TechnoparkToday.com>> Zinc N Rock FoodStock started a new service “Lunch Box”, providing door step delivery of meal orders within the city. The convenient meal packages come with a price range starting from just Rs. 29. Z n R operates more than 6 restaurants in various parts of the country.  Z n R operates the brands, FoodStock, which serves Chinese cuisine …

>>On the eve of World Donors Day (June 13), techies from Infopark participated in ‘Punarjani’ – a Blood Donation drive. The camp was inaugurated by Infopark CEO Gigo Joseph. Sunrise Hospital provided the infrastructure assistance for the blood donation drive. Inaugurating the drive, Gigo Joseph said, “This was a great initiative and it was heartening to see so many of …

>>US Consul General, Ms Jennifer A McIntyre, visited Infopark on June 14, 2012,  to understand the investment opportunities and  growth plans in Kerala IT. Infopark CEO, Mr. Gigo Joseph welcomed her and briefed her on the initiatives of Kerala IT in general and on Infopark’s role specifically. Infopark Chief Technical Adviser, K. Kurian, Asst. Manager Administration, Regi K. Thomas and …

TechnoparkToday.com >>It was on 19th May 2010, Dial ‘108’ in Emergency was launched in Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Mumbai-based organization, Ziqitza Health Care Ltd. The project covered 25 different places in the Trivandrum District with a network of fully equipped 25 ambulances. The service was named “KERALA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROJECT” “Dial 108 in Emergency”. Two years later, KEMP …

ICFOSS, in its effort to make available Open Source applications for mass use, will be adopting and promoting GNU/Khata, FOSS-based Financial Accounting software. GNU/Khata is being developed by a team of developers based in IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, and is being supported under the National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology (NMEICT) project. GNU Khata is full-featured, multi-user, web-based financial accounting …

UST Global® a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Global 1000 enterprises, today announced that the company was honored with the Most Innovative Emerging Corporation Award at the recent International Business Awards 2012 in New Delhi, India, May 28th, 2012. Mr. Murali Gopalan, UST Global’s Joint Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President, received the award on the company’s behalf …

‘7 Notes to  Infinity’, a 60-minute documentary film on Indian Classical Music is set to be premiered in Trivandrum on the eve of World Music Day – June 20, 2012. Directed by Shrenik Rao, the film explores the universality of music through the infinite compositions created from the 7 musical Notes – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni.  Through interviews and …

>>To take the techies to the world of reading from the virtual world and hectic professional life, DC Books has set up a retail outlet at Infopark Kochi.  Hon’ble Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise, Shri. K. Babu inaugurated DC Books outlet here at ‘Athulya’, Infopark Kochi. Infopark CEO, Gigo Joseph officiated the first sale handing over a book to …

>>Extolution Software Private Limited (ESPL) has today launched its Human capital solution Exenta in the Indian market.  ESPL is a company which incubated out of T-Bic in Technopark Trivandrum in the year 2006. ESPL has been working on the Product over the last five years. The Product Exenta has been developed after great amount of research and is one of …

TechnoparkToday.com>>A good news for the film buffs in Technopark.  Natana, the cultural club of Technopark, is going to launch a film club for Technopark employees, on June 21.  The club will conduct regular screening of movies on the campus, and the screening will be a learning process to the IT film buffs. A number of Technopark employees with a passion …

>>UST Global, as part of their corporate social responsibility, celebrates WED – World Environment Day every year.   Color Rose Team in UST Global that is responsible for Environmental related initiatives was spearheading the same this year. The celebrations were held on Jun 05, 2012 at Technopark, Trivandrum with UST donating 1000 free saplings to UST employees. The event was done with the …

>>The biennial Election of the NIPM (National Institute of Personnel Management ) Trivandrum Chapter for the year 2012-14 has concluded.   Dr. KC. Chandrasekharan Nair, CFO Technopark and Secretary and Registrar, Technopark TBI is the new Chairman of the Chapter. “I am obliged for nominating me as the chairman, we would try to add more new members to this chapter …

>>Infosys BPO Limited, the Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys, announced that it has won the Outsourcing Excellence Award 2012 in the “Best New Process/Application” category, recognizing the company’s strong relationship with its client Rio Tinto. The Outsourcing Excellence Awards are presented by the Outsourcing Center, the premier online community specializing in thought leadership, best practices, and innovation in outsourcing. …

>>Chakshumathi, a Charitable Trust working exclusively for the empowerment of the visually challenged organized the first ever summer science camp for the blind and other visually challenged from 20 to 26 May 2012 at the Kanthari Campus in Vellayaini, Trivandrum, with the support of ACIS, Technopark (a captive offshore facility of Allianz Insurance Co.) and the Kanthari Institute of Social …

The phenomenal response to the Kathakali performance has inspired NATANA to introduce to the Techie cultural crowd, one of the most ancient, performing art forms of world- Koodiyattom. The workshop covers areas of acting through Mudras, gestures and body movements (ilakiyattom and Pakarnattom), the Navarasas (9 expressions), different types of dance movements and an introduction to Ahaarya (Costume and Makeup) …

>>Technopark is all set to get a major security cover.   After repeated plea against petrol looting and related unfortunate incidents in the campus, things are changing now. As part of ensuring foolproof security, Technopark will soon get barbed boundaries and a proper video surveillance system.  The general body meeting of Technopark held recently has decided to strengthen the security system …

The Grand Finale of UST Global’s ‘COLORS’ fest, Kaleidoscope’12, happened today, May 16, 2012 from 11 am at Bhavani atrium, Technopark. All seven COLORS of UST Global had stalls, flower/vegetable carving arrangements, free bird astrology, mehendi, taste bud tickling food, corporate offer packages and a magic show. A center stage was set up for nonstop performances of USsociates.  Jishnu Raghavan, …

ICFOSS, Technopark and Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, are jointly organizing a 3-day Training Programme on “Information Delivery Systems for Academic And Research Institutions (IDSARI 1.0)”  during 11-13 July 2012, at ICFOSS, Technopark. This programme is aimed at equipping the staff of Education and Research Institutions such as Programmes/Course Co-ordinators, Teachers, Librarians and Students in modern, IT-based management of courses. …