Gold Award for Technology Excellence to INTRALOT and Office Line at Impact BITE Awards 2020



The Gold award for Technology Excellence has been presented to INTRALOT and Office Line in the category "New Technology Trends in Cloud Applications and Services" during the awards ceremony of the Impact BITE Awards 2020, held on 23rd September. The awards recognize innovation and business excellence that shape the companies’ competitive advantage in the era of the 4th industrial revolution.

The Gold distinction has been awarded to the two companies for their partnership in succeeding a major project of INTRALOT’s digital transformation. The project focused on the digital advancement of the company’s important information technology and application management with innovative Cloud solutions, aiming at flexibility, scalability, and accessibility of applications to Group's subsidiaries and customers around the world. The know-how and experience of Office Line, in collaboration with INTRALOT’s IT engineers, resulted on the successful implementation of the project, achieving the seamless operation and secure transition of the company’s applications in the innovative Microsoft Azure Cloud environment.

For the distinction and collaboration of the two companies, Dr. Chris Dimitriadis, INTRALOT Group CEO, said: “We are delighted to have won such a distinguished award on Cloud adoption. I would like to congratulate our engineers for their focus and commitment in executing our strategy. I would like to thank our partners, Office Line and Microsoft for supporting us in this digital journey.”

On behalf of Office Line S.A., Panagiotis Kouris, CEO receiving the award said: "It is a great pleasure and honor for us to win this important distinction for a project that brings us to the forefront of technology innovation. The pleasure is twofold, as we share this award with INTRALOT, our valued and significant customer, with whom we successfully completed the migration of its critical infrastructure to Azure, providing them with all the necessary solutions and services to move to the secure Cloud environment, accelerating their digital transformation into the future. Such projects are a compass for the entire industry and it is imperative to be recognized as best practices and initiatives that strengthen collaborations between enterprises.”

Receiving the award, Dimitris Kalpaxis, VP, Cloud Infrastructure & Corporate IT at INTRALOT, said: “We are proud to receive this award. Our partnership with Office Line successfully delivered the seamless migration of INTRALOT’s critical applications and services to Microsoft Azure Cloud. The cloud is a fundamental element of our technology strategy that targets at unlocking value out of data.”

Impact Bite Awards are organized by the Netweek magazine of Boussias Communications and ELTRUN, the E-Business Research Center of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), under the auspices of the Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises - SEPE.  It is a reputable initiative dedicated to highlight best practices and innovation of the leading companies in the ICT sector.

About INTRALOT
INTRALOT, a publicly listed company established in 1992, is a leading gaming solutions supplier and operator active in 42 regulated jurisdictions worldwide. With a global workforce of approximately 3,800 employees in 2019, INTRALOT is committed to redefine innovation and quality of services in the lottery and gaming sector, while supporting operators in raising funds for good causes. Uniquely positioned to deliver state-of-the-art technology across geographies, the company has developed an advanced ecosystem that serves all verticals enabling the digital transformation of gaming operators and offering players an unparalleled gaming experience. INTRALOT has been awarded the prestigious Responsible Gaming Framework certification by the World Lottery Association and is certified under the WLA Security Control Standard. Visit us at www.intralot.com.

For more info: Mrs. Chryssa Amanatidou, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Phone: +30 2106156000, Fax: +30 2106106800, email: press_office@intralot.com

About Office Line
Office Line S.A. is an internationally recognized leading Cloud Solutions Provider and Digital Transformation company, empowering customers’ specific business requirements. The company was founded in 1997 and has been an early innovator in the IT integration and services provision sector, in Greece, Central and Eastern Europe, with vision and roadmap to be a global service delivery company. Office Line has recently been recognized as “Microsoft Partner of the Year” for 2020 - holding this title for 2 consecutive years 2019 &2020) in Greece. The company is also ISO 9001: 2015 certified for the quality of its services and ISO 27001: 2013 for data security, adopting international business standards to develop innovative business practices. Spearheaded by 2 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals and 11 Gold Microsoft competencies to date, Office Line is #1 Microsoft Fast Track Ready partner in Greece, among a list of 300 partners worldwide. The company has received significant awards and recognitions, such as “Lifetime Customer Value in Azure” (Microsoft Partner Excellence Awards 2017), “Digital Transformation Enabler” (InfoCom World Awards 2017"), “Top 25 European Cloud Providers” (CIO Applications Europe 2018) and “Gold Cloud Provider” (Impact BITE awards 2018), which highlight innovation and best practices in Business Technology. Another top-notch company’s award is the Tier 1 nomination by the technological journal CIO Bulletin issued in America, selecting Office Line in the Business Growth Excellence Awards 2019, highlighting company’s spectacular growth rates ΥοΥ, and its transformation from a local System Integrator to a Global Service Provider.

For more info: Mrs. Theano Fousiani, Corporate Communications & Marketing Manager
Phone: +30 2106156000, Fax: +30 2106106800, email: press_office@intralot.com