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Yandex helps to find advertised products and services online and know their exact location in the city.

Yandex released a new version of Personal Search software designed to find messages, documents, and other files on the user’s personal computer and in the local network.

Online payment system Yandex.Money signed an agreement with Skype, a global IP-telephony system.

The final round of Yandex Open Cup VII in Internet Search is over.

A new version of Yandex.Postcards service is open for cooperation.

The first foreign-language Internet Search Cup under Yandex license is currently held in Norway.

The second round of Yandex Cup VII in Internet Search is finished.

Yandex released an informational report on Russian-language online media.

Nokia and Yandex launched a search plug-in for Nokia smart phones.

Yandex announces the second competition of scientific projects — Internet Mathematics 2007.

Yandex announces the traditional Russian Open Cup in Internet search.

Online context advertising is now available even to those who do not have websites.

From now on, all Yandex visitors can see right away what subjects and events are most actively discussed on the Web — with the help of the new, second version of Yandex Blog Search service.

A new Yandex service — Quotations in the News — helps look for statements made by different people in mass media stories.

Yandex announces changes in criteria for joining Yandex Advertising Network and invites new participants.

We have the winners of Class-2006 contest held by Yandex.

Yandex released an informational report on the structure and social and demographic characteristics of the Russian blogosphere - the corpus of all weblogs.

The cost of entering ad displays at Yandex.Direct now equals to bid increment — RUB 0.30 (close to $0.01), effective today.

From today on, Yandex will rate Moscow traffic jams on a ten-grade scale.

Yandex announces a new program to support regional Internet shops.

Today, Yandex has opened a development office in Saint Petersburg.

Yandex is launching a program to create an online reference library.

Yandex.Bar, a toolbar for more convenient online experience, is now available to users of Mozilla Firefox browser.

Yandex released a new version of its PC search software today Personal Search 2.0.

An Internet conference of Vladimir Putin was held yesterday, June 6. The President of Russia answered some of the questions collected through the BBC Online and Yandex sites.

A million and more web-sites in the Russian Internet have geography — i.e. they offer news, goods, services, and communication opportunities to people specifically in their respective regions. Yandex automatically collects this information and uses it in the new version of regional search.

Today Yandex begins collecting and publishing questions for the Internet conference of the President of the Russian Federation.

Starting today, the stories in Yandex.News that mention geographical addresses related to events also feature relevant fragments of the city map.

In addition to the information picture of the day, Yandex.News now include users’ opinions regarding the news.

The weekly turnover of Yandex.Direct context ad display system has exceeded $1 million.

From now on, drivers in Moscow can find out what to expect traffic-wise and choose the best route to destination.

Yandex.Market presents a new version of Guru, the intelligent product selection system.

The number of participants of Yandex.Tarif project has exceeded one hundred.

The leading Russian Internet companies Mail.ru, Rambler and Yandex announce creation of a professional industry Association.

Yandex has opened a new service: music search. All online digital stores and other sites with free and paid music archives are invited for cooperation.

Today we launched a new Yandex webmail service. It has a rrrevolutionary interface and a short address @ya.ru.

Yandex.Direct now has Autofocus a new tool to save advertisers’ time and increase effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Yandex announces an open contest of educational courses on information search.

Starting today, Yandex.Adresa accepts requests to add or amend information about companies, organizations, and institutions in its business directory.

Starting today, all Ukrainian Internet users can access Yandex directly.

Yandex provides access to background information about people mentioned by the Russian mass media.

Yandex launched a new version of its Blog Search service.

Yandex net income in 2005 amounted to $13.6* million, with revenues of $35.6* million calculated in accordance with US GAAP (excluding VAT).

Yandex will hold a two-day seminar on the subject of online advertising in general and Yandex ad products in particular.

The first Conference “Internet and Business ” will be held in April in Bor holiday hotel near Moscow.

Yandex.Goroda now has a section dedicated to the cities of Ukraine.

Yandex opens a new season of search tests within the framework of the Yandex Cup project.

Yandex will help ISPs providing cheap and quality Internet access inform millions of users about their services.

Two largest Russian Internet portals Mail.Ru and Yandex agreed to form a strategic partnership in search technologies and context advertising.