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Smart-Holding and IBM announce completion of the project to create the centralized platform of IT services for the holding company's enterprises on the basis of the investment group's corporate centre. The service was implemented following a series of technological and business consultations with IBM, training sessions for the technical personnel of Smart-Holding and licensing the use of ICS software in the service mode.

Smart-Holding received a Partner Reliability International Certificate from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) within the framework of the National Forum Innovations. Efficiency. Competitiveness.

Smart-Holding became the Title Partner of Live in Blue Bay 2012 Ukrainian international jazz festival of non-commercial music to take place on 6-9 September 2012 in Koktebel, in Goluboi Zaliv (Blue Bay) resort centre.

Smart-Holding will participate in the 2^nd International Investment Forum: 'Global View of the Black Sea Region of Ukraine' to take place on 6-7 September in Sevastopol.

Four students of Dnepropetrovsk National Mining University from team M.D. that participated in the national finals of the technology competition Microsoft Imagine Cup started implementation of their eMedicine solution presented in the finals.

Microsoft Ukraine and Smart-Holding, one of the largest investment groups in Ukraine, have signed a corporate licensing agreement for development of a uniform IT infrastructure based on the Microsoft products. It will enable all the group's enterprises to standardize their software and to acquire new Microsoft licenses on more beneficial terms. The agreement will remain effective for three years and provides for the phased software update at the enterprises of Smart-Holding.

Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard (ChSY, Nikolaev, Ukraine) has completed the construction of the hull for the fourth universal vessel of CF3850 design and has turned it over to the representatives of the Dutch company Damen Shipyards Bergum.

Smart-Holding became the Title Partner of the First International Competition of Young Popular Music Performers New Wave Junior 2012 that took place in Artek International Children's Centre (Ukraine, Crimea) this year.

July, 30, 2012, Kiev – Smart Holding has reached an agreement with Commerzbank on the purchase of its stake of around 96% in Ukraine’s Bank Forum. It has been agreed that confidentially be maintained on contractual details. The transaction is still subject of approval of the regulatory authorities.

Unex Bank has won the Credible Bank 2012 competition of the Bankir magazine in the nomination The Bank Maintaining High Credibility Level. The award ceremony for the competition winners took place on 11 July in Kiev.