Main events of week on December 21-27

January 21: Birthday of Sergey Shapiguzov

This day Sergey Shapiguzov, the president of Grant Thornton was born. Sergey Shapiguzov stood at the origins of the Russian auditor and consulting business. Is one of the most authoritative specialists in the field of accounting and audit in Russia. Takes active part in organization activity, developing the principles and audit standards in Russia.

Also this day Paul Allen, a souchereditel of Microsoft, company which together with Bill Gates Allen founded in 1975 was born. At the end of 2000 Paul Allen finally left the most successful project. It left board of Board of Directors of Microsoft, having reserved a position of the chief consultant for strategy. Allen explains the step with the fact that it needs more time for own business projects and work in charitable organizations.

On January 21 a birthday and at Hasso Plattner, one of founders of the German company SAP. In December, 2012 it became known that Hasso Plattner sold a part of the stocks of the company owned by him for the amount about 120 million euros ($155.74 million).

January 22

On January 22, 1990 the hearing of the case of Robert Tappan Morris ended. This young man created the program ("Worm") capable to be reproduced independently on e-mail servers. "Worm" literally blocked more than for day thousands of computers of America and "walked" on all planet. The military computer centers and also scientific, educational and commercial structures — all were put out of action that threw programmers in shock. It is impossible to call a verdict on Morris severe. The court appointed to the author of a virus of 400 hours of social jobs, 10000 dollars of a penalty, a probation period in three years and payment of the expenses connected with observation of the convict. Whereas the financial loss in networks on one struck computer made from 200 to 53,000 dollars.

On January 22 Pavel Ivanov, the head of RosIntegration company (Rostov-on-Don) was born.

January 23: Birthday of Anton Sushkevich

On January 23 Anton Sushkevich, the president of the Nvision Group company specializing in area of system integration and delivery of IT solutions and services was born.

One more birthday boy of day -Ilya Strygin, the Chief information officer of Sollers.

January 24: Birthday of Sergey Balandyuk

On January 24 - a birthday at Sergey Balandyuk, the president "ELAR (Electronic archive, NPO Opyt)". In 1992 founded Prosoft-M company, and by 2001 on its basis - ELAR.

January 25

On January 25 Alexander Sapunov, the CEO IT-Center Siberia was born.

January 26

On January 26 and 27 ALT Linux (Alt Linux) invites to participate in the "Open Source at the Higher School" conference which will take place in the city of Pereslavl-Zalessky of the Yaroslavl region.

This day Akio Morita, the founder of Sony company was born.

January 27

January 27 - International day of BEZ of the Internet. The organizer of this holiday are the enthusiasts worldwide who are carrying out the ideas through on-line community "Do Be".

On January 27, 2010 the Apple company at a press conference provided a product about which rumors went all last year to San Francisco, – the tablet computer with the touch screen with a diagonal of 9.7 inches. The new product was provided by the chief executive officer of Apple Steve Jobs. It was called IPad. Since then Apple tablets made a revolution in the market of portable computers.

It is possible to study the complete list of events of this week here.