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MOSCOW, May 27. Ozon, which encountered problems while working with Microsoft services, restored access to the main programs — the incident did not have a significant impact, the company said.
Earlier on Friday, the Kommersant newspaper, citing a source, reported that Microsoft had deprived Ozon employees of access to its services — Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and others. The interlocutor of the publication suggested that the shutdown is due to the fact that the company could use licenses «purchased in a roundabout way.»
«On May 26, Ozon office staff really faced a problem — there was no access to some Microsoft office services. Access to key programs has already been restored, the data is in order, the mail service is available. There is no significant impact of the incident on the work of our office,» the marketplace said in a statement. .
The company clarified that all systems that are responsible for the work of warehouses, sellers, partners and customer service are their own development, and they work smoothly. At the same time, for the operational communication of the team, software is used, also developed not by Microsoft.
«Ozon uses Microsoft office products only under a license — the software was purchased through an official partner of the company. true,» the message added.
Microsoft Corporation on March 4 last year announced that it was withdrawing from the Russian market, in particular, suspending the sale of goods and services in Russia due to the events in Ukraine. Three months later, Bloomberg published a message from Microsoft, in which the corporation announced the reduction of 400 Russian employees of the organization. However, Microsoft also stressed that it will continue to honor existing commitments to customers in the country.