INFOCOM magazine mentions Ariadne as GRNET’s ancestor
The magazine for technological news INFOCOM, in its July 2022 volume, in the article about the digital transformation of the State, refers the ARIADNE network and its contribution as the ancestor of today’s GRNET :
In the presence of the service, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, with a mood of self-deprecation, told us about the name that was chosen: “There was a discussion about the issue that if we call it “Myth” it is like accepting that the Public is a labyrinth. , it’s a maze”! One more detail. The implementation of mitos.gov.gr has been undertaken by EDYTE – EDET, which is from the “Ariadni Program” that laid the foundations for the internet in Greece.”