REFERENCE TO AROBS TRANSILVANIA IN THE FOREIGN MEDIA
"Computerwoche", the most important weekly paper in German language dedicated to managers, experts and professionals in the IT field, has published an article in Nr 5/2007 regarding the economy and IT industry from Romania, “Rumänien: ITler warten auf Aufträge”.
Dirk Buschmann, co-partner at Knowledge Intelligence AG, an IT consultancy firm from Cologne, decided to get first-hand information about the IT cost reduction through outsourcing to Asia and Eastern Europe, an issue that he has been hearing about from his clients. The article is presented as a tour of Romania, starting from Bucharest, followed by Cluj, described as a multilingual city, and finally Sibiu. He has gathered information about the Eastern European states during the CeBIT expo, the biggest trade show for the IT&C sector worldwide, and decided in favour of Romania. During the IT tradeshow in Munich, Systems, he has deepened his relations and has chosen different companies from Romania, specialized, as his own firm, in the mobile solutions.
In Cluj he has opted for two firms, which are already processing such projects for external clients. One of these companies is ARoBS Transilvania Software.
Voicu Oprean, general manager and owner of the company, declares that he hires only people with very good English knowledge. In addition he offers German courses to every employee.
Buschman was impressed: “I would be very glad, if my employees spoke so good English.” Buschman has a good overall opinion about what he has seen in Cluj. The projects from the mobile application field are as complex as the ones developed by his own company, and the management leaves a professional impression.
Pleased with what he has seen in Romania, Buschmann wants to send smaller projects to the firms he has visited, to observe the work and calculation method.
You can find the whole article at:
http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/2007/05/1217728/index3.html
arobs in the romanian media
Young software engineers return to Romania
Date: February 2006
Source: www.Wall-Street.ro, www.smarfinancial.ro, www.sns.ro, www.cariereonline.ro
Article: The dream of the West was the first to set in, than the possibility of making more money than in Romania. For the young graduates this was the chance of a better life. And they tried.
Romania still faces a strong exodus of skilled labor towards more developed countries in Western Europe, North America and the Pacific region. The path these migrants take is not always one way. Many of them return to Romania not only because there is no better place than home but also due to the improving salaries, work environments and perspectives from Romanian software companies. These firms are already starting to resemble their Western counterparts in many respects.
There are 3 such young software engineers and a marketing specialist currently working at AROBS Transilvania Software. All of them returned to Romania after spending long periods of time in western countries. (n.n. Their true identities are concealed).
Sergiu started working at a multinational company in Hungary in 2000. For a fresh alumnus, a programming position for a big company and with a 1000 Euro monthly income was a dream come true. ” Conditions at work were obviously excellent and the salary exceeded my expectations, but some health problems forced me to return. To be honest, this was the drop that filled the glass. My wive's inability to adjust to living abroad and the lack of friends weighed heavily when making the final decision. Furthermore, the long term opportunities were low due to the difficulties faced by aliens seeking Hungarian citizenship. We felt as if we had not future there and therefore returned to Romania. As soon as I regained my health I got a job with AROBS Transilvania Software in 2003, where I feel real good”.
Victor returned to Romania as soon as he satisfied his curiosity. A had worked for a Hungarian branch of an Indian company for over a year. “ I do not know how special the work I did in Hungary was, but I was certainly impressed by the excellent manner in which the company was organized, by its multicultural nature and by the corporatist culture. Adjusting to the Hungarian environment has been easy for me as I was speaking Hungarian and had enough friends. Despite all these advantages I was disatisfied and decided to return to Romania. I might have not returned had I not found a company fitting my high expectations in Romania. But I found it. I had some friend in Cluj who knew what to recommend me. Since last year I have been working for AROBS Transilvania Software”, declared Victor.
Paul's experience is far richer both in geographic terms and experience-wise: he started in Hungary, then move to London, Paris, and also in Bangalore (India). In all, he has spent 4 years working for IT companies located abroad. “I wanted more stability, in the same place. I have invested in an apartment here and wished to settle down in Cluj. Some of my former colleagues recommended me to seek employment with AROBS. I followed their advise, got an offer from AROBS Transilvania and accepted it due to the nice work environment I found there", declared Paul.
Alexandru has spent almost 6 years in the United States, where he got an MBA and taught the "Hospitality Computer Applications" course at University of Massachusetts, Amherst for approximately 3 years. Like in Paul's case, a disease and alienation convinced him to return. "From a professional point of view the United States have offered me undreamed of opportunities. Working for UMASS Amherst has been highly rewarding from all points of view. Salaries in the American academia were almost 10 times higher than those in Romania. As many dreams, mine has also ended abruptly, when an American physician's ignorance brought me to the brink of despair. The treatment he put me on for a common and easily curable disease triggered an incurable one. My only chance of survival was Romania, where I defeated the monster after a long battle. Once fully functional I started looking for career oportunities. At the end of two years of trials and errors I learned about an opening in marketing at AROBS Transilvania, where I finally found a nice team and excellent conditions for professional and personal fulfillment."
AROBS Transilvania Software offers support to communities hit by floods
- press release -
A weekend like many others, started under the sign of clear skies and unshackled delight, ended up triggering a real storm in the soul of AROBS's general manager, Mr. Voicu Oprean. While in the Valea Ierii region, he witnessed first hand the disasters and sufferings caused by nature's fury. The following Monday, Mr. Oprean shared this experience with his colleagues from AROBS, as well as his decision to help the communities that had been hit by the July 2005 floods.
His request for donations echoed in 75% of AROBS's employees, who donated over 8 million lei, an amount that was doubled by the company's owner. With the money collected, a decision was taken to invest it in the Iara-Baisoara area, one of the worst hit by floods.
The WorldVision foundation was chosen to administer the funds. The discussions conducted with the project coordinator revealed that the area chosen by AROBS's employees had already received aid and that other regions in Cluj would actually need support: Fundatura, Iclod, Iclozel, Orman.
Consequently, an agreement was reached to allocated the collected funds to repair works on a stretch of road from the Fundatura village, one of the regions that bore the brunt of the mid August floods.
The action described here is only one of a series of projects organized by AROBS Transilvania Software to provide support to those afflicted by poverty. It reflects the respect shown by AROBS's employees to all people and their desire to lend a hand to those in need.
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AROBS makes virtual classrooms for Norwegians
Excerpt: "The Cluj-based AROBS Transilvania Software, a company headquartered in Romania specialized in software outsourcing and development, introduced a new product on the Norwegian market to address the needs of multinational companies looking for a modern training system. E-School represents a virtual classroom with all the features and modules necessary for an effective distance education process."
Source: Ziarul Financiar, June 13, 2005, page 15
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Jidvei chooses AROBS's solutions to automate its suppliers
Excerpt: "What made you choose Optimall versus other similar solutions?
Cristian Fuga: The short implementation time and the high benefit/price ratio. Implementing other solutions for Sales Force Automation (SFA) can take months, while Optimall becomes operational one week from the onset of the implementation process. Furthermore, its integration with many ERP systems (Socrate, Wizrom, Practer, WinMentor, AS2000, hMarfa, Platphorma, DistribNet, AttoSoft, etc.) has lead to substantial reductions in implementation costs relative to the costs specific to similar solutions present on the Romanian market."
Source: MarketWatch No. 74, April 2005, pp 10,
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Jidvei goes with AROBS Transilvania Software
Excerpt: "Implementing the application will allow us to deliver accurate information on what the Jidvei products mean and will offer Jidvei's representatives a much better image of the markets targeted by our products"
Source: Ziarul Financiar. April 29, 2005
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