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Chief minister V S Achuthanandan said that the government will implement the Smart City project if Tecom is not willing to do the same. They were given enough time but now they are posing hurdles. On Munnar issue, the CM said that the work done by the special team was excellent but due to political row they were withdrawn. But …

HCL, one of the leading IT firms in the country, is planning to set up its own campus at the Technopark. Many other companies have also applied for space in the upcoming Phase-III expansion of Technopark. HCL had sought around two acres of space at the Phase-III project for setting up a research and development wing. Things are at the …

The inordinate delay in the Smart City Kochi project is sending wrong signals about the state’s IT industry across the world, Group of Technology Companies (GTECH) president V.K.Mathews said. “It is nearly 10 years that discussions on the Smart City project began in the state. The state was missing a big opportunity in the IT sector by delaying the project. …

It’s a season of high-octane action, and two next-generation challengers have just rolled onto the Formula One track for the first time. California-based IT services major UST Global and the new, cutting-edge Virgin Racing have commenced a collaborative IT services partnership for the 2010 Formula One season. Over the next three years, UST Global will provide technology services to support …

The third phase expansion of the Technopark here will be up and running by the second half of 2011, when the first IT building in the campus commences operations. Kerala IT principal secretary Ajay Kumar said the 10 lakh-sq ft facility had a futuristic design, incorporating the latest trends including ‘green building’ concepts. Officials said here that the ministry of …

Technopark based IBS Software Services, a leading IT solutions provider to the travel,transportation & logistics industry, has implemented its airline passenger reservation system, iFly Res, at the Japanese regional airline Amakusa. With this go live, the airline has started using iFly Res for its integrated reservations, ticketing, and departure control operations. The successful cut over of the solution, including the …

Giving a clear pointer to the government’s action plan on Smart City S Sharma, chairman of the project termed the reply filed by TECOM as breach of contract. Speaking to the media, the minister clarified that the claims made by TECOM in the letter are not there in the initial contract. He added that the cabinet would decide on the …

Tecom, the promoters of Smartcity Kochi project, has asked the govt to stick to the framework agreement and the freehold rights. They also reiterated that the company is keen to go ahead with the project, the agreement for which was signed on May 13, 2007 with the Kerala govt. The letter was in reply to the state government’s letter. The …

Leading IT systems provider to the travel, transportation and logistics industries, IBS Software, has been listed by NASSCOM as one of the top IT Innovators in India. The premier trade body in the country for IT and BPO, NASSCOM, has included IBS in its compilation of the top 50 Innovations in the IT-BPO sector in India for the year 2009. …

Kerala Google Technology user group launch at technopark

The Tecom Monday vacated the office space at Vazhakkala here. Tecom CEO Fareed Abdul Rahman in person handed over the deed to the village office here. The deed had to be registered since Tecom is a foreign company. Smart City director board meet TodayThe board of directors of Smart City is scheduled to meet here Monday evening. The meeting assumes …

The Eighth edition edition of the BarCamp Kerala (BCK) concluded at Thiruvalla. This time the Barcamp was held at the Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST). Barcamp kerala 8th edition started with a session on Statistical Machine Translation Basics by Deepak P. This was followed by a presentation on Mobile Web by Shwetank Dixit from Opera. A session by …

Freehold land not charity, but a right: Smart City CEOThe government of Kerala doesn’t have the authority to issue deadlines on the Smart City project, Dubai Internet City CEO Fareed Abdul Rahman said Thursday. The government should first fulfill its responsibility by meeting the conditions in the agreement. If that is met, the Smart City is ready to go ahead …

A crucial Board meeting of the SmartCity Kochi project will be held on March 29, 2010 in Kochi. The meeting of the SmartCity Board will have representatives from Tecom, the promoters of the SmartCity Kochi project and the Kerala Government. Fareed Abdulrahman, CEO of SmartCity, is also expected to attend the Board Meeting. The meeting is being held in Kochi …

Building on the company’s decade-long operations in the US and India, Technopark based InApp hopes to increase their presence in the Asia-Pacific region through the new company. The new Japan base at Misuzugaoka Aobaku near Yokohama and Tokyo will offer software services such as software development, testing, migration, porting, maintenance, multimedia, smartphone solutions and others to SMEs in Japan. Incorporation …

The fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore IT park in Kochi to be built by Dubai-based developer Smart City Dubai will be decided at a board of directors meeting later this month. The Kerala government is adamant that no freehold rights over the project would be given to the builder as such a clause does not exist in the original …

Even as Finance Minister Thomas Isaac reiterated the State government’s commitment to execute the proposed SmartCity Kochi project during his budget presentation, more than 50 families relocated for the project at Edachira are on the warpath alleging apathy on the part of authorities in providing the promised basic amenities on the land allotted for their rehabilitation. “We were moved out …

Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac on Friday announced that the government would take measures to create one lakh (100,000) job opportunities for the IT sector in the state. He also said that the Smart City project would be implemented in two stages at the Infopark and an amount of Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) has been sanctioned …