AthCon is an annual, European two-day conference targeting particular areas of information security. It’s aim: to bring leading information security experts together. Attacking techniques of exploitation and various forms of penetration testing have become an important component of any organisation. This conference aims to provide a venue for understanding the ever evolving changes as well as new threats.
AthCon 2011 was completed with great success and significant media exposure. Information from the media coverage and moments from AthCon 2011 can be found in the press area. AthCon 2012 comes with new exciting events. Two new challenges will be available for all those who want to test their skills and gain a free ticket for AthCon 2012. Challenges will cover two security topics. Reverse Engineering and System/Network Security. Winner, whoever solves them first and submits a well documented report of the solution. A free pass for AthCon 2012 will be the prize for the winner of each challenge.
http://www.athcon.org
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IDC’s Cloud Computing Roadshow 2012 will share the latest perspectives on new ‘cloud-enabled’ IT models that leverage software-as-a-service, ‘mash-up’ application models, next-generation on-premise systems, and very large, global solution marketplaces to ‘democratize’ IT access, enabling organizations to out-innovate and out-execute their competitors based on the power of their ideas and their inherent agility to execute them quickly. It will also bring together various experts and end users to address key issues and challenges when considering implementation of the cloud model:
Key Note Speaker:
Evangelos Kotsovinos
Executive Director, Virtualization & Cloud Computing, Morgan Stanley
The topics to be discussed at the IDC Cloud Computing Roadshow 2012 will include:
- The Benefits and Perils of Cloud Computing
- Measuring ROI: Cloud Computing, Efficiency, and Sustainability
- SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
- Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud Models
- Managed Datacenter Services and the Adoption of Private Cloud Technologies
- Security in the Cloud
- Cloud-Based Applications
- Private Clouds and Ironclad Storage
Who should attend?
- CIOs IT Directors
- IT Managers and Heads of Departments
- Facility & Operation Managers
- IT Infrastructure Managers
- Network Administrators
- Purchase Managers
Representatives from the following industries:
- Banking, Financial Services
- Transportation, Utilities, and Logistics
- Telecommunications
- Government and Public Administration
- Manufacturing
- Trade
http://events.idc-cema.com/eng/events/48477-idc-cloud-computing-roadshow-2012?g_clang=ENG
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APRIL 23, 2012 – 09:00AM – HILTON CYPRUS HOTEL
IDC IT SECURITY, CLOUD COMPUTING AND DATACENTERS TRANSFORMATION ROADSHOW 2012
Many of the IT initiatives that are sweeping the region require new approaches to IT security. Virtualization, virtual offices, Cloud computing – all are parts of changing company strategies that must be considered hand-in-hand with the security challenges they present. No longer is security an isolated area of IT endeavor, but central to decision making processes required to confront new market realities. As such, the relationship between security practitioners and business shareholders is strengthening.
The IDC IT Security, Cloud Computing and Datacenters Transformation Roadshow, is part of a regional series of conferences focused on a variety of issues associated with today’s IT infrastructure management. The objective of the roadshow is to provide a platform for a meaningful discussion on ways to enhance corporate IT infrastructure efficency and ensure sustainable business continuity.
The event will feature presentations from IDC analysts, representatives of international and local software and hardware vendors, independent experts, as well as case studies from end-user organizations.
Keynote Speakers
Costas Agrotis
Director, Department of Information Technology Services, Ministry of Finance
Evangelos Karanikas
Research Analyst, IT market, IDC Greece
Roland Ficht
Director Infrastructure Services, Director Corporate Information Security, Amadeus
The main themes covered at this year’s Roadshow include:
The Business of Security
- Security and Business Strategy
- Enterprise Security Intelligence
- Network and Mobile Security
The Benefits and Perils of Cloud Computing
- Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud Models
- Security in the Cloud
- Cloud-Based Applications
The Next Step of the Journey to Virtualization
- Combining Your Cloud and Virtualization Strategies
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
- Simplifying Network Strategy in Datacenters
Who Should Attend
- Chief Security Officers, Directors of Enterprise Security, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs
- Privacy Officers, Network Security Managers, Server Application Managers
- Antivirus, Email Monitoring, VPN, and 3A Managers
Representatives from the following industries:
- Banking, Financial Services
- Transportation, Utilities, and Logistics
- Telecommunications
- Government and Public Administration
- Manufacturing
- Trade
Windows 8 Developers’ Experience
Κωδικός Εκδήλωσης: 1032509362
Εθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας Φυσικών Επιστημών ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΟΣ
Αγ. Παρασκευή
Αθήνα Ελλάδα
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H Microsoft Ελλάς σας προσκαλεί να παρακολουθήσετε την Ημερίδα
Windows 8 Developers’ Experience
που θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη 4 Απριλίου 2012 και ώρα 10.00
στο αμφιθέατρο του ΕΚΕΦΕ Δημόκριτος.
Τα νέα Windows θα είναι το κεντρικό θέμα της ημερίδας και θα περιλαμβάνει
τεχνικά θέματα που αναλύουν την πλατφόρμα ανάπτυξης εφαρμογών των Windows 8 σε Metro UI.
Θα ενημερωθείτε για τα χαρακτηριστικά της πλατφόρμας και πως μπορείτε να τα
εκμεταλλευτείτε προκειμένου να κατασκευάσετε Windows 8 Metro UI εφαρμογές
χρησιμοποιώντας C#, VB.Net, C++, XAML, HTML5 και Javascript.
Επίσης, καθώς τα νέα Windows θα προσφέρουν σε εσάς τους προγραμματιστές
μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για να αναπτύξετε και να διαθέσετε τις
εφαρμογές σας στην παγκόσμια αγορά θα αφιερώσουμε χρόνο
για να σας παρουσιάσουμε πως θα μπορέσετε να διαθέσετε τις εφαρμογές
που θα αναπτύξετε μέσα από το Windows Store
| Start |
Length |
Session |
Speaker |
| 9:00 |
1:00 |
Arrival and Registration |
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| 10:00 |
0:20 |
Welcome to Windows 8 |
Eleni Rachaniotou – Technology Director
Marios Issaris – Marketing Manager Windows |
| 10:20 |
0:20 |
Keynote |
Don Grantham – President, Central Eastern Europe |
| 10:40 |
0:40 |
Windows 8 Development Platform |
Chris Mayo – Senior Technical Evangelist |
| 11:20 |
0:15 |
Break |
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| 11:35 |
0:40 |
Metro User Experience |
Chris Mayo – Senior Technical Evangelist |
| 12:15 |
0:40 |
Introducing Windows Store |
George Kanellopoulos – Platform Strategy Advisor |
| 12:55 |
0:40 |
Metro Style Apps with HTML & Javascript |
Ioannis Panagopoulos – Microsoft Valued Professional |
| 13:35 |
0:45 |
Lunch |
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| 14:20 |
0:40 |
Metro Style Apps for .Net Developers |
Dimitris Gkanatsios – Developer Evangelist |
| 15:00 |
0:40 |
Building a Windows 8 Metro Style UI |
Manos Kelaiditis – Microsoft Valued Professional |
| 15:40 |
0:40 |
Integrating Windows 8 Experience with Contracts |
Ioannis Panagopoulos – Microsoft Valued Professional |
| 16:20 |
0:15 |
Break |
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| 16:35 |
0:40 |
How & When Metro Style Apps Run |
George Kanellopoulos – Platform Strategy Advisor |
| 17:15 |
0:40 |
Tiles & Notifications |
Manos Kelaiditis – Microsoft Valued Professional |
| 17:55 |
0:40 |
Integrating with Hardware |
Dimitris Gkanatsios – Developer Evangelist |
| 18:35 |
0:15 |
Close |
Agenda
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032509362&Culture=EL-GR
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Πρόσκληση Microsoft Ελλάς: DevDays12 – Hello World – C# Back to Basics! – Τετάρτη 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2012, Microsoft Ελλάς
Κωδικός Εκδήλωσης: 1032508321
Microsoft Premises – The Stage
Kifisias 221, Marousi
Athens Ελλάδα
| Κοινό: Μη επαγγελματίας προγραμματιστής και Προγραμματιστής. |
Σας προσκαλούμε την Τετάρτη 21 Μαρτίου 2012 στο
| ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Προσέλευση – Εγγραφές |
| 10:30 – 11:45 |
Hello World με Visual Studio & .NET – Name / Ιωάννης Παναγόπουλος
Βασικές έννοιες στο .NET, ξενάγηση στο Visual Studio και αρχή με τα WinForms |
| 11:45 – 12:00 |
Διάλειμμα |
| 12:00 – 13:15 |
Database & Services– Name / Μάνος Κελαϊδίτης
Πως μιλάμε με τη βάση δεδομένων: Linq & Entity Framework – Αρχή με το Windows Communication Foundation |
| 13:15 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Demo Extravaganza – Δημήτρης Γκανάτσιος + Δημήτρης Κουτσαναστάσης
Hello World στο Windows Phone, στο Windows Azure, στα Windows 8, στο Web με ASP.NET, στο Web/Desktop με XAML, στο Office κ.α. |
| 15:15 – 15:30 |
Διάλειμμα |
| 15:30 – 16:30 |
Partner’s Hour
Αρχιτεκτονική ανάλυση ενός εμπορικού προϊόντος |
Η πλατφόρμα ανάπτυξης της Microsoft αποτελεί εδώ και πάνω από 10 χρόνια αξιόπιστο σύμμαχο των developers για ανάπτυξη κάθε λογής εφαρμογών σε μία πληθώρα λειτουργικών συστημάτων και μηχανημάτων. Η εκμάθησή της έχει φτάσει να αποτελεί βασική προϋπόθεση για μια αξιόλογη καριέρα στον χώρο του προγραμματισμού.
Κατά την εκδήλωση θα γίνει αρχικά μία εισαγωγή στο .NET Framework και το Visual Studio IDE. Εν συνεχεία, θα παρουσιαστούν οι τρόποι ανάπτυξης με χρήση μίας βάσης δεδομένων αλλά και μέσω των web services. Ακολούθως, θα αναδειχθεί η ευρύτητα της πλατφόρμας με μία σειρά demo απλών εφαρμογών σε διάφορα περιβάλλοντα. Τέλος, ένας συνεργάτης θα μας μιλήσει για την αρχιτεκτονική που ακολούθησε και τις τεχνολογίες που χρησιμοποίησε για την δημιουργία μίας εφαρμογής
Το σεμινάριο έχει καθαρά τεχνικό περιεχόμενο, περιλαμβάνοντας παρουσιάσεις και demos με χρήση της δημοφιλούς πλατφόρμας Visual Studio. Οι παρουσιάσεις θα πραγματοποιηθούν από εκπροσώπους της κοινότητας των Ελλήνων προγραμματιστών, dotNetzone.gr και τεχνικούς της Microsoft.
ΟΜΙΛΗΤΕΣ
Ιωάννης Παναγόπουλος – Microsoft MVP – Freelancer
Μάνος Κελαϊδίτης – Microsoft MVP – Onaji
Δημήτρης Γκανάτσιος – Academic Developer Evangelist – Microsoft Ελλάς
Δημήτρης Κουτσαναστάσης – ISV Developer Evangelist – Microsoft Ελλάς
Θα χαρούμε πολύ να σας υποδεχτούμε στην εκδήλωση μας.
Με εκτίμηση,
Ισαβέλλα Μπενέκου
Audience Marketing Manager, Microsoft Ελλάς
v-isbene@microsoft.comhttps://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032508321&Culture=EL-GR
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A series of presentations regarding encryption, anonymity and freedom of speech on the internet.
Σειρά παρουσιάσεων, με θέμα την ελευθερία του λόγου και την προστασία των επικοινωνιών στο Internet. Οι παρουσιάσεις θα έχουν ενημερωτικό χαρακτήρα για τους κινδύνους που υπάρχουν αλλά και βοηθητικό για όποιον επιθυμεί να πάρει μέτρα ώστε να προστατεύσει την επικοινωνία του.
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Lightning Talks
- Firefox Web Developer tools – Νίκος Ρούσσος & Πιέρρος Παπαδέας
- Graphics with HTML5 canvas – Γιάννης Γράβεζας
- The Web is the platform – Πιέρρος Παπαδέας
- Add yours!
(*) Το lightning talk είναι διάρκειας 10-15 λεπτών.

MAY 18, 2012 – 09:30AM
DIVANI CARAVEL HOTEL
IDC IT SECURITY, AND DATACENTERS TRANSFORMATION ROADSHOW 2012
The IDC IT Security, and Datacenters Transformation Roadshow, is part of a regional series of conferences focused on a variety of issues associated with today’s IT infrastructure management. The objective of the roadshow is to provide a platform for a meaningful discussion on ways to enhance corporate IT infrastructure efficiency and ensure sustainable business continuity.
The event will feature presentations from IDC analysts, representatives of international and local software and hardware vendors, independent experts, as well as case studies from end-user organizations.
Keynote Speakers
Evangelos Karanikas
Research Analyst, IT market, IDC Greece
Nikos Drakos
IT Audit Manager, National Bank of Greece
The main themes covered at this year’s Roadshow include:
The Business of Security
- Security and Business Strategy
- Enterprise Security Intelligence
- Network and Mobile Security
The Next Step of the Journey to Virtualization
- Security in the Big-Data Environment
- Datacenter Infrastructure Management Tools and Processes to Increase Efficiency
- Simplifying Network Strategy in Datacenters
Who Should Attend
- Chief Security Officers, Directors of Enterprise Security, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs
- Privacy Officers, Network Security Managers, Server Application Managers
- Antivirus, Email Monitoring, VPN, and 3A Managers
Representatives from the following industries:
- Banking, Financial Services
- Transportation, Utilities, and Logistics
- Telecommunications
- Government and Public Administration
- Manufacturing
- Trade
http://events.idc-cema.com/eng/events/41528-idc-it-security-and-datacenters-transformation-roadshow-2012
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JUNE 7, 2012 – 09:30AM – CROWNE PLAZA ATHENS CITY CENTRE
IDC ENTERPRISE MOBILITY SERIES 2012
Mobile networks, devices, applications, and cloud services are driving a transformation of the way that workers collaborate and business processes function. Company initiatives are facilitating increased efficiency and other new competitive advantage.
Even without company action, bottom-up employee demand is changing the devices that connect to the network and that carry company data. Managing these devices is only one of several significant mobility challenges IT manager’s face. Companies need to rethink their mobile strategies, and IT managers need to stay ahead of the changes that are already surging forward.
Key Topics
- Mobile unified communications and collaboration
- Mobile device management and security in an era of mobile viruses and employee-owned devices
- Retaining valued employees and leveraging bottom-up demand to improve efficiency through adoption of workforce mobility
- Tablets and Smartphones facilitate new ways of working and collaborating
- Mobile applications increase efficiency and raise security risks
- Gaining operating efficiency through a mobilized workforce
- Location-based applications for employees and for assets
- Machine to Machine (M2M) hits the mainstream
- Regulatory developments mandating M2M deployment
- Mobile money and the possible transformation of the payments industry
http://events.idc-cema.com/eng/events/48795-idc-enterprise-mobility-series-2012