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In another signal that the recession-hit IT industry is back on its feet. Technopark based UST Global has hired about 1500 professionals this financial year. The company has on an average recruited about 200 resources every month since last April.

“Intelligent Trivandrum“ - a promotional campaign, consisting of a brochure and video presentation, to showcase Trivandrum as a top IT/ITES destination was released during the India IT Summit 2009 . The campaign was launched by the Trivandrum Development Front (TDF) - a not-for-profit organisation, composed of young professionals and entrepreneurs, that works to promote development in and around Trivandrum.

The Google Internet Bus is in Kerala! The Internet Bus Project is an initiative by Google to educate people about what the Internet is, and how it may be beneficial to their lives, by taking the Internet experience to them through a customised Internet enabled bus, which travels to several towns and cities across India. The bus is focusing on …

The Kerala government said on Wednesday it is ready to talk with Dubai-based promoters over the Rs 1,500-crore (Rs 15-billion) Kochi SmartCity IT project, which has been delayed by over a year due to land acquisition problems. The government has informed the Dubai-based Tecom authorities about the steps taken so far in this regard and that it was prepared to …

Smart City Dubai Monday served an ultimatum to the Kerala government, saying the Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project cannot be kept hanging in the balance “endlessly”. In a statement issued here, Smart City Dubai said “we have to rethink about the future of the project”. “But as mentioned earlier decisions can be taken within minutes and there is no …

The two-day India IT Summit jointly organised by the Confederation for Indian Industry and IT Kerala at The Leela Kempinski, Kovalam concluded on Friday. A glittering array of techno-CXOs, politicians, thought leaders, and trade associations participated in the event  which received praise on its first outing. In a keynote address delivered by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. …

Small scale IT companies, who look to set up shop in Kerala, but are unable to develop their own campuses would be provided with close to 2 million sq ft of built up Special Economic Zone (SEZ) space by the Kerala government. Inaugurating the India IT Summit that got underway at Kovalam today, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said …

The first Kerala State e-Governance Awards 2009 announced.Trissur Collectorate won the best award for Online Service and e-filling while Palakkad Collectorate won the award under the Digital File Flow category. The m-governance award went to Kozhikode Collectorate and the Best Website winner award went to Kerala Tourism. The Service and Payroll Administrative Repository for Kerala (SPARK) implementation award was given …

Kerala Chief Minister V.S Achuthanandan will present the Kerala State e-Governance awards for the year 2008 on December 8, 2009. Twelve government departments and institutions have been shortlisted for the awards for the best e-governance initiative in various categories. The 12 finalists were shortlisted by an award committee comprising the former Chief Secretary Mr. V Ramachandran IAS; Mr. Upendra Verma …

The global retail giant – Walmart has selected three IT vendors in India – Infosys Technologies, Cognizant Technology Solutions and UST Global for multi-year contracts worth over $600 million (around Rs 2,750 crore). The amount is roughly equivalent to the value of goods – textiles, handicrafts and other products — that the world’s largest retailer sources from India every year. …

The Kerala government today said it would hold talks with TECOM Investments, the Dubai based joint venture partner of an industry cluster project in Kochi, for implementing the project sanctioned in 2007. Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that talks would be held for “one more time” with TECOM, a member of Dubai Holding, but …

It’s a ‘take it or leave it’ moment for Dubai-based Tecom Investments, as it gears up for the final round of talks with Kerala government to end the deadlock over the IT infrastructure joint venture Smartcity in Kochi. As if the gloom of Dubai debt woes was not enough, Tecom is likely to face the humiliation of its mantelpiece Indian …

First two techno-lodges are inaugurated by chief minister VS Achuthanandanat Kadackal and Perinad panchayats in Kollam district recently.The first two techno-lodges had been fully taken over by Technopark-based Accentia Technologies, a company specializing in end-to-end business process management solutions for healthcare, financial and insurance sectors. The techo-lodge concept is expected to broad base the growth of the IT sector in …

Trivandrum Management Association (TMA) is organizing a lecture, titled Catching the Virtual Thief.The lecture comes in the wake of increasing cyber crimes and will aim at create awareness about safeguarding oneself against them. Cyber Detective & Crime Investigator Dhanya Menon will deliver the informative lecture at 06.00 PM on Thursday, 3 December 2009 at the Hotel Residency Tower. Revealing what …

The deal between Kerala government and TECOM will have to be declared null and void if the later remains adamant on free-hold rights for 12 per cent of land, fisheries minister S. Sharma said Sunday In that case the next cabinet meet will decide on the future course of action he said. He said though several private players have evinced …

TECOM will not be given a piece of land for sale in the name of Smart City Project, said Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan. Talking after inaugurating the second phase of developmental works of Info Park in Kochi, VS said there is no uncertainty regarding the Smart City Project. The project will be completed with the help of other companies. …

Kerala-based Muthoot Pappachan Group has expressed interest in taking over and developing the Smart city project. The board which met on Thursday morning took this decision. The Muthoot Group had earlier shown interest in the project at the time of its inception. The decision by Muthoot comes after the Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan cast doubts on the financial abilityof …

The long-standing dream of the Kochi SmartCity project – projected as an infrastructure project that would help that city and Kerala move into another gear of economic development – has suffered another stinging blow. State Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan publicly expressed doubts about the competence of the Dubai-based Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (Tecom) to undertake the project, stating …