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The plan of Technopark authorities to open a Fire Station inside the campus got an unexpected hit due to the declaration of assembly polls.  The required infrastructures are now ready and the station is all set for functioning; however, the inauguration is now getting delayed due to the existence of model code of conduct. Technopark authorities handed 60 cents of …

The back-office processing arm of IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd expects a revenue growth of 18-20 percent in the financial year that begins April. D. Swaminathan, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Infosys BPO, said that he expected operating margins of 20 to 22 percent in fiscal 2012. Infosys will also hire 8,000 staff. The company also expects attrition to stabilize …

You might have wished to have one before.  Yes, Technopark finally have a pre-school inside the campus.  Trivandrum international school will run a pre-school, ‘Early Learning Center’ at Technopark in April.  Kids of techies aged between 18 months and 3-1/2 years will be accommodated. The ‘Early Learning Center’ will function at the Club House which already has a play area, …

The world’s leading IT systems provider to the global air transportation industry, Technopark Trivandrum-based IBS Software, has received the prestigious “STAT TIMES International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo” at the recently concluded Air Cargo Africa 2011 event in Nairobi, Kenya.  Based on a global on-line poll, IBS was adjudged as the runner up in the award category ‘International IT …

Pinki Virani’s plea for mercy killing and the subsequent rejection of it by the apex court have once again brought euthanasia to lime light.  The petitioner had claimed Aruna Shanbaug was living in a vegetative state since November 27,1973, following a brutal sexual assault and her right to live with dignity had been compromised ever since her comatose condition.  The …

Tomorrow, communities around the globe will celebrate International Women’s Day for the hundredth time and I look forward to taking part in the celebrations. Some of you may be wondering why it’s such a big deal. Women in India have it pretty good nowadays don’t they? There’s no restriction on voting, education or employment. Top positions (Government, Politics, Corporates,Media) in …

Good news for working parents in Infopark!, Now you can work without worries about your infants, becuse they would be in the same campus, may be in the adjuacent building. Yes what you’ve  heard is true…  Infopark authorities are planning to setup a day care centre in Infopark campus. The day care centre is expected to be operational within next two months.  Now many …

UST Global unveiled its new facility in Leela Infopark, Kochi On last week. Spread over an area of 34,000 sq ft, the office is styled to the themes of speed, passion and courage to celebrate the company’s partnership with Britain-based Formula One (F1) team Virgin Racing. It was in April last year that UST Global and Virgin Racing, a new …

A high level delegation from Kerala IT, the state government’s nodal infotech agency, participated in the prestigious global infotech and communications fair CeBIT 2011 in Hanover in Germany.  Kerala State IT Mission director Ishita Roy, Technopark’s chief executive officer Mervin Alexander and Infopark and Cyberpark’s chief executive officer Binu A. Pazhoor were in the team. Kerala IT, the unified brand …

>>Comrade VS will contest the coming assembly elections, if his party gives the needed green signal.  Last time, his contesting was marked by much controversy since his opponents in the party had taken all measures to prevent him from contesting, but later due to unprecedented pressure from the cadres and die hard fans fully fanned by mainstream media, the Politburo …

A one-stop solution for all medical and health needs — from doctors, hospitals, ayurveda centres, pharmacies and even insurance referral units — will open in a 10-storied mall in this Kerala city. The BCG group, a Rs.500-crore business conglomerate, is building the country’s first multidisciplinary health mall here and it will be open by August, a company official said Thursday. …

The Central Government Tuesday issued a directive assigning Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status for 132 acres of land at the proposed Kochi SmartCity site. The rest of 114 acres of land will get the SEZ status in ten days. Following this, SmartCity promoter Tecom will launch construction activities at the project site.

The State government and the Tecom singed the lease deed for the proposed Smart city project here on Wednesday. Smart city board chairman, minister S Sarma and Abul Lathif Almulla, TECOM CEO signed the deed at the board of directors meet held here. Suresh Kumar IAS, IT principal secretary and industrialist MA Yousafali also attended the meeting. Two separate lease …

“Last day the experience I had at Thiruvallam Parasurama temple was really a shocker for my family and me” ” saying Sunil Nair, a Technopark employee. A close relative of me passed away in February last year and his family came down from Madhyapradesh to offer first annual rituals at Parasurama temple at Thiruvallam. We reached there carrying the memories …

Double-decker buses, once an identity of Thiruvananthapuram, and new vestibule buses will start plying in the city from Tuesday. Transport Minister Jose Thettayil will flag off the buses from the city stand at 9.30 am. After a long interval, city will witness the plying of double-decker buses through the royal roads of Thiruvananthapuram. Double-decker buses stopped plying the city for …

The President of InApp, Satish Babu, has been appointed as the Director of the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) by the Government of Kerala. Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan inaugurated the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software at Technopark on February 24, 2011. The ICFOSS was formed with a view to provide technical assistance for implementing …

Megawave productions, a group of techies planing the movie ‘The Island Express‘, conducting their first official meeting at Sri Mulam Club, Vazhuthacaud on March 5 at 2 pm to 5 pm. In the meeting they will explain the: – The vision and mission of Team Megawave. – The plan of current project. – Budgeting and other details. “We would like …

With the introduction of six new trains, including a Duronto Express and MEMU, the Union Railway budget presented on Friday has brought much for Thiruvananthapuram to cheer about.  The new passenger terminal at Nemom is one of the highlights of the budget. The Chennai-trivandrum AC Duronto is one among the ninte Durontos announced in the budget.  This will run twice …