The University of Ioannina awarded to Optis the supply of computing equipment for the amount of 96,700 euros (including VAT), in the context of the implementation of the project “Operational Fire Risk Protection Platform 2” with the acronym “Ofidia 2”. The European project Ofidia 2 – implemented by the University of Ioannina, the Decentralized Administration of the Epirus of Western Macedonia, the Euro-Mediterranean Climate Change Center of Lecce and the Civil Protection of Apulia – pursues improved precision weather forecasting using the WRF model, online access to historical of forecasts, measurements and events as well as development of an online platform for easy-to-use display of weather forecasts and meteorological measurements with the possibility of updating in real time for operational use. The project is expected to be completed in March 2020, although an extension is not excluded.

The University of Ioannina, within the framework of the “DIONI” program, after an Open International Competition, signed a Contract with the company OPTIS SA. for the supply of COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS OF A LARGE VOLUME OF DATA” with a budget of €1,175,000.00 including VAT. In the modern competitive environment of research, innovation and entrepreneurship, the University of Ioannina undertook an important initiative to support the convergence of the Epirus Region in terms of employment, competitiveness and development with European averages. The Computing Infrastructure under procurement will effectively support the modern requirements of experimental scientific research at the University of Ioannina, the development of methods and systems for data management, processing and analysis and the strengthening of entrepreneurship and digital governance in the Region of Epirus. The research activity includes a wide range of scientific fields in physics, medicine, chemistry, materials science and mathematics with the aim of addressing challenges in climate change, cosmology, optoelectronics and polymer materials, radiation therapy, genome sequencing, pharmacology, cardiology and anesthesiology. The procured Infrastructure will support the experimental development of data management and parallel processing systems, methods for efficient representation and analysis of multimodal data, tools for improving security and modeling the

Posted in the documents of Program I “Digital Tools for SMEs”, the decision on the temporary classification of funding applications. The validation of the result of the examination of the Funding Applications was carried out automatically through the Program’s Electronic Support Management Platform (EPMS), as they were recorded and kept in the said Platform of the Program “Digital Tools for SMEs” of the Action “Digital Transformation of Small and Medium Enterprises” of the Recovery Fund and Resilience, Greece 2.0, and are presented in Tables I, II, III, IV & V in the Program I documents. In particular, in Tables I, II, III & IV, the businesses that are approved and can be financed based on their ranking in the “Digital Tools for SMEs” Program are presented, while in Table V the businesses that were rejected by the Program, as they do not meet the conditions for participation, are presented . See the announcement here. See the results here.

The period for submitting Funding Applications for the “Digital Tools for SMEs” Program is extended until Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Optis SA has been approved as a supplier and offers solutions through the SME Digital Tools Programme. The said program is part of the digital transformation of small and medium enterprises, the purpose of which is to strengthen the digital maturity of the country’s small and medium enterprises that are active in a wide range of sectors of the economy. Through the Program, participating businesses can be strengthened in order to modernize their productive, commercial and administrative function, upgrade the way of communication and collaboration and introduce new forms of hybrid work (hybrid workplace), digitize electronic transactions with customers and partners, including e-commerce, increase the level of security and trust in electronic transactions, through the exploitation of new digital products and services. For this purpose, the Digital tools for SMEs program will provide vouchers that will be allocated for the acquisition, through purchase or lease, of new digital tools. Learn about the tools we provide here.

Regarding the USB token(s) that you have purchased from our company for digital signature with certificates from the HERMES National Portal, we would like to inform you of the operational changes that arise in accordance with the announcement of January 5, 2022 by the Hellenic Certification Authority Public (www.aped.gov.gr). Specifically: On 17/01/2022, the existing platform of the HERMES National Portal with which the USB tokens Gemalto ID Classic 340 / Gemalto-Safenet MD840 that we have supplied you are compatible will cease to function. On the same day, 17/01, the operation of the new platform on which the new Gemalto / Thales MD940 USB tokens will be compatible begins The digital certificates in the USB token you have will gradually expire until 04/30/2022 unless their expiry date is earlier To be able to issue new digital signature certificates you must: Get either the new Thales MD940 USB token, or just the MD940 SIM card and replace your existing Gemalto ID Classic 340 / Gemalto-Safenet MD840 tokens SIM card Revisit the KEPs for identification Make the version based on the process required by the new platform In case you wish us to send you a relevant offer, please contact us at info@optis.gr.

Optis implemented a project at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), which concerns the upgrading and expansion of its telecommunication infrastructure and networks. The project involves the construction of two distinct environments. The first concerns the creation of a virtual pool with six new servers and a hybrid storage system of unified services (NAS & SAN), with more than 120TB of useful capacity. Technologies such as Automated Storage Tiering and Fast Cache were used to better use and service existing capacities. Interfacing the systems to the storage system was accomplished by a pair of highly available fiber optic hubs. The network interconnection of the above systems, both with each other and with the existing computing center, was achieved using low bandwidth distributors (<1μs) and an interface speed of 10GBit. The second environment concerns the creation of a new High Performance Computing Grid. Access to this is given through the NTUA cloud service, where direct access to the centrally installed computing grid infrastructure (grid) has been integrated, giving all researchers of the polytechnic community the ability to run applications (CAE, engineering simulations). The interconnection of the grid nodes is achieved with infiniband technology distributors, 200ns bandwidth and 40Gbps interfaces. The

Optis SA received the “Enterprise Level Solution Provider partnership” certification from VMWare. As part of the certification, at least two roles within the company, Sales and Presales, are required to go through a multitude of trainings and exams. Commenting on the acquisition of this certification, Evgenios Zervoudis, Business Development Manager of Optis SA, told NetFAX: “This certification proves our company’s commitment to a specific technology and direction, it is a great success for our size and we will use it to gain further benefits for our company.” Optis SA cooperates with major market vendors in the area of networks, servers and virtualization and has successfully implemented a series of related projects.

Upgrade of Xenex A.E.’s IT infrastructure. The goal of the project was the reliable and uninterrupted operation of the new environment, as well as secure remote access to the company’s information infrastructure. The project was designed and implemented in collaboration with the IT Department of Xenex A.E., enriching the services provided in areas such as virtualization, security and mobility. The transition to the new environment was made without interrupting the production operation, an element that was given special emphasis during the implementation of the project.

The Naval General Staff – Naval Supply Center – Procurement Division signed a contract with Optis SA. for the provision of Oracle software and its annual maintenance. The project concerns the procurement of Oracle software licenses and the provision of annual maintenance. The value of the contract amounts to 172,058.55 euros, including VAT.