The Russian Internet Forum-IV is planned to be organised by ROCIT in March 2000. The Forum will focus around the Internet as a new factor of the Russian economy. Traditionally, RIF-2000 will take place at a comfortable holiday hotel not far from Moscow. The Intel Corporation will once again become RIF-2000 General Sponsor, while the Open System publishing house will provide the information support.

In 1999, more than 170 participants and 220 major computer and telecommunication companies: Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, Sovam Teleport, Nortel Networks, CompTek International, Infoart, Deutsche Telecom, IT, Sun Microsystems, Step Logic, State RF Duma, RosBusinessConsulting, Lucent Technologies, Combellga, CompTek International, DirectNet Telecommunications, MTU Inform, Hewlett Packard, I. Gubkin Oil & Gas University, WWF, and a lot more took part in the Forum.

RIF-2000 participants listened to 100 Reports presented organised in 5 plenary sessions and 13 Section meetings. Each Section meetings focused around the vital requirements of the Russian Internet.

Demos and Hewlett Packard threw in a joint project to support Russian-based ISPs, Gutabank and Avtobank announced their joint plans of organising a work group to promote the Digital Signature technologies in Russia.

RIF-Expo show of the latest Internet technologies was taken part in by 26 various companies. and took up to 250 sq. m floor space. . The equipment was based on wireless access technologies of Lucent, BreezeCom and Net-Service.

Andrew Sebrant (Glasnet Marketing Director):

"I'm deeply satisfied and wish to express my gratitude to the RIF-2000 organisers for an opportunity to exchange ideas with quite a number of people. The Forum provides a unique chance to meet with our virtual friends and to sit with them at a round table".

Artemy Lebedev, ("The Artemy Lebedev Studio"):

"I have only pleasant sensations in relation to RIF. This is my second RIF event and I'm sure this is the best place to meet friends and to discuss our problems. RIF is the Internet event of the year. I believe it will open up new prospects for the Russian Internet further development, that it will bring much more guests to Russia."

Arushanov Hachatur, IT Infoart Stars Director for Internet projects.

"All this is beyond words. This is my second time at the Forum, and I'm left with a wonderful feeling. The organisation was superb, and it was comfortable to communicate and work together with various people. I invite everybody to take part in the next event."

The Russian Internet Forum-IV is certainly an outstanding event in the Russian community. In the context of rapid technological progress, RIF is an indispensable business forum. It has provided a communication environment for the ISP and the potential customers for already four years. Here's a place to demonstrate new achievements, to find new partners and to estimate the competitors.

This year, the Internet users will be able to influence the process of choosing the RIF - 2000 subjects by taking part in online discussions on the above site. Many companies have announced they are in for RIF-2000: the Association for Documentary Telecommunications, the RF Telecommunications Committee, the Open Systems publishing house, Intel Technologies, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, IBM, Nortel Networks, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sun Microsystems, ACTIVISION, Cable&Wireless, CISCO Systems, CityLine, Demos, Step Logic, Zenon N.S.P., and a lot more.

ROCIT::
The Russian Internet Technologies Public Centre has presented another attempt to create conditions for the efficient interrelationship between the informational vendors and customers, to organise the independent consultations activity, and to fill in the gap between the snowball growth of the quality and quantity of the informational and network services and technologies provided via the global Internet portals, and their application by the local users.

Contact information:

Jahn J. Khan-Magomedov
ROCIT Executive Director,
mailto: jahn@rocit.ru

Aleksey Izmailov,
Chief RIF Arrangements Coordinator,
mailto: izmailov@rocit.ru

Stanislav Korobkov,
RIF Arrangements Manager,
mailto: stas@rocit.ru.

The Open Systems publishing house:
A major Russian publishing house dealing with the Internet technologies. Its core philosophy is independence and professional publications. Nine computer magazines, medical and scientific journals, publications for children. Full information about the Open Systems can be found at http://www.osp.ru

Contact information:

Tatiana Kirienko,
Curator of RIF-Expo,
tel. (095) 253-8744,
mailto: kirien@osp.ru.

Intel
Intel is the largest world manufacturer of microprocessors, PCs and network communications equipment: More information about the corporation can be found at http://www.intel.com/pressroom.

RUSSIAN INTERNET FORUM IS THE FORUM FOR US
Telephones: (095) 203-6002, (095) 332-4852,
Fax: (095) 203-0012,
E-mail: forum@rif.ru