There  are benefits coming to those seeking jobs,  as  a hiring wave by India’s outsourcing sector  is set to increase recruitment by nearly 70 percent in the next financial year, according to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom).
India’s big three outsourcing companies — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro — all have plans to boost hiring sharply in the coming financial year, and have already revealed their requirements.
IT professionals confirm that the ‘feel good” factor is back, as big companies have returned to college campuses  to …

IBS won the prestigious Tech a break Company of the year title on the sixth edition of tech a break. This years Tech a break was totally dominated by the IBS. they added color and dynamism to the entire show by live participation and vivid ideas.
Join us to congratulate IBS for this great achievement!
Allianz was the first Runner up followed by NeST.
IBS Team with Tech a Break 2010 Company of the Year Trophy.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will launch its mobile WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), a fourth-generation technology that enables high-speed wireless Internet access  in Kerala.  This is the first launch of  BSNL  WiMax  service in South India.
The  WiMax-based solution is set up and deployed like cellular systems using base stations with coverage over a radius of  several kilometers. The customer premise equipment (CPE) will connect the base station to the customer. WiMax is available in both indoor and outdoor versions.

It’s just a fortnight left for the Indian Premier League to embark on its 3rd Edition and Crickees is ready with its prediction game. Alike 2009, this year also, cricket lovers can predict the match results of their favorite IPL teams, runs scored, wickets taken etc. Visit http://predict.crickees.com to register and predict.

Crickees also provides a comprehensive Cricket Tournament Hosting platform to help local tournaments to get an online presence. Technopark has hosted its last concluded Cricket tournament using Crickees solution. Contact Us, if you want to host your cricket tournament online.

Tragedy struck the Tech a break, when a young software engineer dided while participating in the tech a break rally. All events including the DJ which scheduled after the rally have been canceled.

A decision on the rest of the tech a break events would be taken at a meeting of the organizers today.

Prem Kiran and Veena from Infosys Technologies have won the Techno Couple contest organised by Metro Manorama. The contest was for couples working in Technopark/IT Companies in Trivandrum.
Results:
Winners - Prem & Veena ( Infosys )
First Runner ups - Don Kurien ( RMESI) & Simi ( AES Solutions)
Second RUnner Ups - Derek & Smitha ( Visual Graphics)
Special Jury Award - Jimmy Kurian ( Satmatrix ) & Tess ( Faith Infotech)

One of the most popular rock bands from Europe - The Black Rust will be performing at the Nishagandhi auditorium in Trivandrum on February 19, 2010 at 6.30 pm.
The band will perform both the English and German rock music. This rock show is being organized with friendly support from Allianz Technopark, Srilankan Airways and Rosebowl by Goethe Zentrum, Trivandrum.Entry is free, Be there and Let’s rock together!
Please visit the Black Rust’s page in MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/somuchweakness

Technopark Technology Business Incubation (T-TBI) incubated company Catalyz Scientific Technologies has won the national award for the best start-up company in Biotech and Pharma sector for the year 2009.  The award constituted by the Indian Science and Technology Park’s (STEPS) and Business Incubator’s Association (ISBA) was received by Dr  Biju Jacob, founder and CEO of Catalyz, from Union Minister for S&T Prithviraj Chavan in New Delhi.
Catalyz is a new generation health care innovations company focusing on point of care diagnostics and stem cell therapeutics. The company is developing proprietary diagnostics …

The worldwide economic meltdown and the strengthening dollar pulled down the Indian IT sector last year. The sector, which had been a major contributor to India’s GDP, rebounded solidly from the global predicament by diversifying itself into diverse industry verticals and new geographies.
The worst hit by the meltdown was the business process outscoring or BPO industry. And with US President Barack Obama planning to slash outsourcing, the future does look tense. The government needs to address the problems of the BPO sector, which is a major contributor to India’s export …

QBurst introduces, “theapps.mobi” which gives you instant access to your favorite iPod/iPhone apps without installing itunes. theapps.mobi brings you a faster and easier to use platform with different categories of iPhone and iPod touch apps, ranging from Education, Business and Entertainment to Travel, Weather, Lifestyle and Games.
The website showcases the latest products to stuff your iPhone and iPod touch and that too with regular updates. This site enables users to post comments, reviews and rate the available apps.  This in turn helps to easily locate the desired category and …

The value of the land proposed to be acquired at Nellikode and Pantheerankavu in the city for setting up Cyberpark has been fixed at Rs.1 lakh a cent.
The rate of Rs.1 lakh a cent will be given to the land owners whose land has a path more than eight ft wide. Those having land with a path less than eight ft wide will be given Rs.85,000 a cent.
The displaced families will be rehabilitated at Chevayur. They will be given five cents of land for constructing houses. They will also be …

Technopark based Maxartists Technologies, one of the pioneers in Near Field Communication(NFC) Technology in the country has signed a MoU with Sagem Orga a leading smart card manufacturer headquartered at Paderborn, Germany, to offer a joint “NFC turn-key solution”. Maxartists comprehensive NFC ecosystem TESSA along with Sagem Orga secure elements forms a comprehensive secure NFC solution package. The system makes full use of the latest innovations in the field of NFC - a short range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables exchange of data between devices says a press …

The new Crickees.com website has been unveiled. The look and feel of the website has changed according to the new web 2.0 methodologies and Crickees now focusses on hosting cricket tournaments online.
Crickees’ Cricket Tournament Hosting Solution helps users to host cricket tournaments online within no time with its user-friendly platform and easily manageable interface. It provides a video tutorial and ample documentation to help users host and manage cricket tournaments online.

In addition to managing teams, players, matches and scorecard, Crickees offers features like live update, automated statistics, team standings, cricket talk, …

Pivot Systems is conducting a Walk-in-Drive for Business Development Trainees in Technopark, Trivandrum.
Position: Business Development Trainee
Experience: 0 to 1 years
Requirements:
• Excellent communication skills in English – both oral and written
• Candidates experienced with sales calling are desirable
• Candidate must be hard-working, possess perseverance and be exceptional at following-up
• A go-getter with a positive, can-do attitude
• Assertive, confident & results-oriented
• Willingness to learn and take up challenges. Be a good team player
• Candidate must be willing to work in the night shift
Qualification:
Bachelors degree in Engineering or Bachelors degree in Science/Commerce/MBA …

Greetings from Pivot Systems!
We have an immediate requirement for HR Executive for our development center here. Please find below the job description for HR Executive position.
Position: HR Executive
No. of openings: 1
Location: Trivandrum, Technopark
Desired Candidate Profile:

Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
Relevant experience in IT recruitment
Induction, Background Checks, Submission of documents, Creation of personnel files
Knowledge in HR policies and processes
Experience in Employee Engagement Activities and Grievance Handling
Hands on Excel experience, Data Base Management
Ability to take decision at required and critical circumstances
Leave, Attendance Management and coordination of Appraisals
Internal Communication Management
Internal Reporting with respect to …

Kerala based Mobile - Web - Electronics Convergence Company - Rain Concert opened their new facility in Technopark. The new facility at the Thejaswini building in Technopark was inaugurated by Mr. Nasser Abdulrahman Al-Hussein, Chairman, Arts of Technology for Communications and IT Establishment, Saudi Arabia.
The company, which has adopted a phased expansion plan to increase resource strength in research and development (R&D) domains of mobile, web and electronics and engineering, will take its employee strength to 500 in the next three years. Rain Concert currently employs 120 technology professionals.
This apart, …

Kerala’s latest IT space - ‘Leela Infopark’ at Technopark is ready for launch. The 6.15 lakh square ft. structure in traditional Kerala architecture is the tallest building in Technopark now, with G+15 floors.
The state-of-the-art Leela building has got a cafeteria on the ground floor, a multi-cuisine canteen spread over 15,000+ sq.ft on the 11th floor and a  fully equipped gym on the 15th floor. A multi-level car park sprawled over 1 lakh sq.feet is attached with the main building.
The Leela Infopark also has a fully operational 36,000 sq.ft. Phase …

Trivandrum: Trivandrum bursts with a passion for partying as the New Year Eve approaches. The city is all set to bid adieu to 2009 with all the customary celebrations.  All the best hotels are competing with one another to provide you the best music, food and entertainment. There are plenty to choose from, and here is a list to help you :
Leela Kempinski :
At the terrace restaurant: ‘Everloving 80’s’ themed DJ event combined with  dance and culinary fetes. Make sure to catch DJ Antonio and Soul Burn live at the …