EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: T-PLATFORMS,

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001498 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LRITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: T-PLATFORMS, MOSCOW, RUSSIA. REFTELS: REQUEST #4210014; DATED 5/19/2009 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, T-Platforms, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license applications: NLR as the ultimate consignee of one infiniband switch and accessories, auto processing units and transmission equipment. The licensee is Silverstorm Technologies, 680 American Ave., Suite 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406. ¶3. On June 4, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification at the offices of T-Platforms, Leninsky Prospekt 113/1, Suite E-715, Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Lia Ketiladze, Head of Procurement Department. ¶4. T-Platforms was established six (6) years ago by the current General Director Vsevolod Opanasenko and has approximately 100 employees. T-Platforms rents a factory inside a facility that is closed to non- Russians. T-Platforms claims to produce turn-key integrated hardware/software solutions for high performance computers (HPC) optimized for each customerQs specific needs. T-Platforms offers a wide range of products for high performance computers and data centers, including cluster systems and shared-memory Linux-based supercomputers, servers, storage systems and any architecture, cluster system and management software. T-Platforms performs a full production cycle and support for its HPC solutions, from project design to warrantee and post-warrantee support. T-Platforms is the only Russian-based company to hold a number of patents related to supercomputers and develop proprietary supercomputer components. ¶5. The export control team was not able to conduct a site visit of T-Platforms business operations and on-site security. Lia Ketiladze advised the export control team that its production facility is secure and has the necessary manned guard and electronic access security features to make it compliant with obtaining controlled items from the United States. Ketiladze stated that T-Platforms has its own research and development department and has produced two systems to date that are on the top 500 list for supercomputers. The export control team found no indications of impropriety at T-Platforms. The consigneeQs answers were not evasive and the reftel commodity appears to be used for the end use for which it was licensed. ¶6. Recommendations: Post recommends T-Platforms, Moscow, Russia, as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE