CSD, a leading value-added distributor in dedicated CAD, GIS, visualization and animation markets, and the Chaos Group, providing cutting-edge rendering solutions for architecture, visual effects, filmmaking, Media & Entertainment, automotive design, television and other industries. signed a strategic partnership agreement. Since June 18, 2010 CSD has been the exclusive distributor of the flagship part of the Chaos Group product line in Russia and the CIS. The first result of this agreement will be sales of world famous solutions such as V-Ray for Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray RT for Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray for Autodesk Maya, Pdplayer, in the Russian Federation through the CSD dealer network. Over the next six months, CSD plans to expand the scope of sales by joining the territory of Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the countries of Central Asia to its zone of influence.
Galina Chernyak, CSD Marketing and Development Director says: “CSD considers the addition of Chaos Group products to its portfolio as an adequate and timely addition to the current animation and visualization product line. Rendering systems from Chaos enjoy well-deserved popularity among users. We are happy to see how the CG industry is dynamically recovering from the crisis shock, and we are confident that through joint efforts we will be able to make a worthy contribution to the further development of this market."
Petr Mitev, CEO of Chaos Group, noted the following: “Chaos Group has developed very successfully over the past two years. As Russia and the CIS is one of the largest markets in the world, we anticipate that Consistent Software Distribution, as a reliable and professional partner, will contribute to the implementation of our growth-oriented strategy. We regard the cooperation between Chaos Group and CSD as the next step in the implementation of our global development plan. We are delighted to have a distributor in such an important region for us and hope that this will help us more effectively deliver the right solutions to the right people.”
About Consistent Software Distribution:
Consistent Software Distribution is Russia's largest value added distributor in the CAD, GIS, visualization and animation market. The history of CSD goes back over 20 years.
CSD develops two complementary areas: professional software and hardware.
The company is an official distributor of world and domestic software development companies: Autodesk, CSoft Development, Chaos Software, CGS Plus, NTP Truboprovod, SCAD Soft, Flite Software. CSD also represents the world's largest hardware manufacturers on the Russian market: Oce, Contex, Canon, Mutoh, Z Corporation, 3Dconnexion, Wacom, Nvidia and a number of others.
The CSD sales channel is about 120 specialized companies throughout the Russian Federation.
The company is constantly in search of new services and services, develops training technologies, promoting solutions and attracting customers. The company's position in the distribution network, between suppliers and resellers, allows accumulating information about the market and its trends, adapting vendor programs and forming a portfolio that is always relevant and meets the requirements of the domestic market.
About Chaos Group:
Chaos Group is a global leader in rendering systems for the visualization and animation markets, architecture, film industry, as well as automotive and industrial design. Through a worldwide sales channel of over 120 distributors and resellers, the company brings the V-Ray rendering solution to the market and builds on its success through continuous product improvement, surprising the 3D community with new, innovative technologies.
Chaos Group was founded in 1997 by a group of like-minded people who at that time were developing a 3D animation and design studio. The company quickly realized that custom software development was a promising new business area and focused its resources on creating rendering solutions in the visualization field. After the development of V-Ray was launched in early 2000 and the first release of the product was released in March 2002, the company focused its efforts on the development of a niche rendering solutions and their global distribution for the 3D visualization industry.
