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 …
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Japanese Airline Amakusa implements IBS’ solution
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 …
Read More »Claims made by TECOM not in contract: Minister S. Sharma
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 …
Read More »Kochi Smartcity: Tecom answered to Kerala Govt.
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 …
Read More »NASSCOM accolade for IBS
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. …
Read More »Kerala Google Technology User Group Launch event at Trivandrum
Kerala Google Technology user group launch at technopark
Read More »Tecom vacates their Smart City Kochi Project office
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 …
Read More »BarCamp Kerala 8 Concluded
The Eighth edition edition of the BarCamp Kerala (BCK) concluded at Thiruvalla. This time the Barcamp was held at the Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST). Barcamp kerala 8th edition started with a session on Statistical Machine Translation Basics by Deepak P. This was followed by a presentation on Mobile Web by Shwetank Dixit from Opera. A session by …
Read More »Kerala doesn’t have the authority to issue deadlines on the Smart City Kochi: Smart City CEO
Freehold land not charity, but a right: Smart City CEOThe government of Kerala doesn’t have the authority to issue deadlines on the Smart City project, Dubai Internet City CEO Fareed Abdul Rahman said Thursday. The government should first fulfill its responsibility by meeting the conditions in the agreement. If that is met, the Smart City is ready to go ahead …
Read More »SmartCity Kochi Crucial Board Meeting on March 29
A crucial Board meeting of the SmartCity Kochi project will be held on March 29, 2010 in Kochi. The meeting of the SmartCity Board will have representatives from Tecom, the promoters of the SmartCity Kochi project and the Kerala Government. Fareed Abdulrahman, CEO of SmartCity, is also expected to attend the Board Meeting. The meeting is being held in Kochi …
Read More »InApp expands operations to Japan
Building on the company’s decade-long operations in the US and India, Technopark based InApp hopes to increase their presence in the Asia-Pacific region through the new company. The new Japan base at Misuzugaoka Aobaku near Yokohama and Tokyo will offer software services such as software development, testing, migration, porting, maintenance, multimedia, smartphone solutions and others to SMEs in Japan. Incorporation …
Read More »Smart City Kochi:Board of directors meeting on March 29 will decide the Fate of the project
The fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore IT park in Kochi to be built by Dubai-based developer Smart City Dubai will be decided at a board of directors meeting later this month. The Kerala government is adamant that no freehold rights over the project would be given to the builder as such a clause does not exist in the original …
Read More »Smartcity Kochi:50 families relocated for the project are on the warpath
Even as Finance Minister Thomas Isaac reiterated the State government’s commitment to execute the proposed SmartCity Kochi project during his budget presentation, more than 50 families relocated for the project at Edachira are on the warpath alleging apathy on the part of authorities in providing the promised basic amenities on the land allotted for their rehabilitation. “We were moved out …
Read More »Smart City Kochi project would be implemented in two stages:Kerala FM. Thomas Issac
Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac on Friday announced that the government would take measures to create one lakh (100,000) job opportunities for the IT sector in the state. He also said that the Smart City project would be implemented in two stages at the Infopark and an amount of Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) has been sanctioned …
Read More »IT sector in the state is safe even without the Smartcity project: Kerala CM
Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan today all most scripted the future of Smart City stating that IT sector in the state is safe even without the project. The CM took on the opposition for trying to give a picture that Smart City is everything regarding IT in the state. Achuthanandan continued his prior stand that his government has taken corrective measures …
Read More »Kerala Govt. mulls handing over Smartcity Kochi to Infopark
The government has been contemplating to handover the prestigious Smartcity project to Inforpark as the former is in a state of limbo for past two years and consecutive talks with Smartcity Tecom officials have proved futile, informed Thomas Isaac, state Finance Minister. The project, the foundation stone of which was laid in November 2007, is yet to take off due …
Read More »TechnoCity is expected to generate 50,000 IT jobs
The fourth phase of the Technopark here, branded TechnoCity, is expected to generate 50,000 direct jobs and provide indirect employment to 2 lakh, according to officials of the Kerala IT department. The state IT department has announced completion of all formalities pertaining to acquisition of the 451 acres required for TechnoCity. In addition to 205.11 acres of land acquired by …
Read More »Innoz Launches TRANZ-file sharing application for mobile devices
Innoz technologies, a very unique and successful student start up company in Technopark developed a new innovative solution named Tranz-File for mobile devices, for file sharing among mobile networks. Tranz enables you to share photos,videos & music with your friends and family – right from your GPRS/3G mobile phone. Tranz is a file sharing and networking application that enriches your …
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