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Avanko Capital optimizes business processes by using SaaS
International consulting enterprise Avanko Capital bought virtual conferencing solution on SaaS basis. The service was supplied by Elisa Russia.
Avanko Capital successfully cooperates with international companies and financial institutions (such as World Bank, EBRD, Nordic Investment Bank and etc) and with different governmental institutions in Russia and abroad as well. In 2008 Avanko Capital merged with Evli Group, one of the largest investment banks in Baltic region. Avanko Capital have partners and customers all over the world, company departments are located in different regions. And here came a decision to improve business-processes, to achieve efficient communications with the help of virtual conferences.
“Avanko Capital is an innovative company. We are always looking for the most appropriate ways of collaboration with partners and customers. It is very important for us to make our team work more efficient” – says Andrey Igotti, the head of IT department in Avanko Capital. “On one hand, we had a challenge of solution that can afford to arrange and record on-line meetings, transfer audio and video files and share documents. On the other hand, this solution should not be very expensive, and its implementations should not take much time. We found out that only SaaS solutions can meet our case. Avanko tested MS Live Meeting 2007 and bought this conferencing solution as the most appropriate for the company’s needs”.
Live Meeting is a powerful conferencing solution that can help to:
- Build deeper connections and relationships inside and outside of the company
- Include people from all aspects of the business to contribute or give feedback
- Increase the speed and quality of problem solving, decision making, and sharing ideas
- Reduce travel, expenses, and carbon emission
Elisa Russia is a Gold Partners of Microsoft and can be considered to be the one supplier of MS Live Meeting on St-Petersburg market for this moment. The company has started on the 23 of April 2009 and now have more than 20 companies -partners that are using MS Live Meeting in their every day work.
About Avanko Capital:
Avanko Capital is international consulting enterprise. The main offices are located in St-Petesburg, Moscow and Helsinki. The company can assist its partners in such spheres: merges and acquisitions, private placement, transaction support, analysis and evaluation and etc.
The main customers are large international companies that are entering or improving their positions. Avanko Capital cooperates with Russian business class that is interested in foreign partners and development business abroad. Nokia Corporation, Fortum, Stora Enso, Rautaruukki Corporation, Kone, Rautakesko, Laima, Finndomo, Industri Kapital, RAO UES of Russia are reliable partners of Avanko Capital.
In 2008 Avanko Capital merged with Evli Group, one of the largest investment banks in Baltic region. Evli Group provides investment and management banking services. Evli Group was found in 1985 and from this moment kept the position business unit leader on the capital market. Baltic region is the target segment for Evli Group. The company is presented in such countries as Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia.