Infopulse Ukraine

Infopulse (also known as Infopulse Group) is an international software development, IT operations and IT outsourcing company headquartered in Łódź, Poland. As of December 2023, the company has 2,000+ specialists and several software development centers, sales centers, and branch offices in 7 countries across Western and Eastern Europe and the Americas.

The company was founded in 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine by Oleksiy Sihov and Andriy Anisimov.

In 2007, Infopulse became a part of the Norwegian information technology company EDB Business Partner ASA. After a 2010 merger of EDB with a Nordic corporation ErgoGroup, Infopulse became a subsidiary of the newly formed information technology company EDB ErgoGroup ASA, which later was renamed to EVRY. It is now known as Tietoevry, following the merger of EVRY and Finnish IT company Tieto in 2019.

Infopulse specializes in application management and IT infrastructure management, software research and development, software maintenance, and ITO. The company also provides Business Process Outsourcing services, Application Packaging services, development of mobile applications and software as well as IT consulting services.

Infopulse is a member of Software Development Association Poland, Pro Progressio, the Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative, European Business Association, and Lviv IT Cluster.

History
May, 1991 – Oleksiy Sihov and Andriy Anisimov founded the company to develop computer-based monitoring systems for fire stations in Kyiv, Moscow, and other cities of the former USSR.

February, 1992 – the management of the company signed its first contract with a French company. At that period the company provided outstaffing services, i.e., provided production staff for the projects of other companies and did not develop software on-site.

By 1996 the company grew a team of approximately 40 software developers.

1996–1997, the company won the World Bank tender to develop an internal information system for the Kyiv Tax Administration. The project became the first big independent project of the company.

1999 – the Ukrainian team got access to the western market of IT services by partnering with a Netherlands-based company.

Spring 2000 - Infopulse signed a contract with Kyriba Corporation, France, which was the leader in the European IT market at that time. This partnership provided Infopulse with stable annual turnover and staff growth by 30-35%.

April 2004 – Infopulse was certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2000.

September 2006 – the company negotiated with nine potential business partners, two of which, Bull Corporation (France), and EDB (Scandinavia), were chosen for final consideration.

September 2007 – 60.1% of Infopulse shares have been bought by EDB. Infopulse got access to the Scandinavian IT market and became involved in IT projects for banks, insurance and transport companies in Northern Europe.

March 2009 – Infopulse retained more than 600 experts and had over 200 projects in its portfolio.

October 2010 – Infopulse became a part of Nordic IT company EDB ErgoGroup ASA with over 10,000 employees and annual turnover approaching NOK 13 billion.

March 2012 – following the 2010 merger, EDB ErgoGroup has changed its name to EVRY.

March 2013 – Infopulse opened a subsidiary in Germany.

August 2015 – Infopulse acquired a delivery company in Varna, Bulgaria.

January 2016 – Infopulse opened a regional branch in France.

2017 – Infopulse opened three local Ukrainian delivery centers in Lviv, Kharkiv and Odesa; the company had 1,600+ specialists on board.

2018 – Infopulse expands its presence in the EU by opening a delivery center in Warsaw, Poland; the company enlisted 1,900+ specialists.

Services
Infopulse provides services in high tech area. Its main activities are:
 * Software R&D and Quality Assurance
 * Enterprise Mobile Applications Development
 * IT Infrastructure Management and Cloud Services
 * SAP-, Microsoft-, AWS- and Oracle-based systems implementation, integration and support
 * Application Packaging and Virtualization
 * Security Consulting
 * Telecom Operations and Customer Service
 * Business Process Outsourcing

Clients
Infopulse serves clients in banking and finance, telecommunications, energy, pharma & healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and other industries and subcategories. Most of its customers are located in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and the USA.

Public and IT Education Initiatives
Infopulse takes a part in various education projects aiming to improve public and IT education in Ukraine.

In 2011, Infopulse partnered together with other companies to create BIONIC Hill Innovation Park - a Ukrainian innovation park constructed similarly to the Silicon Valley.

In 2012, Infopulse along with other Ukrainian and international IT companies and institutions co-launched BIONIC University - the first inter-corporate IT university in Ukraine (Kyiv) working on the premises of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The University prepared IT specialists for a new formation, who are globally competitive yet aiming at professional fulfillment in Ukraine.

In 2014, Infopulse became a partner of the International Championship of Computer Talents "Golden Byte".

In October 2014, Infopulse supported "АСМ-ІСРС" (World Programming Contest) semi-finals

In 2014, Infopulse together with parent company EVRY supported the National University "The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" program to open larger educational opportunities in IT industry in Ukraine, including second higher education for people who have suffered due to various life circumstances.

In 2016–2017, Infopulse and Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA) in cooperation with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) restored and improved the External independent testing software system, which provides Ukrainian public education with a transparent school graduation and university admission process.

Charity Causes
Infopulse takes part in charity projects by helping orphans, disabled military veterans, older people, and people with Down syndrome, and supporting local charity organizations.

The "Down Syndrome" project. Infopulse together with the Ukrainian Down Syndrome Organization (UDSO) and Down Syndrome Education International (DSEI) launched a long-term charity project in 2010 to help children and people with Down Syndrome in Ukraine. This project raises funds for early development programs and other charity causes through a series of charity events, and aims to spread information and improve public awareness about Down syndrome, by organizing Down syndrome conferences and other related events.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre for military. In December 2015 Infopulse with other international and Ukrainian institutions opened the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre which helps war heroes, relocated families, their children, and all people, affected by the armed conflict in Ukraine. Center's premises were renovated, refurnished and equipped under modern WHO and UNICEF standards.