The GPA Expands into Russia with Market Leading Integrator CROC

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CROC, rated by IT market analysts IDC as one of the top IT / UC integrators in Russia, has been selected by the Global Presence Alliance to be the exclusive member for the World's largest country.

The GPA board of directors recognized that Russia is a strategic market for many global enterprises, but also a vast territory with complex business practices. Selecting an experienced and capable trusted partner was critical to success. CROC was selected not only because of its depth of knowledge and technical ability but also because of its transparency and commitment to customer value.

"CROC's partnership with Global Presence Alliance is an additional advantage. International best practices in project management, knowledge of local technology trends, cultural specifics, and market changes will allow us to promptly and successfully complete projects in Russia both for domestic customers and a great number of CROC's global customers," remarked Boris Bobrovnikov, Director General, CROC.

"Although entering into the alliance was not easy, I was sure that we would win since many of our audiovisual suite, video conferencing and UC projects were unique due to the use of the most innovative solutions available," said Alexey Volkov, Deputy Director General and Head of AV Systems, CROC.

CROC is well known for delivering landmark audiovisual solutions such as th World Trade Center, Moscow Railways and Polycom's executive experience center in Paveletskaya Plaza. CROC has successfully completed over 1,700 customer projects with its specialists holding over 280 certificates from leading AV & UC platforms such as Cisco Systems, Polycom, Microsoft, Extron, Crestron, Christie Digital, Vidyo, and AMX by Harman.

"It is very important for us to have a member from Russia—a country with great market potential. We are convinced that CROC's rich experience in design and deployment of complex audiovisual and unified communications solutions will be helpful for our customers and our members across the globe," said Byron Tarry, President, GPA.

About CROC

CROC has been operating since 1992 and has been ranked by IDC as being one of Russia's IT leaders in the systems integration, network integration, and IT services sectors since 2002. CROC is the number one player when it comes to hosting infrastructure services (IDC, 2014) and is a leader in the BI and ERP segments (TAdviser, 2014). In addition, CROC is the largest provider of integrated data center, building and facility infrastructures (CNews, 2014) and regularly ranks among the top three Russian IT service providers to banks (RIA Rating, 2014), energy companies (TAdviser, 2014), and retailers (CNews, 2014). Furthermore, CROC has also developed its own cloud, operates its own data centers, including Tier III-compliant sites with fault-tolerances of 99.982%, and is an annual co-organizer of the unique industry-specific IT Leader Prize, which has been held since 2002. http://www.croc.com 

About The GPA

The Global Presence Alliance (GPA) comprises a select group of leading audiovisual, videoconferencing and managed services solution providers worldwide, who have joined together to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance communication for global clients. The GPA provides a sole-source solutions approach and offers global pricing support as well as greater simplicity through a consolidated service operation. The GPA is largest AV systems integration provider in the world. Combined it consists of 20 leading AV integration firms with in excess of US $1.3B in annual revenues, 3,700 AV staff, and 170 offices in 36 countries. GPA customers include many top financial, technology and industrial corporations. http://www.global-presence.org

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SOURCE Global Presence Alliance

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