Founded in 1993, PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA Ltd. (PLT) is an educational technology company, whose activities support a wide range of services in the IT industry and especially in new technologies (Multimedia and Internet services). The company offers turnkey solutions adapted to today's emerging needs for communication, from simple provision of information to interactive multimedia presentation applications.

PLT aims to play the catalyst's role in the upcoming «world of communication» of the 21st century in the educational field, facing the challenges of new communication demands by applying state-of-the-art technology, creatively adapted to market readiness. More specifically, PLT's mission is to meet the expectations of the interactive multimedia products consumer, with «today's» off-line products and «tomorrow's» network and on-line applications, in the following areas:

• Generic or Customised Multimedia Applications
• Educational Multimedia Software
• Distance Learning Systems
• Internet Services in Education
• Language Technology
• Virtual Reality Systems
• Supporting Technology for People with Special Needs

E D U C A T I O N A L   S O F T W A R E

Today, PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA is among the leading European publishers in the educational market. PLT's Educational Multimedia Software series includes multimedia titles that support school curriculum, as well as generic educational themes, combining in most cases practise with entertainment. Recognised by professionals, PLT's educational software products have been adopted by more than 100 companies or training organisations in Greece and exported to a significant number of countries all over the world: France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Saudi Arabia etc. PLT has established efficient distribution channels, though which consumers can purchase its products at more than 50 retail outlets across Greece. Customers have also instant access to our customer support services through our hot-line, e-mail and Internet web site. Contact with customers is also maintained via stands at major trade fairs.

M U L T I M E D I A   S E R V I C E S

PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA offers a variety of multimedia CD-ROM based solutions, concerning a range of different presentation and information applications.
More specifically, PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA develops highly customised multimedia applications, adapted to the customer requirements, such as:

• Corporate Presentations (company profile, products, services, facilities etc.)
• Tourism Information (electronic tourist guides, hotel presentations etc.)
• Reference Catalogues (products catalogue, CDROM magazine etc.)
• Trade Show Presentations (exhibitors' catalogue, product showcase, etc.)
• Electronic CD-ROM publications (development and publication of CDROM titles)

The use of state of the art multimedia technology combined with our highly experienced personnel, lead to the production of high quality «communication» tools. Existing and potential customers have the opportunity, using a «user-friendly» interface, to access all the above material easily at home or through their office desktop computer, interacting dynamically with search and indexing facilities, combined with narration, texts, video, 2D and 3D animation.

I N T E R N E T   S E R V I C E S

PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA Internet services concern not only the complete design and establishment of a new web site but also the redesign of an existing one. PLT offers a complete service of design and implementation for Internet and Intranet applications, in terms of:

• User requirements analysis
• Competitive analysis: evaluation and differentiation
• Web Site or Application design (content design, structural design, navigation mechanism design and graphical design) towards the establishment of a user-friendly environment
• Multilingual copy-writing, translation and editing
• Software development and implementation (HTML, Java, Javascript, CGI, Perl)
• Plug-ins and other functional extensions integration (Shockwave, PDF etc.)
• Testing and performance evaluation

PLIROFORIKI TECHNOGNOSIA Internet services include also a complete after sale customer support, in terms of :

• Statistical Monitoring
• Continuous updating, upgrading and extension of the already developed application functionality and contents
• Marketing and promotion: selective and focused registration to directories and search-engines, banner interchange, press releases.

PLT has considerably advanced its know-how in state-of-the-art technologies through active participation in major European and National Research and Development collaboration projects:

• ERMES: EuRopean Multimedia Educational Software network, European Commission (ESPRIT)
• NETLogo: The European Interactive Educational Site, European Commission (Educational Multimedia Task Force)
• EUN: The European Multimedia SchoolNet, European Commission, (Educational Multimedia Task Force)
• ESIS: The European Support and Information Space, European Commission (ESPRIT)
• MATCh: Multimedia Authoring environmenT for Children, European Commission, (INCO-COPERNICUS)
• DEMAND: Design, implementation and MANAgement of telematics based Distance education, European Commission, (PHARE)
• WfS: Web for Schools, European Commission (ESPRIT)
• PROPER-WfS: Promotion and Publications of Web for Schools, European Commission (ESPRIT)
• CREDCO: Multimedia Conservation Recommendations for Damaged Cultural Objects, European Commission, (Article 2000)
• GAIA: Educational Multimedia Microworlds for InterSubject Earth Navigation, Greek Ministry of Education, (SEIRINES)
• YPERION: A Virtual Reality Authoring Environment for Secondary Education Course Development and Delivery, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development (PABE)
• TELE-ISTOR: A Web-based Course Delivery and Management System for Secondary Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development (PEPER)
• META-EIKON: Transmission of Digital Images and Video through Internet, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development (SYN)
• DIALOGOS: Improvement of Man-Machine Communication with the use of Language Technology, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development (EPET-II)
• INFOLANG: Computer Assisted Training of Inmates in Information Technology and Languages, Greek Ministry of Employment, (HORIZON)

Through these activities, the company has established close links of collaboration with the following organisations:

in Europe...

Adisson Wesley Longman (Logotron), UK
Bruna, The Netherlands
Sema Group S.A., Spain
South Bristol Learning Network, UK
Artisan Global Media, Sweden
UNI-C, Danish Computing Center for Research and Education, Denmark
CONTEXT European Education Ltd., The Netherlands
Swedish Ministry of Education, Sweden
Comenius University, Slovakia
Eotvos University, Hungary
University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
University of Twente, The Netherlands

in Greece...

Eurocom Expertise S.A.
Compulink S.A.
Forthnet S.A.
Mangos Studios S.A.
Municipality of Athens
Institute of Continuing Education
Computer Technology Institute
Institute of Speech Processing
Educational Software Development Laboratory, University of Patras
Lambrakis Research Foundation
Doukas School S.A.
Philekpaideftiki Etaireia