Information reference about MKS Company

Information reference about MKS Company Date of foundation of MKS Company – April 12, 1990. Head office is situated in Kharkov. There are branch offices, regional offices and representatives in 25 cities of Ukraine: Alchevsk, Vinnitsa, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Yevpatoria, Zaporozhye, Kerch, Kiev, Kramatorsk, Kremenchug, Krivoy Rog, Lvov, Lugansk, Mariupol, Melitopol, Odessa, Poltava, Sevastopol, Severodonetsk, Simferopol, Slavyansk, Kharkov, Chernigov, Yalta. Number of employees – about 1800 people. MKS is one of the leaders of computer market of Ukraine MKS occupies highest positions among Ukrainian IT-companies in the reports of world-wide analytical companies Gartner/DataQuest and IDC MKS is represented in the ratings “TOP-100” and “Gvardia 500” among the biggest enterprises of Ukraine as one of the leaders of the high technologies market In 2006 the chain of computer and office equipment shops MKS is recognized as the best in Ukraine and was awarded by the medal “The Choice of the Year” #1 Results of the year 2006 in brief Trade spaces are enlarged by opening 11 new shops in 11 cities. Development of a new retail format in the specialized shop “Computer Supermarket”. Total turnover of the company in 2006 amounts to UAH 700 mln, the growth of the turnover compared to 2005 is 24%. 39,160 MKS computers are produced. MKS principal directions of activity Retail trade of IT-products, development of the chain of specialized computer and office equipment shops, computer supermarket, hypermarkets of electronic goods, trade centers System integration, realization of projects in the area of creation of corporate information systems Production, sale and service of personal and industrial computers, workstations, servers Wholesale and development of partnership network MKS retail chain MKS has created the biggest in Ukraine retail chain of specialized shops “Computers and Office Equipment”, computer supermarkets, supermarkets and hypermarkets of electronic goods, trade centers and IT salons. There are more than 50 shops in 25 cities of Ukraine in 12 oblasts. According to the results of the marketing research of consumers’ preferences led by the international agency TNS Ukraine in the framework of the all-Ukraine contest “The Choice of the Year”, MKS Company is marked as the leader in the nomination “Chain of computer and office equipment shops”. The audit of the results of the contest is performed by the international consulting company Deloitte Ukraine. The official result of the contest is secured by presenting a golden medal “The Choice of the Year” #1 to MKS Company. In 2005 MKS was chosen as “The Best Company in Microsoft sales in the segment of small and middle business”. In 2004 MKS Company was marked by a special award of Intel for innovation and achievements in retail sale. In 2003 MKS was marked by ITC experts as “The most dynamic Ukrainian company which sets the pace of development of retail computer market”. MKS System Integration The specialized business sector MKS System Integration works with corporate clients. The principal specialization is creation of IT-infrastructure for large enterprises situated in multiple locations. For the period of work there have been completed a big number of successful projects in different spheres: state, telecommunication, bank and finance, industrial and educational sectors. Among our clients are JSCIB “UkrSibbank”, JSCB “Ukrsotsbank”, CB “PrivatBank”, JSCB “OTP Bank”, CJSC “PUMB”, JSCB “TAS-Komertsbank”, “Bank Renaissance Kapital” LTD, CJS “Alfa-bank”, JS “Megabank”, JSB “Faktorial-bank”, JSB “Bank Nadra”, CJSC “TAS-investbank”, “Ukrzaliznitsa”, JSC “Illyich Mariupol metallurgic industrial complex”, JSC “Mittal Steel Krivoy Rog”, JS Ukrtatnafta”, “Ukravto” corporation, “Kharkovoblenergo”, “The Ministry of education and science of Ukraine” and others. Regional offices of MKS System Integration work in Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Poltava. MKS production of computer systems MKS Company owns modern automated and robotic manufacture, where 120 computers on average are produced daily. The main products of MKS manufacture are personal computers Neo’S, workstations and servers GARANT, produced on the platform of Intel and also personal computers of model row AMADEY produced on the platform of AMD processors. In 2001 MKS produced about 13 thousand personal computers, in 2002 – more than 16 thousand, in 2003 – more than 22 thousand, in 2004 – 33,950 personal computers, in 2005 – 38,021 personal computers and in 2006 – 39,160 personal computers. For the whole period of work of MKS Company there were produced and sold about 200 thousand personal computers, workstations, servers and notebooks. Computer systems are produced by a standardized technological process both custom-built and in large series. There is applied conveyorized assembly and debugging with compulsory electro-temperature testing of all computers produced at MKS manufacture. There is implemented the institution of “customer representative” in the form of the department of technical control (DTC), which functions independently from the manufacture and exercises incoming control and control of the ready produce. In 2006 MKS manufacture of computer systems was recognized as laureate of the 11th Ukrainian National Contest of Quality. Personal computers Neo’S and workstations GARANT produced by MKS have the status Designed for Microsoft Windows XP. In 2005 MKS Company is awarded by the Ukrainian rating agency “For creation of the most successful computer brand”. In 2005 computers produced by MKS were recognized as “The best goods of the year” at the all-Ukrainian contest of national producers. In 2005 MKS was awarded by a special prize “For outstanding achievements in advancement of newest server decisions of Intel”. In 2004 computers of MKS were recognized as the best at the national contest “100 best goods”. MKS service Guarantee and post-guarantee service of equipment is performed by the service center of the company as well as by the specialized service department of MKS System Integration. In the service center there are more than 60 specialists of high qualification who have completed training in training centers of manufacturers and providers. MKS service center is certified to service equipment of APC, Belinea, Canon, Compaq, EPSON, Hansol, HP, Lexmark, LG, Microsoft, OKI, Panasonic, Samsung, Tally, TOSHIBA, ViewSonic, XEROX. MKS service branches and representatives work in 42 towns of all oblasts of Ukraine. MKS partnership statuses MKS Company supplies equipment and technologies of many other world leading manufacturers and has the following partnership statuses: 3Com Silver Partner, Acer Point Partner, AMD Gold Solution Provider, APC Authorised Reliability Provider, APC Platinum Partner, ASUS Authorized System Integrator, HP Preferred Partner, IBM Business Partner, Intel Channel Partner Premier, Lexmark Platinum Dealer, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Molex Premise Networks Certified Installer, Oracle Business Partner, Panduit Certified Partner, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) Certified Partner, Siemens Qualified Partner, View Sonic Gold Partner, Vinet Certified Installer, Xerox Business Partner and others. MKS certification All the produce of MKS is certified in the system of UkrSEPRO. The system of quality management of MKS Company is certified in the international standard of quality ISO 9001. The system of ecological management of MKS meets the requirements of DSTU (State Standards of Ukraine) ISO 14001-2006. Detailed information at MKS sites: www.mks.ua [http://www.mks.ua], www.si.mks.ua Contact person Yuriy Gumanenko, marketing group Tel. (044) 230-04-80, internal 5308 Tel. (057) 714-14-25 Tel. 8050-302-75-58 market@mks.ua