Moscow, July 10, 2006– RBC Soft, a subsidiary of OAO RBC Information Systems (RTS, MICEX: RBCI) has announced about entering into a partnership agreement with Microsoft for joining efforts to promote portal technologies as part of the RBC Soft Portal solution.

RBC Soft has extensive experience in developing portal solutions based on Microsoft ® SharePoint® Portal Server. Similar systems have already been implemented at the Federal Customs Service of Russia, Federal Institute of Industrial Property, General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia and other institutions. The newly signed agreement provides for a more active promotion of Internet and Intranet portals by joint efforts of the two companies.

“Nowadays, management principles, including those of state authorities, are changing in response to the development of information technologies. And portal systems of different levels are one of the essential elements in establishing the e-government. Hence, the two companies’ efforts aimed at making portals more popular and widespread will foster cooperation between the authorities and business, and the public,” said Dmitry Khalin, head of Partner Relations at Microsoft.