virtual trip nov 2000
DESCRIPTION
The first commercial presentation of Virtual Trip, dated November 12th, 2000.TRANSCRIPT
Virtual Trip
“Development power on demand”™ for network-centric information systems
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Outline
Virtual Trip Identity Features Areas of Expertise Team Research and Development Contact Info
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Virtual Trip
Is founded by a team of talented computer scientists and engineers
Is located in the Scientific Technological Park of Crete (STEP), Heraklion
Provides systems consulting, design and backend software development services
Targets the global market, offering competitive network-centric solutions
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Identity We are a pool of talented, creative and hard-
working computer scientists producing brilliant engineering
We operate on Internet time and can undertake work globally, eliminating geographic barriers
We believe in providing top end consulting, design and development services at competitive rates
Our motto is: “Development power on demand”™
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Features
Provision of network-centric high technology solutions for the new economy
Guaranteed on-time delivery of products and services
Integration of new technology applications with legacy systems
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Areas of Expertise
Computer security Network engineering Distributed systems Internet systems development Platform-independent applications Electronic business Quality of service Auctions Streaming applications
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Technologies
C / C++, Java, Python, Perl programming Z Object Publishing Environment (Zope) HTML, CSS, PHP & CGI programming XML SQL / various RDBMS Unix, Linux, Windows NT/2000 platforms TCP/IP and ATM technologies
The Virtual Trip team
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Periklis Akritidis, partner
Periklis Akritidis is a co-founder and partner of Virtual Trip Ltd. As an undergraduate, he was with the group of Parallel and Distributed Systems, ICS/FORTH and has worked at the Networks and Communications Center, University of Crete. He is experienced in C/C++, Java, Perl, Python programming and Unix (and Linux) OS deployment and administration. His interests include Systems Programming, Computer Security and Evolutionary Computation.
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Haralampos Gikas, managing partner
Haralampos Gikas is a co-founder and managing partner of Virtual Trip Ltd. He is currently with the group of Parallel and Distributed Systems, ICS/FORTH.
He is experienced in C/C++, Java, Perl and Python programming, and has considerable design and implementation experience in the context of the OnTour project, funded by the European Commission. His interests include Parallel and Distributed Systems, Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks.
His hobbies are photography and cinema.
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Dimitris Tsigos, managing partnerDimitris Tsigos is a co-founder and managing partner of Virtual Trip Ltd. He is currently attached to the group of Networks and Telecommunications, ICS/FORTH. In 1998 he was affiliated with the CVAP Laboratory at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His experience includes Quality of Service in Packet-Switching networks, and programming in C/C++ and Python. His interests include High Performance Networks, Packet Switches Architecture, Parallel Programming and E-Business. Dimitris has been twice elected Member of the University of Crete Senate and President of the Computer Science Department Student Union.
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Miltos Vasilakis, partner
Miltos Vasilakis is a co-founder and partner of Virtual Trip Ltd. He has worked (part-time) at the Networks and Communications Center, University of Crete.Miltos is experienced in C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, PHP and CGI programming, and in Windows Media Services deployment and administration. His interests include Distributed Systems, Web Technologies and Computer Games.
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Nikos Venturas, partner
Nikos Venturas is a co-founder and partner of Virtual Trip Ltd. He has worked as a manager of the graphics team at the Atlantis Project, University of Crete. He is experienced in C/C++, Java, Python, PHP programming and in web development technologies (HTML, CSS, SVG). His interests include Web Technologies, Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction. His hobbies are sequencing and computer graphics.
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Manos Dramitinos, consultant
Manos Dramitinos is a consultant of Virtual Trip Ltd., with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the Computer Science Department of the University of Crete.
He has development experience and research interests in the areas of Electronic Business, Auctions, Software Agents, Distributed Systems, and Systems Design.
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Giorgos Zaharioudakis, consultant
Giorgos Zaharioudakis is a consultant of Virtual Trip Ltd. He is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in the Computer Science Department, University of Crete and is also affiliated with the group of Parallel and Distributed Systems, ICS/FORTH. He is experienced in C/C++, Java programming, and Geographic Information Systems. His interests include Parallel and Distributed Systems, Information Systems and Systems Security.
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Research and Development Virtual Trip members are involved in cutting edge
R&D work, through participation and close ties with academic and research institutions: Institute of Computer Science, FORTH Computer Science Department, University of Crete
They are involved with innovation in high end technologies in areas such as: Electronic business Active networks Platform-independent applications
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Relationship with customers
Virtual Trip can provide services and develop solutions and software components: As subcontractors in product development for large
software houses and integrators As contractors working in partnership with consultancy
firms, integrators and other service companies As developers working directly for end-user companies
and organisations
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Typical Virtual Trip projects
Virtual Trip is called upon to integrate legacy databases into a web delivery system for a large organization in the financial sector
Virtual Trip codes software modules for a shrink-wrapped product developed by a large software house
Virtual Trip undertakes the delivery of a content management system for a large newspaper on a build-operate-transfer basis
