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>>It’s a new avatar of Harisankar Kalvoor, better known as Silsila Harisankar. The man, who tickled the funny bone with the song ‘Silsila’ and invited much criticism in YouTube, has come up with a melodious song and a serious subject. His new song ‘Oru Pakshi Polum’ is a YouTube hit, this time in a positive note. The album already has …

>>A new food court has been opened at the Leela Infopark building.  V J Jayakumar, CEO, Leela Infopark, inaugurated the food court, Harmony@food, at the 12th floor at the Leela Infopark.  Five outlets of leading restaurants have opened their counters and three more are expected soon. The counters are  classified as North Indian, South Indian, wraps, juice, and ice creams. …

  >>A techie was killed in a tragic accident involving a KSRTC bus and Scorpio at Pongumoodu on Wednesday morning. Aswathy  G (26), an employee of Aptara Learning, Technopark, is the deceased.  She was on the way to office.  Two other techies were injured in the accident.  There condition is reported to be stable. TechnoparkToday expresses deep condolences on the …

>> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  Sakthi Cinema in Nedumangad has been witnessing a rare phenomenon for the past one week. While the local people throng other theatres to watch the Vijay-starrer ‘Velayutham’, youths from the city arrive in large numbers at the Sakthi cinema to watch a rather unknown film. The local people wonder why an unfamiliar actor is welcomed with thunderous claps …

UST offering free saplings as part of their go green initiatives in Technopark. You can collect free saplings from their counter in Bhavani Portico, till today evening ( 2nd November, 2011)

It may be surpirsing for most of us, but it seems politicians from kerala is also among the blackmoney account holders in Swizz bank. Indiatimes reported that a MP from kerala asked to explain the source of funds in the HSBC bank account, Geneva to the Income tax officials Read the full story here

Technopark Trivandrum will soon become home to the country’s first telecom business incubator that will be jointly promoted by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Technopark Trivandrum, and MobME Wireless. The Telecom Innovation Hub will be launched by January 2012. It would focus primarily on student start-ups …

Infopark Kochi has announced its plans to hold a contest to find an apt name for its Phase II. The contest—aptly titled “Tag the Park”—offers a memento and cash prize for the person who suggests the best name for the second phase of Infopark. The names should be sent to [email protected] on or before November 10, 2011.

>>”Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky  Be still long enough to hear your own leaves rustling”- says the famous quote. And here is a man who rooted himself deep into his own tradition, while reaching out for the infinities of Information Technology- for Kathakali is his passion and despite belonging to the busy-round-the-clock-IT community, he finds ample time …

>>ICFOSS is set to commence R & D on the popular smart-device platform, Android, through a composite project awarded to it by the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Government of India. Android is a FOSS-based generic Operating System platform for mobile phones, pads, slates, tablets and a variety of other emerging devices. It is promoted by the Open Handset Alliance, …

Infosys is now planning to invest about Rs. 800 crore in Trivandrum, Kerala to expand the operation and generate 10,000 new jobs over the next five years. After many expected and unexpected turmoil due to global economic scenario, it seems Infosys , the technology giant has been able to gear up a new start. The giant is now planning to …

>>As the controversy surrounding an audit report conduct among the food outlets in Technopark get murkier, Vital Links & Services, the company which runs the Food Court at Thejawani, came out with an explanation. While the issue become a hot topic among techies and was taken up by the mainstream media, Technopark authorities and Infosys still keep the audit report …

>>Flytxt, the Technopark-based mobile marketing and advertising solution providers, is joining hands with yuMobile, which will deploy Flytxt’s integrated carrier class mobile marketing software platform, NEON, on its network in Kenya.  The integration with Flytxt to its network will enable yuMobile to offer on-time contextual and relevant promotions.   In India, Flytxt has to its credit clients like Aircel and …

The Phase I of Infopark Kochi has scripted a success story of becoming one of the most favorite IT destinations in the country for IT majors like TCS, WIPRO, Cognizant, Arbitron, OPI Global, and ACS Xerox. Now it is heading towards the next phase (Phase II) with an expanse of 160 acres of SEZ and non-SEZ development on a waterfront …

RMESI has opened an additional facility at the Leela Infopark within the Technopark campus.Chris Clements, Non Resident Manager of RMESI inaugurated the new office on the 8th floor of Leela Infopark. 25% of RM Education’s workforce would be based in Technopark. The new office will have 217 employees, bringing the total strength of RMESI in Trivandrum to 750. Founded in …

October 19, 2011 – The Expo will be held at the Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Pune, from Nov 4 – 6, 2011. It is organized jointly by the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The event is supported by the Tribology Society of India, Indian Paint Association (IPA) and TWI. IMX 2011 …

>>Technopark CEO, Mervin Alexander, said that the allegations against hotels and restaurants in Technopark were not true.  “It is totally baseless.  The audit conducted among the hotels is just superficial and unscientific”, Mervin told to TechnoparkToday. “The baseless reports are making techies panic. Some Technopark companies contacted Infosys for clarification of this incident,” he added. Technopark authorities conduct a food …

>>Majority of the techies might have tasted bad foods in hotels and restaurants inside Technopark.  If it is not just a matter of taste and have far reaching health hazards, would you still feel it’s ok?  Dear colleagues, it’s time to act.  According to some reports, Infosys has conducted an audit in various restaurants, food joints, and the outlets of leading …