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Wednesday, 15 May 2006
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Nicholas Negroponte visits INTRACOM HOLDINGS +++
Digital pioneer updated on the Group's research programs during his visit to INTRACOM headquarters in Paeania
Nicholas Negroponte, renowned professor and co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, visited the INTRACOM Group installations in Paeania on May 12, where he was updated on the Group's research programs and business activities. During his visit, the digital pioneer, who is of Greek origin, presented the $100 laptop, a revolutionary project he has been developing that will become instrumental to spread technology to the world's poor and bridge the digital divide in years to come.
During his visit Mr. Negroponte said "I'm pleased to visit INTRACOM again. It is a Group that has managed to combine successfully the development of systems and the promotion of innovative technologies in the international market, with the vision of advanced research and academic activity. It is a pleasure to discuss my goals and to exchange views with leading Greek researchers and engineers about the technological developments of the next decade."
"Technologies such as Mesh Networks and the $100 laptop may constitute significant elements of the next wave of developments in telecommunications. The INTRACOM Group, following a consistently pioneering strategy in the Research and Development sector, is at the cutting edge of high technology in the areas where it focuses: wireless technologies, content distribution, and access networks." said Mr Stefanos Xatziagapis, INTRACOM TELECOM Research and Development General Manager.
The INTRACOM GROUP places great importance on, and invests heavily in, Research and Development. During the last five years the Group has participated in more than 120 international research programs and was the only Greek enterprise on the list of the 300 biggest European companies with the highest investments in Researc and Development (EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboards). It is noteworthy that 60% of the Group's 5,600 employees are university graduates many of whom are re-patriated Greek scientists.
In 2001 the INTRACOM GROUP founded Athens Information Technology (AIT), a non-profit educational and research center of excellence in IT and telecommunications. ΑΙΤ offers post graduate programs and professional training and cooperates with the leading U.S. universities Carnegie Mellon and Harvard. To date, AIT has offered more than 250 scholarships to top students from 21 countries.
About INTRACOM HOLDINGS
INTRACOM SA was founded in 1977, has been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since 1990, and is included in the FTSE/ASE-20 LargeCap index. On December 2005, the Group reorganized, creating INTRACOM HOLDINGS, one of the largest Greek multinational holding Groups, active in telecommunications, e-government, banking and enterprise, defense electronic systems, and construction. The Group's major subsidiaries are: INTRACOM TELECOM, INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS, INTRACOM IT SERVICES, INTRAKAT and H.O.L. INTRACOM HOLDINGS Group has more than 5.000 employees, exports to 60 countries, and operates subsidiaries in 16 countries.
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