Softline history and development
- 1993 – Softline company foundation
Staff consists of 10 employees who are mainly engaged in science software supplies.
- 1995 – Softline's first status
The company became Microsoft Authorized Partner. Supplies of general-system program solutions and software licensing to the legallity-aimed companies.
- 1998 – First success
Turnover more than 1,5 million USD and staff over 35 employees. Marketing innovations.
- 1999 – Software catalogue publication
Softline-Direct catalogue appears at all major Russian and CIS computer exhibitions, different conferences and seminars, IT companies' offices and gains acceptance of the IT-community.
- 2001 – $5,4 miilion turnover
Introducing new project – regular free seminars. Softline Education Center begins it's work. Rapid growth of distribution sector. First regional office in Minsk (Belarus) – the beginning of reginal network development.
- 2002 – $10,3 million turnover
The year of regional network development – new offices in Kiev, Khabarovsk, Nizhniy Novgorod.
- 2003 – $17,2 million turnover
Softline explores new markets – the beginning of Softline Solutions' work.
- 2004 – $27,8 million turnover
Microsoft Solutions Center, a Softline and Microsoft joint venture, founded. Also founded Axoft distribution company. New branches openes in Kazakhstan (Almaty) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent), in Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.
- 2005 – $44,9 million turnover
New Softline Consulting Services area of expertise developing - IT consulting and new Softline IT Employment project – Personnel consulting. New regional offices in Rostov-on-Don, St.Peterburg, Samara, Ufa and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).
- 2006 – $97,7 million turnover
The company becomes the leader of software licensing market in Russia and CIS and is now presented by 22 regional offices in 8 countries. Develops new client services such as technical support, IT-outsourcing, software auditing. The number of employees exceeds 600 people.
- 2007 – $292 million turnover
The most successful year since Softline foundation. The company celebrates 15 years of its thriving development on Russian, CIS and several other countries' software licensing markets. Softline now could be found in 10 countries, 32 cities and employs more than 1000 people, it is a majour world-wide IT company that can run major educational, licensing technical support IT projects all over Russia, CIS and other countries.
- 2008 – $ 364 million turnover
2008 – increasing number of regional offices in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, successful business development in non-CIS states: new office in Turkey (Istanbul). Business geography: 13 countries, 48 cities. Softline – international IT-company, it can hold large IT-projects in the field of software licensing, training and technical support throughout Russia and CIS and also in some foreign countries. Staff is over 1300 employees. New direction of remote education in Softline Education Center is developed. Initiated the start of venture fund Softline Venture Partners.
- 2009 – $290 million turnover
2009 – Softline’s active business development in different spheres. The Softline Venture Partners venture fund invested in development of software engineering of Actio and Bookee companies. There were opened Softline Linux Solutions Centres in Yekaterinburg and Moscow, Web-communication Competence Centre. Softline Information Security Centre established new segments for personal data protection and DLP. Softline Solutions opened the Oracle CRM Department. Product of own design of Softline Consulting Services entered the IT-market in Russia and CIS countries – a corporate portal DeskWork. Softline company increased its presence in Russia and abroad: it established representations in Surgut, Penza, Stavropol as well as Brest (Belarus), opened offices in Venezuela, Iran and Vietnam. Business geography: 16 countries, 57 cities. By the end of 2009 the staff number had reached 1500 employees.
- Events of 2010:
Internet TV channel started broadcasting (SoftlineTV).
The company opens a representation in Cairo (Egypt).
Softline opens Softline Services Department which incorporated all Softline competence centers to become an integrated entry-point for all customers requiring service and consulting services.
