this type on the local bitcoin market, clos...
IT Sector Salaries Up 17-Fold Since 2000
The high demand for workforce in the IT sector has led to a fast-paced increase in salaries over the last few years, taking the average monthly net income to more than 4,500 lei (EUR1,000),...
SCC Plans To Increase Staff Numbers At Its Romanian IT Centers
British information technology services firm SCC, with operations in Romanian cities of Iasi and Bacau, plans to increase staff numbers in Romania by some 500 people, to more than 1,200, in...
Ghenea: PC Garage Exit May Happen This Year
Several foreign strategic investors are interested in buying PC Garage, the third leading online computer and electronics retailer in Romania, and a deal might happen this year, owner Marius...
Bitdefender Targets Exports Of RON400M This Year
Romanian IT security solutions provider Bitdefender, owned by local entrepreneurs Florin and Mariuca Talpes, estimates exports of RON400 million this year, double compared to 2013, the compa...
Top Five Video Game Companies In Romania Headed For RON400m Revenue
Ubisoft, EA Games, Gameloft, King and MavenHut saw overall sales of 376 million lei (EUR84 million) from publishing, development and testing of PC, video and mobile games last year.