Here you will find annotated links that are at irregular intervals updated and modified. Reference is made to websites with material on information technology and security (Internet, viruses, hackers, etc.), to topics of interest referring to legislation, taxes, economy of Russia / CIS, Germany and the United Kingdom. In view of the current developments in Russia (and the other CIS countries) the focus will be on material related in particular to Russia.

The annotated links will contain the address (URL) of the respective links. Indications about language, content / volume of the web sites; in keywords an attempt will be made to characterize the content of these web sites.

The links given below are also included in the list of annotated links.

• Optical Design: (a klick leads you directly to that website)
  Designers of optical systems, including lighting and scientific instruments
  (UK / language: English)

• Hefter-Verlag: (a klick leads you directly to that website)
  Small publishing house in the Heidelberg area; publisher and traditional publishing services; final print-runs, CDs and web sites
  (Heidelberg / Germany; languages: English, Russian, German)

• Bundesamt für Sicherheit: (a klick leads you directly to that website)
  Federal institution in Germany providing information on questions of IT-security, viruses etc.
  (Germany; language: German)

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