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ELEKS
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware engineering, Outsourcing
Founded1991[1][2]
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
Area served
Globally
Key people
Number of employees
2000+[1][5]
Websiteeleks.com

ELEKS, also known as ELEKS Software, is an international company that provides custom software engineering and consulting services, headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.[6] The company has about 2000+ employees[5] and operates offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, Japan, Croatia, UAE, KSA and the United Kingdom.[7][1]

History

ELEKS was established as a product company in 1991 by Oleksiy Skrypnyk and his son Oleksiy Skrypnyk, Jr.[1][2] The company started with the launch of Dakar, a science-intensive software for power distribution systems for Eastern European markets.[8][9]

By 2016, Dakar was used in more than 20 Eastern European power systems,[10] and by 2019, the company had 1400 employees.[1][11] As of 2019, more than 200 companies are using the services of the company.[citation needed]

Industries and technologies

ELEKS provides its services to enterprises in Finance, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Retail, Agriculture and Logistics industries.[6][9][12]

Activities include:

The company supports Ukrainian armed forces by developing military drone software and hardware.[6][12][17]

References

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  2. ^ a b Cameron, Jerry (24 Apr 2017). "From a Small Family Firm to a Top 100 Outsourcing Company". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ Europe, Emerging (2017-04-24). "From a Small Family Firm to a Top 100 Global Outsourcing Company". Emerging Europe | Intelligence, Community, News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. ^ "ELEKS, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 25 years of software engineering innovation - Aug. 22, 2016". KyivPost. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ^ a b "13 companies operating in Ukraine ranked among world's top IT service providers". Ukraine Digital News. 21 Feb 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Foster, Hal (6 Oct 2015). "Lviv becomes a model for development in Ukraine". USA TODAY. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Liderzy branży outsourcingu spotkają się na Polsko-Ukraińskim Forum w Rzeszowie". Forbes (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Eleks, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 28 years of software engineering innovation". KyivPost. 22 Aug 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Eleks отмечает двадцать пятую годовщину". «Компьютерное Обозрение» (in Russian). 22 Aug 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ "ELEKS, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 25 years of software engineering innovation - Aug. 22, 2016". KyivPost. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  11. ^ "ELEKS". European Business Association. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  12. ^ a b "Ukraine's IT Brigade Supports the Troops". Bloomberg. 21 Nov 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Offshore Premium Tech Talent Excels in Data Sciences". GrowthCap. 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Daniil Shash at Eleks". Predictive Analytics World. 5 Feb 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Ukrainian web-based 3D holiday game gets recognition in international contests". Ukraine Digital News. 30 Mar 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Mobile 3D Car Interior Preview: The FWA Mobile of the Day 15 Aug 2015". FWA. The FWA. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Crowdfunding a war: Ukraine's DIY drone-makers". The Guardian. 24 Apr 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  18. ^ Tweedie, Steven (2 Feb 2015). "This Apple Watch app will let you control your Tesla from your wrist". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Apple Watch Gets A Tesla App From Eleks Labs". Geeky Gadgets. 4 Feb 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Third-Party Tesla App Provides Look at Opportunities and Limitations of Apple Watch Development". MacRumors. 30 Jan 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Omnichannel excellence: ELEKS on retail's big challenge". Insider Trends. 30 Mar 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Data Science Services | ELEKS". ELEKS - Software engineering, enterprise software development, consulting. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  23. ^ "Research and Innovation | ELEKS". ELEKS - Software engineering, enterprise software development, consulting. Retrieved 2019-03-29.