SPACE HELLAS SA (SPH, GR)

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Space Hellas is one of the leading companies in the field of Telecommunications Systems and Services in Greece. The company was founded in 1985 with an outstanding record of achievements over the past seventeen years. Today, through a network of co-operations and share holding activities, the company is an established Systems Integrator, holding a leading position in the telecom and networking market, offering integrated solutions and services certified according to ISO 9001 quality standard.

The main activities of Space Hellas are telecommunication and information systems integration, software development, hardware and software distribution and technical support, facilities and application management, consulting services as well as research and development. During the last few years Space Hellas has expanded in the e-learning field, providing to companies and organizations, technology and know-how, products, services and technical support for e-learning solutions. Space Hellas undertakes the network design and study, the design and installation of the various computer systems (hardware & software), the logical structure of the educational network, the trainers and trainees organization as well as the updating of the trainers with regards to new technologies. The largest banks, private companies, industries, service providers and public organizations, are among the company's clients, while since August 2000, Space Hellas' shares are dealing at the Athens Stock Exchange market.
Space Hellas' headquarters are situated in Athens, while the company has branch offices in Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraclion Creta, Ioannina, Bucharest Romania and Amman Jordan. Alpha Bank the largest Private Bank in Greece and Delta-Singular Group the largest IT Group hold a minority share on Space Hellas' capital, while Space Hellas on the other hand, participates in the share capital of SpaceNet, SpacePhone, Garnett Associates, Euroskills, Internet Hellas and HellasCom International.

Space Hellas has an established R&D Division that undertakes specific technical and evaluation work, based on advanced concepts, on Telecommunications, Networks and Information Systems in order to support the medium and long-term activities of the company. The main areas of expertise are: Mobile Services, Collaborative Environments, Resource management (Fixed, Mobile, Satellite networks), Broadband Satellite, 3G and ATM/IP Networking (Protocols, Interworking, QoS provisioning), Mobile Agent Technologies (Concepts, knowledge on Java based platforms), New generation Internet/Intranet Technologies and Application Development.

Specific experience
An indicative list of the most recent research and development European funded project follows:

• IST-2001-34263 MODIS Mobile Digital Broadcast Satellite;
• IST-2000-30045 COLLABORATOR Collaborative framework for Remote and mobile users;
• IST-2000-25030 SATIN: Satellite-UMTS IP-Based Network;
• IST-2000-25096 MOBILITY: MOBILE real time TV via satellite systems;
• AC346 AMASE: Agent based Mobile Access to information Services (ACTS);
• AC331 WISDOM: Wideband Satellite Demonstration Of Multimedia (ACTS);
• EP-25639 SERVEX: Automation Business Processes by connecting in house application to GroupWare, with management module and support for rules and EDI (ESPRIT).

Key people: Socrates COSTICOGLOU, Vissarios POLIZOS

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