DeloTech, an in-house IT partner of Delo Group, has acquired the IT company ROLIS, a major Russian developer of digital solutions for freight logistics and specialized software for container and multipurpose terminals, from Global Ports, which is also part of Delo Group.
The deal is part of Delo Group’s plan to consolidate its IT assets. ROLIS will be the basis for the consolidation of expertise in the digitalization of container terminals, Delo said in a statement. The ROLIS team within DeloTech will continue to support the operations of all the existing IT services and develop new information technology architecture products for Global Ports and other customers.
The inclusion of ROLIS into DeloTech is expected to simplify the corporate structure, optimize the costs of development and maintenance of information systems, and help build a unified IT management system and service architecture. Delo Group intends to create a leading national player in the sphere of digitalization of technological processes in logistics.
Commenting on the deal, Director of Information Technology of Delo Group, DeloTech Director General Boris Sopelnik noted: “ROLIS has developed a range of digital services and applications for Delo Group and other companies in the industry that optimize the process of ordering and registering the transportation, trace the container, automate the process of forming documents. ROLIS joining DeloTech will strengthen the expertise of our specialists and increase the efficiency of available resources.”