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HFS Software India Private Limited will be holding an opening day ceremony on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the opening of its new office location in Leela Infopark, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram. HFS Software India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Harland Financial Solutions, a U.S.-based financial services software provider. The company currently employs 50 people in its …

The Ministry of Urban Development has reportedly given approval to model the Kochi Metro rail on the lines of Chennai Metro rail. A draft in this regard has been prepared by the Cabinet. There will be no private participation in the project. The amount which was earmarked for the project will be increased to Rs. 5,016 crore from Rs. 1,886 …

Hardly had it surprised anyone when our Chief Minister expressed his regrets in the state assembly over the comment passed by his cabinet colleague on the correlation between viral fever deaths and liquor consumption. Actually, this relation was not the finding of our health minister, but he simply quoted from the observations of the central medical team that was touring …

Dennis Ritchie – one of the creators of the hugely influential Unix operating system and C Programming language has died aged 70 Dennis Ritchie, whose death after a long illness was reported on Wednesday and confirmed on Thursday by Bell Labs, similarly embodied a unique yet admirable approach to systems design: a man with a lifelong focus on making software …

Technopark and the Hamariyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) in Sharjah have taken their Memorandum of Understanding for mutual development to the next level with Neologix Software Solutions, a Technopark-based company, launching its Middle East operations at HFZA. Hamariyah Free Zone Director-General Rashid Al Leem handed over the licence deed to Neologix Managing Director Chief Architect Jenu Joseph and Deputy Director, …

The State government has taken decisions to remove the traffic bottlenecks on roads leading to Technopark, Trivandrum. Public Works Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju said that a meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on October 3 to discuss the bottlenecks on the roads leading to Technopark had taken a decision to widen the road from Pallippuram to Kazhakuttam for four-lane …

Trivandrum (October, 2011) Mr. Nagarajan Anantharaman, has joined Applexus Technologies as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr.Nagarajan, before joining Applexus, was a Vice President in Wipro Limited. He was the thought leader behind the success of Wipro Arabia in the Middle East, where he worked as Vice President. Under his dexterous leadership, the company achieved exponential growth and scaled new heights …

The finals of GOAL 2011 – Technopark’s premier football tournament will see the two top teams – UST Global Reds & Tata Elxsi clash for the coveted trophy. The semifinals were held on 9th October 2011. In the first semis, Tata Elxsi defeated Allianz Cornhill 2-1 in a high octane match. Rahul & Emmy were the goal scorers for Tata …

>>The State Women’s Commission launched a 24 x 7 SMS facility for women across the state for assistance in emergency. A text message sent to 537252, ‘I am in danger’ or ‘Help’ or even a blank message will be registered and assistance will be provided immediately.   The SMS facility can be used in distress situation and for registering complaints with …

>>Technopark-based IBS Software Services (IBS)has entered into a tie-up with Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, to supply software for crew management.  IBS’ Manpower Management (MPM) solution will help Aer Lingus with cost-effective and efficient operations with an optimal level of properly trained and appropriately qualified cockpit and cabin crew.   Aer Lingus is the first airline in Europe to utilize the …

MobME Wireless, Innoz Technologies and Flytxt, all headquartered at the Technopark Trivandrum, feature in the Nasscom’s list of 50 top emerging IT companies in the country this calendar year. MobME Wireless and Flytxt have been chosen in the Emerge Innovation category and Innoz Technologies in the Emerge Start-ups category, said a Nasscom release.

KOCHI: Construction of the much delayed Rs 2,000 crore SmartCity project at the nearby Kakkanad commenced today and the first phase is expected to be completed in two years. Within 24 months the project’s first phase would be ready and is expected to provide about 7,000 jobs, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after performing the “ground breaking ceremony” of …

Jet Airways announced daily flights from Sharjah to Trivandrum from October 30. They currently operates a daily flight from Sharjah to Kochi.This will be the 10th daily service from the UAE to India and the 22nd Jet Airways flight from the Gulf to India.

Trivandrum, October 7, 2011 – Mr. James Golsen, who has recently taken over as Principal Commercial Officer of US Consulate, Chennai visited Technopark. He held interactions with various companies of Technopark companies. He was accompanied by Mr. P Vaidyanathan, Sr. Commercial Specialist, of US Consulate. He explained and clarified on the various incentives for investment and for facilitation of visas …

The Silicon Valley icon who gave the world the iPod and the iPhone the co-founder of Apple and former CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday. He had been battling cancer and other health issues for several years and had a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO, invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that …

Good news to all rail passengers in Technopark, A lots of new development is going to happen in Kazhakkuttam railway station including the name change and stop for more trains. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi assured to the action council that the Kazhakkutom station will be renamed to ‘Kazhakuttom Technopark Station’.  

“Until we came here, we didn’t know that no workday of Technopark was affected by hartal.” This statement was made by NASSCOM chairman Rajendra Pawar, he was speaking during media interaction after opening its regional office at Technopark. The fact that Technopark remains uninterrupted during hartal amused the NASSCOM executive members.  They said that there was negative impression on Kerala …

Infopark Kochi has launched a help line number that would enable job seekers to call and find out  about the companies in the park and the genuineness of the advertisements for jobs and training made by any company in the park through various media. The decision to set up a help line was taken when Infopark received complaints about companies …