INTRACOM was ranked fourth out of the 10 Greek companies with the best working environment in Greece in the competition GREAT PLACE TO WORK? (THE CHAMPIONS: THE COMPANIES WORTH WORKING FOR). This competition is held for the second consecutive year by the international organization Great Place to Work? in cooperation with ALBA (Athens Laboratory of Business Administration), the ?Vima? newspaper, and 'Ikonomikos Tahidromos' magazine. INTRACOM participated in the competition for the first time.

This is a globally renowned competition, firstly conducted in the USA, which, in the recent years, has been established in all European countries. Private and public companies of the 15 EU state-members, keeping at least 50 employees, can enter the competition. As one of the top 10 Greek companies, INTRACOM has currently entered the European contest as well, whose outcome will be officially announced on 27/04/2004.

The ulterior aim of this competition is the creation of a Top-100-Companies list in terms of their working environment and the human resources management practices they apply. This competition aims to direct Greek companies? interest towards human resources issues, to award those companies having proved their respect for the human value, and encourage all companies to become even better. The evaluation of the competing companies was conducted on the basis of data stemming from two sources: Firstly, the answers of a randomly selected sample of employees to the GREAT PLACE TO WORK Trust Index questionnaire (two thirds of the final grade depend on these). Secondly, the answers provided by the Human Resources Manager to a series of questions pertaining to human resources management practices, salaries, benefits, etc, as well as company informative material (manuals, video, etc).

This distinction is very important for INTRACOM, since it means ranking the company first among the ?solely- Greek companies that are considered to be model companies in terms of working environment, thus confirming the company?s pioneer working policy. Since its foundation, INTRACOM has engaged and continues to encourage initiatives with the purpose of ameliorating employee quality of life, systematically investing in their training and personal development. The company is a pioneer in implementing a 35-hour working week, while offering a series of benefits for the improvement of employee standard of living. It fosters an excellent working climate of open communication, providing equal opportunities for all. Within this framework, the company will continue to project the vision of creativity, as a high-technology company promoting lofty values and an excellent working environment.