OREANDA-NEWS. Sky Link and Microsoft Rus signed an Agreement on cooperation to develop and introduce new telecommunications services based on Microsoft solutions, platforms and technologies using Sky Link's high-speed datacoms.

This document sets the guidelines of cooperation between the two companies consistent with the Memorandum on Strategic Cooperation signed by Microsoft Rus and Sistema Telecom in October, 2006 regarding the offer of new services developed specifically for the telecommunications market, introduction of solutions that boost the efficiency of customer service and further development of new services inside the Group as well as for the Russian telecommunications market in general.

Subject to the terms of the Agreements, the first joint solutions and services on the basis of Microsoft technologies and platforms for Sky Link clients will become available in Q4 2007.