IBA Group
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| Type | Joint-stock company, privately held |
| Founded | 1993, incorporated 2005 |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Key people | Sergei Levteev, President & CEO |
| Industry | Computer hardware Computer software Consulting IT Services |
| Employees | 2000 (2007) Employees |
| Website | www.ibagroup.eu |
IBA Group is an alliance of IT companies that perform offshore, near-shore and on-shore projects with more than 2,000 IT and business professionals.
IBA (International Business Alliance) was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between IBM and two Belarusian IT enterprises, namely the Computer Research Institute (NIIEVM) and the Minsk Computer Production Association MPOVT. The company was designed to complement high skills of local professionals in the area of software development with advanced technologies provided by IBM. In 1999, IBM withdrew as a part owner of IBA, however, remains a strategic business partner.
Eventually, IBA has evolved into an international group with offices in the U.S., Germany, Russia, Cyprus, and Bulgaria and development centers in Belarus and the Czech Republic. In 2005, after the Czech Republic became a member of the European Union, IBA Group relocated its headquarters to Prague, Czech Republic.
IBA Group serves clients in more than 30 countries across diverse markets and industries, including banking, railway, telecommunication, manufacturing, healthcare, trade, and public. With staff of over 2,000 professionals, IBA Group is one of the largest IT service providers in Central and Eastern Europe.
IBA holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Certificates, and is at SEI CMMI Level 4 for Systems Engineering and Software Engineering as judged by Gartner and TeraQuest.
In 2005, 2006 and 2007 IBA Group was rated among world’s top global service providers in the neoIT and CMP Annual ‘Global Services 100’. In 2007, IBA Group was ranked number one in the category Top 10 to Watch in Emerging European Markets.
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[edit] Mission
The IBA Group mission is to effect change and improve business performance for its clients through the use of advanced information technologies. IBA Group leverages innovative technologies to assist businesses in their effective development. For many of IBA Group clients, IT becomes a transformation vehicle allowing them to address new opportunities.
[edit] Vision
IBA Group vision extends into the future where IBA seeks to become the world's most trusted provider of IT services. IBA Group is committed to working in partnership with its clients, where each shares common interests, values, and goals. IBA Group is also striving to be a workplace of choice for the best IT professionals who enjoy and care about their job at IBA Group. IBA Group will be recognized as a well–managed and financially strong company dedicated to the success of its clients and employees.
[edit] Major specializations
- Mainframe systems and applications
- Internet technologies and e-business solutions
- SAP solutions and other ERP systems
- Lotus technologies
- Business Process Outsourcing
- Offshore outsourcing
[edit] Skills
IBA employs over 2,000 IT and business professionals. Most of them are university-educated programmers with around 30 holding a PhD in computer science. The IBA staff combines creative resourcefulness, strategic business thinking and technical expertise. The IBA specialists are qualified in a variety of programming platforms, systems, products, and tools, including:
Operating Systems
z/OS, OS/390, AIX, Solaris, HPUX, Windows Family, MVS, VSE, VM, VM/ESA, z/VM, OS/2, DOS, OS/400, PalmOS, Netware, Linux for zSeries, Linux for S/390, Linux for pSeries, Linux for xSeries, SGI
Compilers & Programming Languages
Assembler, PL/1, PL/X, Cobol, Fortran, RPG, ADA, Prolog, REXX, Natural, C/C++, C#, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Java, HTML, Perl, Pascal, ABAP/4, Smalltalk, Asm i80x86, JCL, Lotus Script,Unix Shell, PHP, Python, Dylan
Database Software
DB2, IMS, Oracle, MS SQL Server, mySQL, Informix, Sybase, Interbase, CA–DATACOM, Open Road, ADABAS, Focus, TM1, Btrieve, Clarion, Clipper, dBase, FoxBase, MS Access, FoxPro, IDMS, MS Exchange
Object Oriented Methodology, E–Business
OO Modeling (Rational), OO Programming (C++, Java), J2EE, EJB, CORBA, JSP/ASP, JSTL, JDBC, XML/XSL, WAP, SWING, IBM e–Business Framework, IBM WebSphere, WebLogic
Tools and Technologies
Lotus, Internet, Team Connection, Rational Rose, Visual Age (for Java, for C++), other Visual Compilers, X–windows, Motif, RACF, CICS, CSP, ISPF, ADF, UNIFACE, Power Builder, Delphi, ANT, JUnit, Cactus, TopLink, Eclipse, Visual Works, Toad, CVS, VSS
Application Development
Enterprise Management, Hotel, Healthcare, Road Police, Banking, Finance/Accounting Communications & Networking WAN, Token Ring/Ethernet LAN, Integrated Network Solutions, Transaction Systems: CICS and MQ Series
System Integration
[edit] History
IBA’s traditions go back to the days when first IBM mainframes came to life (read more about Minsk family of computers). IBA was founded in 1993 as a software development company by IBM Corp. and the two leading Belarusian IT enterprises: the Computer Research Institute (NIIEVM) and the Minsk Computer Production Association (MPOVT). In 1999, IBM withdrew as a part owner of IBA, however, remains a strategic business partner. Migration of legacy systems to advanced computer platforms became a key area of focus for the company. The company experienced a rapid growth and now belongs to largest IT service providers in Eastern Europe.
- 1993 - IBA founded in Minsk, Belarus
- 1998 - IBA USA office set up in Melbourne, FL
- 1999 - IBA CZ office set up in Prague, Czech Republic
- 2000 - IBA IT office set up in Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2001 - IBA Gomel office set up in Gomel, Belarus
- 2005 - IBA Group office set up in Prague
- 2005 - IBA office set up in Brno
- 2006 - IBA RUS office set up in Moscow, Russia
- 2007 - IBA Group acquires a 50% stake in Bulgarian Stone Computers
[edit] Training and Education
IBA Group specialists are educated in the IBM Training Centers in the US, Germany, Great Britain, Slovenia, and Russia; the Sun Microsystems Training Center in the South African Republic; and the training centers of Lotus, SAP, SAS, Sun, Microsoft, Novell, and 1C. IBA’s IT specialists receive training from IBM, Sun Microsystems, Novell and Microsoft. All programmers are trained at the IBA Training Center. A testing center authorized by Thomson Prometric, a recognized leader in professional licensing and IT certification examinations, functions in the IBA Training Center. In addition, IBA offers classes to its employees in QA programs and foreign languages. Most of IBA specialists are fluent in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish.
IBA Group maintains close relationships with leading Belarusian and Czech universities through joint laboratories, programming contests, and summer conferences. As the largest IT services provider in Belarus, IBA Minsk is a logical destination for Belarusian graduates. IBA Group has a waiting list of 1,500 qualified candidates it can draw upon to expand its employee base.
[edit] Partners
IBA is dedicated to partnership with a selected group of world IT leaders. IBA partner base includes IBM Corp., the IBA strategic partner since 1993, as well as Microsoft, SAP, Novell, Check Point, Sun Microsystems, Philips, Wincor-Nixdorf, Hypercom, IFS, and PTC. The IBA Group reputation is strengthened by a high level of business partnerships with IBM (Premier Business Partner for Software; Premier Business Partner for Systems and Services; TotalStorage Solution Center; Business Partner authorized as Reseller, Solution Provider, and Warranty Service Provider; Best Provider of IBM Solutions in Belarus in 2004), Check Point (Authorized Business Partner, Silver Partner, Certified Collaborative Support Provider), Sun Microsystems (Workgroup and System Reseller), Oracle (Business Partner), SAP (Service Partner; SAP All-in-One Channel Partner; Best SAP Partner in Most Significant Projects of 2006 in the CIS countries), Microsoft (Certified Business Solutions Partner), Novell (Gold Partner), Wincor-Nixdorf (Qualified Partner, Top Seller 2003/2004), PTC (Silver Partner) and IFS (Business Partner).
[edit] Quality Management
Underscoring its commitment to the highest quality products and services, IBA was among the first in Europe to achieve SEI CMMI Level 4 for Systems Engineering and Software Engineering. In addition, IBA holds Certificate of Conformance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 issued by TGA, a world known German appraisal agency.
[edit] Information Security
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of information of IBA Group customers, suppliers, business partners, and employees, IBA uses state-of-the-art technologies, as well as first-class proprietary and third-party products and solutions. IBA takes adequate actions to protect information, including physical access control, logical access control, inter-enterprise control, data transfer security, filing media security, and audit of processing. We keep corporate network security under continuous control and check organization’s activities against the company’s regulatory acts.
[edit] Awards
Belarusian Government awards for achievements in quality assurance in 1999, 2002, and 2005. 11th European Quality Award (1997). Javaworld Editors' Choice Award (1998). The best provider of IBM solutions in Belarus in 2004 and 2000. Diploma for significant contribution in the IBM business in 2002. The best contributor to IBM business development on the CIS territory in 2001. The best entrepreneur of Minsk in the best workplace category in 2005. IBM Award for Most Impressive BP Deal in 2006. IBM Award for Outstanding Achievements in 2006. Top Business Partner in IBM Technologies Promotion on the CIS territory in 2006. Best SAP Partner in Most Significant Projects of the Year in the CIS countries in 2006.
[edit] See also
- Outsourcing
- Information technology
- Information technology consulting
- Offshore outsourcing
- Offshoring
- Software development process
- Offshore software development
[edit] External links
- Belarus Attempts to Become the Eastern European Bangalore
- From a Group of Software Developers to an International Group
- IBA Group: Migration to The Future
- Eastern Europe: The Next Silicon Valley?
