Odyssey Consulting Group ранее Columbus East

History

2022: Transfer of the company to the management of Russian management and change of name to Odyssey Consulting Group

Columbus East, part of the Danish company Columbus, informed TAdviser on April 7, 2022 that on March 16 it came under the control of Russian management and, as a result, became an independent international player. The corresponding agreement was concluded between the Danish company Columbus and the management of the Russian unit against the backdrop of Russia's special operation in Ukraine and the subsequent EU sanctions.

Columbus East came under the control of Russian management and changed its name

In addition, the company announced a name change from Columbus East to Odyssey Consulting Group. As noted, over a three-week period, the company thoroughly prepared for rebranding: it chose a name and made changes to marketing communications in all channels. Changes in external communications entered into force on April 6.

We want to give an unambiguous message to customers and partners that the company continues to function and long-term development in all its traditional markets in full, "the company emphasized. - The goal of Columbus East, and now Odyssey Consulting Group, was and remains the continuous support and development of customers, maintaining contact with both customers and partners, providing employees with jobs.

Odyssey is among the first international consulting companies, which, becoming independent, announced a brand update to continue working in the Russian market.

Odyssey intends to continue introducing world and domestic practices for companies from Russia, the CIS, the Middle East and Asia. Management plans a long-term development of the company to maintain its position in the market.

2021

Renaming Columbus East and entering the markets of Eastern Europe and the Middle East

In 2021, the company was renamed Columbus East, which was associated with the expansion of the geography of the business unit: in addition to Russia and the CIS countries, the company began implementing projects in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Areas of activity

April 2021

Columbus (until 2011 Columbus IT) is an international IT consulting company that unites 38 offices in 17 countries (data as of April 2021).

Directions of Columbus activity in Russia:

• IT consulting;
• Development, implementation, maintenance and development of ERP, CRM, APS and WMS systems based on Microsoft, 1C, IBM, Ortems solutions and proprietary software products;
• Implementation, maintenance and development of performance management (EPM) systems based on IBM solutions and proprietary software products;
• Deliver cloud services and solutions;
• Implementation of solutions based on innovative technologies (IoT, Machine Learning, chat bots).
• Robotization and warehouse automation

As of February 2021, Columbus focuses on three key industries - retail, distribution, discrete production, the food industry - and launches vertical brands ColumbusRetail, ColumbusFood, ColumbusManufacturing, under which it will implement integrated enterprise management systems based on Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Columbus's representative office in Russia and the CIS will also continue active cooperation with organizations engaged in the financial sector, transport and logistics, construction and real estate, agriculture, professional services.

Columbus representation in the CIS (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan), formed in 1997, is one of the largest and most successful divisions in the entire group. Has Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and IBM Premier Business Partner status.

2018: Creating 1C Solutions Consulting Practice

Columbus in January 2018 began to develop the direction of 1C solutions. The company's immediate plans are to provide cloud services and vendor products, as well as consulting services for the construction of integrated financial management systems, accounting, personnel, sales, logistics, etc.

Along with the implementation of projects on automation and accounting of business processes based on 1C software products, the goals of specialists of this practice will be the selection of optimal solutions for individual business sectors, technical support and maintenance, training of users to work with 1C, as well as the development of functional capabilities of systems.

I am pleased to announce to our customers the creation of 1C solutions practice, supported by our industry competencies, related service, technologies and methodologies Columbus, "commented Denis Storozhenko, CEO of Columbus Russia & CIS.

The company plans to work with customers who consider 1C solutions based on both "complex" and individual industry configurations as the main accounting system. Also in the area of ​ ​ interest Columbus will be customers using 1C to maintain regulated accounting. Practitioners will be responsible for 1C implementation projects, as well as organization of corporate technical support and development of systems functionality under the Columbus Care program.

Among the products offered by the company:

• 1C: ERP Enterprise Management 2 ,
• 1C: Trade Management 11 ,
• 1C: Payroll and HR Management ,
• 1C: Enterprise Accounting 8.3 ,
• 1C: Integrated Automation ,
• 1C: CRM ,
• 1C: Holding Management ,
• 1C:Enterprise 8. TMS Logistics. Transportation management ,
• 1C:Enterprise 8. WMS Logistics. Warehouse management and others.

2017: Opening of the competence center in Nizhny Novgorod

July 17, 2017 Columbus announced the opening of a competence center in Nizhny Novgorod

We are pleased to announce to customers, potential employees and partners the opening of an office in Nizhny Novgorod. The high interest in Columbus solutions and services prompted us to create another competence center in Russia. We see great prospects in the digital transformation of the business of our customers and are confident that the opening of an office in Nizhny Novgorod will make modern technologies even closer and more accessible to many of our customers - present and future. Denis Storozhenko, Director of Columbus in Russia and the CIS

The Competence Center in Nizhny Novgorod was created to support the development direction of Columbus's own line of solutions for online retail, the development of cloud technologies, as well as business applications on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.

2016

Russia In and CIS has been operating since 1997. As of June 2016, Columbus develops and implements class solutions,,,,, ERP BI CRM WMS provides business consulting services and offers industry know-how for companies engaged in retail and, to trade distributions food industry discrete production,, and, financial sector construction real estate professional services. The company is a Gold Microsoft Certified Partner and a Premier IBM Business Partner.

2013: Growth in sales of consulting services at the 22%

In 2013, the Russian office of Columbus began new projects for the retail chains L'Etoile and Savage, the digital television operator Tricolor TV, the Volkhovets group of companies, KDV Group, distributors Vostochnaya Technika, Baltkam, Starbor, the trading division of Uralkali and dozens of other organizations. According to the results of 2013, sales growth of consulting services of the company amounted to 22%.

2012: Columbus IT renamed Columbus

The international consulting company Columbus IT rebranded in January 2012. One of the elements of the rebranding is the change of the former name Columbus IT to Columbus.

2005: The parent company buys shares of Russian shareholders and Vladislav Martynov becomes president of the global office

2005 - acquisition from minority shareholders of stakes in American and Russian divisions. Vladislav Martynov becomes the president of the company, Michael Gabo becomes the CEO of the company and continues to oversee the Columbus IT business in North America; Columbus IT activities in Eastern Europe are supervised by Vice President Igor Torgov; Oleg Palenov becomes vice president of business development, Alena Heckler becomes vice president of marketing, and Svetlana Yershova becomes vice president of HR .

In 2006, Vladislav Martynov resigned as president of Columbus IT.

1997: Danish Columbus IT opens a representative office in Russia

1997 - Columbus IT offices are based in the UK, Austria, Czech Republic and Russia, Netherlands, Hungary, Singapore