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Australia’s national carrier Qantas has implemented Technopark based Indian IT company IBS Group’s web-based cargo management solution in its international air freight division The airline has thus migrated its global cargo sales, reservations and capacity management functions to the iCargo platform of IBS. iCargo is designed to meet the requirements of full freighter carriers, passenger and cargo combination carriers, ground …

Half an hour drive from the international airport here, amid lush greenery, the country will have its biggest one-stop IT township, Technocity, estimated at a total Rs80bn to provide 100,000 IT/ITES jobs and 400,000 indirect job opportunities. Laying the foundation stone for the integrated township on 433 acres at Pallipuram, 30 km from the popular tourist destination of Kovalam, Chief …

FlyTxt, the one who developed – NEON – a leading Mobile Marketing Platform opened its new office in Amstor Building in Technopark today by its Group CEO – Dr. Vinod Vasudevan. The services wing was started around 8 months back and was clubbed with its products division. Since the company was forced to increase the team size due of the …

UST Global, the California-based company has close to 7,000 employees working across North America, Europe, and Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Bangalore is planning to add 1,000 employees to its centers in Kochi and Manila by this year. The Trivandrum facility built over 36 acres will be opened by next year. The expansions will help us ramp up our managed services …

Technopark based Artin Dynamics has won the Sankalp 2010 Award for the Best Clean Energy company in theEmerging Enterprise Category at the finals held in Mumbai. The 2010 Sankalp Awards were conferred upon innovative, dynamic and sustainable social enterprises and recognize the level of impact being brought about by these change makers. The Awards Ceremony was attended by over 500 …

Dimensions Group, a privately held group of 8 companies, has completed 10 years of operations in India. Headquartered in Technopark, Trivandrum the group has operations in India, US, Europe and Middle east with around 500 employees worldwide. The group was established in early 2000 and focuses on technology solutions, IT services & Animation. Commenting on the occasion Mr. Sagar Hawaldar, …

Mr. Yusuf Ali M.A., Managing Director of Emke Group, UAE, ranks today among the top NRI Business personalities. The Group has diversified into many significant areas under his dynamic stewardship, retail being the most prominent of them.Emke Group, with its 22,000 strong workforce from 29 different nations and operational bases extending over the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi …

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 …