What is an Internet Provider (ISP)
An ISP is a company that through subscriptions, allows us to connect to the Internet. In Greece the most well known companies are: OTE. Forthnet, HOL, Tellas, On Telecoms, Cyta and others well as several universities. These are our gateway to the World Wide Web
Connection Speed
The connection speed we can achieve with the internet varies from subscription to subscription and from provider to provider. In Greece the current connections speeds we have are: ADSL2, ADSL, ISDN and PSTN. All ADSL2 connections can attain speeds up to 24MBps, ADSL up to 8MBps, ISDN up to 128KBps and finally PSTN as slow as 56KBps. The higher the speed, the better the experience will be while streaming videos and audio. In case your connection isn't as fast as supposed to be, contact your internet provider's support to figure out what the problem is. In most cases, the problems are our cables, the connections we have inside the house/office, the DSLAM we're connected with or the provider itself.
Website Types
In an era where internet has evolved, there are many types of websites. Our company, as the most serious companies who develop websites, build these types of websites:
- Dynamic websites
- Flash websites
- Hybrid websites (dynamic with Flash and non-Flash components)
- Online Communities and Social Networks (website forums or websites with social networking abilities like Facebook)
- E-Commerce websites (big portals, online shops or E-Stores)
- Blogs (the trend of personal contact through articles in a personal page)
- Online Galleries (dynamic with photos or videos or both)
- Mini Websites (small web pages created for the purpose of product promotion or campaign)
- Static Websites (usually as simple as a professional card or flyer)
E-mail Security Recommendations
Almost everyone in the Western world today has at least one e-mail account. This allows for direct, quick and immediate communication to anyone in the world. On the other hand, there are times when we receive incoming messages from unknown individuals that can contain damaging viruses or code. Learn how to protect yourself and your personal data. Here is some advice to customers and visitors:
- Never use an e-mail program to send and receive messages if it isn’t updated with the latest security patches and filtering technology.
- Use an anti-virus program with integrated e-mail scanning that is up to date and can recognize the latest threats.
- As an additional line of protection, use online email applications such as Gmail, Hotmail/MSN, Yahoo!, and others. These companies employ the latest email filtering technology to detect Spam, Trojans and other viruses. E-mails are not downloaded to your computer unless you press the ‘download’ button.
- Never give out your username or password. Someone may steal your identity and gain access to your contacts in your address book or be able to access and damage your personal files and saved messages.
- Do not use old software such as Outlook Express 6 or older to access your e-mail. Preferably use more reliable and modern software such as Mozilla Thunderbird. Same suggestion goes for web browsers. We recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Opera over Internet Explorer. This was you will experience modern websites as they were designed to work, quickly and reliably.


