Kraftway Craftway Corporation
Russia
Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
Moscow
129626, st. 3rd Mytishchinskaya, 16
Owners:
NPO Critical Information Systems - 50%
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The range of products under the Kraftway brand includes personal computers for business and home, workstations, terminal systems, servers, storage systems, active cash registers, monitors, computer peripherals. The company has direct agreements with global component and software manufacturers, allowing Kraftway to integrate the latest technological advances into its products. The Kraftway service network includes more than 200 service centers in all corners of the country.
Management
Alexey Kravtsov holds the post of CEO of Kraftway.
Performance indicators
2021: Revenue decrease by 32% to RUB 5,233 million
At the end of 2021, Kraftway's revenue amounted to 5,233 million rubles, down 32% compared to 2020, which allowed it to take 95th place in the TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2022. The revenue of JSC "Craft Corporation PLC" from the financial statements for 2020-2021 was taken into account. Excluding VAT.
History
2024: Search for specialists in the search for wiretaps in the premises
Kraftway in September 2024 began recruiting specialists to the laboratory to find and detect listening devices in the premises. Information about the vacancy associated with the identification of illegal recording devices appeared on the job search portal. HeadHunter
According to CNews, Kraftway is recruiting employees to work in a special laboratory in the city of Obninsk. The company is looking for the head of the laboratory of "special checks," whose main task is to organize measures to identify electronic devices designed to secretly receive information. This includes checking hardware and facilities for hidden listening or transmitting devices. In addition, it is planned to involve engineers to carry out work on the search for such devices.
Judging by the description of vacancies, the laboratory's activities will be focused not only on the internal needs of the company, but also on the provision of services to external customers. In particular, specialists will need to conclude contracts for the provision of these services. The laboratory already employs 10 people. The vacancy also states that candidates will have to access official secrets and undergo a preliminary medical examination.
Representatives of Kraftway by September 16, 2024 have not yet provided comments on this issue.
According to the publication, specialists are recruited to the test center "NIC-Spetstest," created by Kraftway. This center has been checking, evaluating and certifying equipment for security violations for about 15 years. The range of his works includes checking technical means for built-in "bugs," hidden video cameras and extraneous radio signals in the premises. To carry out such checks, the company has a wide range of unique equipment.[1]
2023
Rosatom bought 50% of Kraftway
On December 25, 2023, it became known that the state-owned corporation Rosatom acquired a 50 percent stake in the Russian manufacturer of electronics and computer technology, Kraftway Corporation PLC JSC. Under the terms of the agreement, the remaining 50% was retained by the general director and owner of the company, Alexei Kravtsov.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, NPO Critical Information Systems, a subsidiary of Rosatom, is participating in the deal. This enterprise was formed in October 2022 with the aim of implementing the presidential decree "On measures to ensure the technological independence and security of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation."
The amount of the transaction between Rosatom and Kraftway as of the end of December 2023 was not disclosed. According to market participants, it can range from 3.5 to 5 billion rubles. It is known that during 2024 the state corporation will invest approximately 2-3 billion rubles in the development of Kraftway. The funds will be used to modernize the production facilities of the enterprise, conduct research and development work. It is planned to organize the production of new products as part of import substitution against the background of the departure of foreign suppliers from the Russian market. These are, in particular, hardware and software complexes working with Russian database management systems. In the future, we are talking about the release of analogues of the Oracle Exadata platform.
In addition, part of the allocated money will be directed to developments in the field of microelectronics. The creation of a family of microcontrollers for production "at the facilities of one of the plant partners" is being discussed. For Kraftway, the deal with Rosatom will help form strategic partnerships with large customers. Arseny Brykin, head of the Basis consortium, notes that the company will receive not only guaranteed demand for its products, but also prospects for entering the critical information infrastructure market.[2]
Falling under US sanctions
Rostelecom-Solar, Craftway and Technopolice Moscow fell under US sanctions. The corresponding message from the US Treasury Department was released on September 14, 2023. Read more here.
Russian IT companies that fell under US, EU and British sanctions in 2022-2024 TAdviser map
TAdviser has drawn up a map the Russian IT of -companies that fell under sanctions in 2022-2024. and USA EU. Britain It included, among other things, the Craft Way company. The article about the map can be found here.
Plans to invest Rosatom
At the end of January 2023, it became known about Rosatom's plans to buy Kraftway. Companies have already begun to negotiate.
The Kommersant newspaper wrote about Rosatom's interest in acquiring Kraftway on January 31, 2023. According to one of its informed sources, an audit of a domestic manufacturer of data storage systems and servers is planned in the near future. An informant close to the Ministry of Industry and Trade also told the publication about Rosatom's plans to absorb Kraftway, but noted that a pre-sale assessment of the company had not yet been carried out.
The purchase of Kraftway, as noted in the publication, will help Rosatom in expanding the supply of products to the public sector amid import substitution. In turn, Kraftway will be able to count on large orders in Russia, which is important in the light of the US sanctions that the company fell under.
Kraftway has extensive experience in the development and production of electronics, as well as its own production facilities and development team. Rosatom is also developing software, so the acquisition of Kraftway will allow state corporation structures to produce domestic software and hardware complexes (PAC), the demand for which is growing rapidly. According to estimates, in 2019 the share of Russian servers and DSS in the Russian Federation was less than 10%, and by the beginning of 2023 the figure was about 50%.
Rosatom's structures have great financial and political opportunities to absorb such assets, a Kommersant source in the electronics market believes. According to him, Kraftway is interested in the state corporation to strengthen its position in its profile segment of the computer technology market.
Igor Moskovko, head of computer engineering at Dannie, says that Kraftway has always been focused on government orders, so information about the possible takeover of Rosatom "fits well with the general concept of state actions, which takes significant production under itself."[3]
2022: Hit by US sanctions
In December 2022, the US Department of Commerce expanded the list of Russian companies against which sanctions are imposed. In particular, the Roselectronics holding and the Kraftway computer equipment manufacturer fell under restrictions. Read more here.
2020
Revenue - 7,692 million rubles
At the end of 2020, Kraftway's revenue amounted to 7,692 million rubles.
Participation in the creation of the Computer Engineering Consortium
On April 9, 2020, Yadro informed TAdviser that leading Russian companies, developers and manufacturers of computer technology announced the creation of the ANO Consortium Computing Technology (ANO VT) with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The founders of the organization were PK Aquarius LLC, Business Office LLC (iRU), Depot Electronics LLC, KNS Group LLC (Yadro), Craft Corporation PLC JSC, National Technologies LLC (part of the Automatics concern of Rostec state corporation). Read more here.
2017
FAS found Kraftway guilty of cartel conspiracy in the supply of PC and software to government agencies
On May 22, 2017, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced the recognition of Kraftway and two subsidiaries of the company guilty of cartel conspiracy. The agency checked the supply of computers and software to the Federal Tax Service, the Federal Customs Service and the Pension Fund, Vedomosti writes.
According to the FAS, Kraftway Corporation PLC (Kraftway), Adaptive Technologies, Express + Service and the Research Institute of New Technologies (NII NT) entered into an anti-competitive agreement to maintain trading prices. In 2016, Kraftway gained control of Adaptive Technologies and Express + Service.
The antimonopoly authority found a minimum decrease in the initial price of government contracts, as well as several cases when, after the end of auctions, the winner bought computer equipment from the "loser" participant at a lower price and resold it to the customer.
To participate in the auction, the companies used the same IP addresses and e-mail addresses. The CEO of Adaptive Technologies, when preparing the auction, used an email address whose postal domain belongs to Kraftway. Kraftway also contributed collateral for other companies to participate in the auction.
In total, as part of the conspiracy, the companies held 17 auctions and sold IT solutions worth 2.3 billion rubles to government agencies. The FAS reported that three of the four companies admitted their guilt in order to mitigate responsibility. The department does not name them.
The head of Kraftway, Alexei Kravtsov, told Vedomosti that the company agrees with the decision of the FAS and hopes that the service will take into account all the circumstances of the case and impose the mildest possible punishment.
According to the deputy head of the FAS Andrei Tsarikovsky, this investigation was the first link in a large chain of collusion in IT procurement of government agencies.[4]
FAS opened a second cartel case against Kraftway
On January 27, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened a new case against several computer suppliers on suspicion of cartel conspiracy. This was reported by a number of media outlets with reference to the deputy head of the FAS Andrei Tsarikovsky in early February 2017.
The FAS clarified to TAdviser that the case was initiated against three companies: Craft Corporation PLC, Adaptive Technologies and Express + Service.
 | The subject of their purchase in this case was computers and software for the Federal Tax Service, the Federal Customs Service and the Pension Fund, - quotes the deputy head of the FAS "RIA Novosti"[5]. |  |
Antitrust officials suspect that manufacturers of computers Lenovo and HP are behind the actions of these companies at the auction. They coordinated the activities of the bidders, determined who should make what offers and win the auction, the FAS believes. This is the version that[6] of[7]. Lenovo and HP are not involved in the case, the antimonopoly service told TAdviser.
In November 2016, the FAS announced the initiation of a case on suspicion of a cartel conspiracy against six suppliers of computer equipment, among which was also the Craft Corporation PLC. Other companies on the list were Business Computers Group, AMI-Network, CROC Incorporated, Superwave Group, Craft Corporation PLC, Production Company Aquarius.
In this case, the FAS suspects that these companies entered into an anti-competitive agreement by participating in an electronic auction for the supply of equipment for State Automated System Vybory. Read more about this case in a separate article.
The FAS explained to TAdviser that in January a second case was initiated against the Craft Corporation PLC. In the first case, the company is suspected of participating in an anti-competitive agreement at an electronic auction for the supply of equipment for State Automated System Vybory. The second case refers to participation in the agreement, which could lead to an increase, decrease or maintenance of trading prices, a representative of the antimonopoly service told TAdviser.
A spokesman for "Craftway" told TAdviser he would comment later.
2014: The Accounts Chamber revealed violations in the supply of Kraftway computers
In 2014, the Control and Accounts Chamber revealed violations by the Health Department of the Primorsky Territory in the execution of a contract with Kraftway for the supply of computer equipment and software for local clinics and hospitals.
2004-2005
In 2004, Kraftway Service was formed.
In 2005, the Center for Research and Expertise was opened. 2005 was also marked by the introduction of new computer brands on the market - Kraftway Idea and Kraftway Credo, and 2007 - the commissioning of the production and logistics complex in Obninsk.
2003
Opening of new production facilities
In 2003, the company opened new production facilities in Moscow, allowing to produce up to 30 thousand. PCs per month, as well as the Kraftway Server Solutions Center on the Intel platform .
Forward Technologies Takeover
In late May 2003, Kraftway announced a friendly takeover of Forward Technologies. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The procedure for combining the assets of companies ended on June 1. From that moment Forward Technologies ceased all operations as an independent legal entity and transferred all its obligations to the combined Kraftway company. As a result of the merger, the Kraftway structure was reorganized. The combined company established the position of senior vice president responsible for the technological block of issues, which was taken by Renat Yusupov, president of Forward Technologies. His responsibilities included R&D, product marketing, pre-sales technical consulting, technical support, development center, training center, warranty and service services.
All products are delivered to customers under a single Kraftway brand. The Kraftway product line, including personal computers, POS terminals and all kinds of servers (RISC, IA-64, two- and four-processor IA-32), has been replenished with graphics stations and external disk arrays. The combined company assumed obligations for warranty and post-warranty support of Forward Technologies equipment supplied to customers, and service companies that had contracts with Forward Technologies were invited to renegotiate agreements with Kraftway.
2002
In 2002, the production of servers based on the Intel Itanium 2 processor began . The company also created solutions of the enterprise scale - Kraftway Data Center. In addition, in the same year, Kraftway began building its own production and logistics center in Obninsk, Kaluga Region.
2001
In 2001, the company began modernizing production and structural restructuring.
1993-1999
Kraftway was founded in 1993, when foreign manufacturers dominated the Russian IT market. In the same year, the company began manufacturing PCs and servers under the GEG brand name for large corporate customers.
In 1994, Kraftway deployed production facilities in the technological premises of the State Research and Production Enterprise "Kvant." In addition, the company has signed OEM agreements with Microsoft for the installation of licensed software on GEG computers .
1995 marked the beginning of serial production of dual-processor servers. The company created the management of POS systems, began to master the production of cash registers.
In 1996, Kraftway released its first four-processor server. And in 1997, the company launched the production of active cash register systems GEG POS Master. Kraftway began production of 8-processor servers in 1999.
Products
Kraftway offers: personal computers, servers, storage systems, monitors and peripherals, POS systems and software products.
Personal computers
- Business PCs
- Workstations
- Thin customers
- All-in-One PCs
- Specialized PCs
Servers
- Chassis Floor-Mounted Servers
- Rack Mount Servers
- Modular servers
- Processor-Based Server Systems Itanium 2
Storage systems
- NAS Storage
- Basic Storage
- Modular storage systems Kraftway-Hitachi
Monitors and peripherals
- Kraftway LCD monitors
- Kraftway Keyboard and Mouse Kits
POS systems
- Cash registers
- Computer platforms for POS systems and kiosks
- Peripherals for POS systems
- Touchscreen Information and Payment Kiosks
Software products
- Infrastructure Management
- Built-in operating systems
Decisions
Kraftway produces universal infrastructure solutions (both for small and medium-sized businesses, and "heavy" infrastructure development for large companies and research institutes) and industry solutions (ready-made solutions designed for use in various industries, trade and science).
Universal Infrastructure Solutions
- Turnkey Office: Kraftway Express Start
- Kraftway Express Storage NAS Systems
- Terminal solution
- High Availability Database Based on RedHat Linux 64bit and Oracle RAC
- Server truss cooling systems based on phase change
- Grid platform based on Kraftway Express Blade
- Platform-based information systems Grid
- Leverage Network Load Sharing with Kraftway Express Blade
- Kraftway Management Pack для MOM
Industry solutions
- Mobile Outfits Management System of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow
- Personal supercomputer based on Tesla technology
- Multifunctional digital recorder
- Monitoring and Management Center
- Residential Building Safety and Utilities Monitoring System
- Personal supercomputer for training and engineering calculations
- Kraftway High Performance Cluster Solutions for Engineering Analysis and Modeling Based on ON MSC.Software
- Solutions for telecom operators, payment networks, shops and restaurants
- Solutions for banks and processing centers based on CFT software products
Notes
- ↑ Kraftway started looking for indoor wiretaps
- ↑ Servers are half-broken
- ↑ Servers are mounted in the vertical Rosatom structures are interested in Kraftway
- ↑ 140737488922871/normal/1 Kraftway and her two "daughters" found guilty of cartel conspiracy
- ↑ FAS opened a case against computer suppliers for the Federal Tax Service and the FCS
- ↑ [http://www.interfax.ru/business/548133 the FAS is working out opened a case against computer and software suppliers at the auction
- ↑ the Federal Tax Service, the FCS and the FIU]
Links
- Kraftway acquires Forward Technologies
- Kraftway takes over Forward Technologies
- Kraftway Official Website
- CNews100: Largest IT Companies Russia
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