Citros Cytros

Citros is a Russian developer of products and business solutions for managing digital documents. Formed as a developer of import-substituting solutions on open source software.

Company profile - development and implementation of own products and business solutions in the field of end-to-end automation of processes of legally significant electronic document management - from creation of documents to their long-term storage.

History

2023: Acquisition by Softline Group

Softline Group of Companies, a Russian provider of solutions and services in the field of digital transformation and information security, has signed an agreement with the Russian product development company to build an ecosystem for document management LLC Citros on its acquisition. Softline representatives reported this to TAdviser on April 14, 2023.

Softline bought a Russian developer of products for managing digital documents

According to them, as a result of the transaction, Softline Group of Companies will be able to expand its portfolio of business applications by supplementing its own SL ECM platform with a package of application solutions for end-to-end automation of digital content management processes at all stages of the life cycle.

According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, from April 17, 2023, SL Soft LLC, which is part of Softline Group of companies, became a member of the founders of Citros LLC with a share in the authorized capital of 80%.

As Tagir Yapparov, a member of Softline's board of directors, noted, the group of companies sets itself an ambitious goal - to take a leading place in the application software market.

"The growth prospects of the ESM area according to various estimates range from 10% to 13% annually and echo the overall growth dynamics of the enterprise application market. This is dictated by the needs of the business and supported by the development of legislation. Therefore, we consider Citros with its strong and experienced development team a significant addition to Softline's product portfolio, "the top manager commented on the deal.

As of April 2023, the Citros product portfolio includes the following solutions:

• "Citros" EDMS- a platform containing a ready-made set of key processes and functional elements for working digital content with and automating document flow;
• Citros UZEDO is a platform for creating a legally significant circuit for the exchange of electronic documents both within the framework of a company or holding through an internal operator and with external counterparties through EDO operators;
• "Citros KEDO" - a system of personnel electronic document management, fully complying with the current requirements of Russian legislation;
• Citros Archive is a solution that provides all processes for processing, orderly storage and use of an archive of electronic documents in accordance with the requirements of legislation, specifics of activities and internal regulations of companies.

Thus, thanks to the acquisition of Citros LLC, Softline Group of Companies becomes a supplier of a full stack of import-independent ECM-class products capable, according to the company, not only to replace solutions from leading foreign vendors, but also to offer customers functionality in the field of ensuring legally significant exchange of digital documents in management and business.

"Cytros is one of the few Russian manufacturers with a proven line of solutions for organizing a trusted digital document exchange environment both in internal processes and in exchange with external counterparties and government agencies," said Kirill Sokolov, General Director of Cytros. "Our entry into the Softline group opens up opportunities to form a complete stack of solutions from one supplier to implement the concept of a digital enterprise."

2022: Information Protection Services Portfolio Expansion

Citros, a developer and integrator of EDO management systems, received a license from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) of Russia for the following activities:

• for the production and development of means for protecting confidential information (No. L050-00107-00/00593066 dated 05.08.2022).
• on technical protection of confidential information (No. L024-00107-00/00593067 dated 05.08.2022).

The availability of FSTEC licenses allows Cytros to develop, install and configure software tools for protecting information, storing and processing personal data of other organizations.

"Cytros" performs a large range of services related to encryption (cryptographic) means: develops, installs, configures and supports. The FSB License ( No. LO51-00105-00/00585994 of 20.07.2022) was obtained for the development and implementation of cryptographic data encryption tools.

The availability of state licenses of FSTEC and the FSB allows Cytros to expand its portfolio of products and services and carry out complex projects in accordance with the norms of law and internal requirements of the enterprise, to maximize the needs of customers in the field:

• legally significant electronic document management ("Citros SW EDO"),
• digitalization, processing and storage of personnel documents ("Citros KEDO"),
• long-term electronic archive ("Citros Archive").

Citros provides solutions for working with legally significant electronic documents: EDO with counterparties, personnel EDO, digital storage. Our customers can be sure that Citros solutions guarantee the protection and security of information, ensure legal significance, protect critical data during the storage, transfer and processing of electronic documents. Obtaining licenses from FSTEC and the FSB confirms the ability to create high-quality products and provide comprehensive services, ensure high security of customer information and guarantee compliance with the law, "said Kirill Sokolov, General Director of Citros.

2021: Participation of "Citros" in the TAdviser conference "HR IT Day 2021"

At the October 20HR IT Day 2021 conference, Nadezhda Egorova, head of the direction at Citros LLC, will talk about the features and advantages of transferring personal files of the organization's employees to electronic personnel files.

The construction of a personnel electronic document management system is relevant for any organizations. One of the key blocks of such a system is the employee's digital personnel dossier, which allows:

• optimize the work of personnel service specialists;
• Build and manage effective employee engagement processes.

The main problems of paper personnel document management are:

• Time-consuming process of interaction with employees in geographically distributed companies and with remote employees
• opacity and slow pace of document coordination and processing processes;
• decentralized processing and storage of documentation, which makes it difficult to quickly find information and can lead to the loss of documents;
• the lack of a single, up-to-date electronic repository of documentation, which leads to the need to often refer to the paper original, and also greatly affects the search time and service life of the original.

The global solution to these problems is to translate employees' personal files into a "digital" and maintain electronic personnel records. The ready-made solution from the development company optimizes several business functions at once with the possibility of customization for the specific needs of the Customer, using proven technologies and within the specified time frame.

"Citros KEDO" allows you to organize a legally significant electronic personnel document flow based on the Citros content management systems.

In more detail, the report will provide key features and advantages of translating employees' personal files into a "figure" as part of the implementation ofthe Citros KEDO solution. You can get acquainted with the capabilities of "Citros KEDO" by ordering a personal demonstration of the system on the site http://citros.ru.