Microsoft's software distributor refused to supply the programs of the company MGTU named after Bauman due to American sanctions

Softline, which is the official distributor of Microsoft software in Russia, refused to supply software to MSTU. N.E. Bauman because of the new US sanctions. This is written by the newspaper "Vedomosti" .

The Softline letter, directed at the MSTU, says that the export restrictions introduced by the US authorities in the summer of 2020 relate to American technologies that "can be used for final military purposes." New requirements prohibit Softline to participate in such tenders in China, Venezuela and Russia. Representatives of Softline and the Russian office of Microsoft refused to comment, writes TJ .

The representative of the MGTU said that Software was purchased for the training of students and it is strange to tie him to “double -purpose”, since foreign students are also studying at the university. The need for purchasing the PO is due to the fact that in 2021 the term of licenses for software bought in 2018 expires. At the same time, the refusal of suppliers to participate in the procurement may become a problem, since many programs used for engineering calculations are compatible only with Windows.

According to the President of the Law Firm "Internet and Law" by Anton Sergo, in the United States, taking into account the history of the university, in which many well -known designers of missiles and military aircraft studied, can perceive MSTU. N.E. Bauman as a "training ground for Russian weapons."

It should be noted that after tightening the export rules for the “final military use” in the United States, it is now understood not only the development or production of military products, but also the use of any product to “support or promote the operation, installation, maintenance or repair, and modernize“ military products.

Recall that in September, Microsoft assigned to Russia responsibility for more than half of the cyber attacks authorized at the state level, from among the Microsoft specialists from July 2019 to June 2020.

The company's report said that Microsoft monitors the activities of states in cyberspace to protect the platforms, services and clients of Microsoft from hackers. If the user of the products becomes the goal of cybercriminals whose activities are authorized by the authorities of a country, Microsoft sends a special notification to this client. According to Microsoft, for the specified period the company sent more than 13 thousand such notifications. Almost 90%of attacks were carried out from Russia (52%), Iran (25%) and China (12%). The remaining 11% of attacks came to the share of the DPRK and other countries. The goals of these attacks were mainly private and corporate clients of Microsoft from the USA (69%), Great Britain (19%), Canada (5%) and South Korea (4%).