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Ernst & Young Global Shared Services Technopark has launched a major recruitment campaign to increase its current staff capacity of 700 employees to reach 1000, by this year, with this figure likely to double in 2012. This expansion follows the organization’s increased operations since becoming part of Ernst & Young’s Global Shared Services operations in July 2010. The center which …

Technopark-based firm Artin Dynamics Monday signed an agreement with Mivire Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd ( MCS )) to distribute a power saving product in Britain in a $25 million( 112 Crore) deal. This agreement is to distribute the former’s flagship Artificial Intelligence product, SPARA, for the whole of Britain for three years. the distribution contract will start from the first …

IIITM-K offers Weekend Short Course on EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & SECURITY at IIITM-K, Technopark Campus. The course commences on Saturday, January 22, 2011. The objective of this course is to equip students with the fundamental concepts and tools of embedded system design.This course offers a range of topics that are of immediate relevance to the industry and trains the student in …

International brand Classic Polo has opened its new exclusive showroom at Jacobs, Jacobs Junction, Spencer-Bakery Junction Road in Trivandrum.The showroom is right next to the Peter England Flagship store and near Zinc n Rock. They are offering a varierty of products including, T.Shirts: Rs. 399 -1499 Casual/Formal Shirts: Rs. 595 – 1295 Trousers/Jeans: Rs. 599 – 1499 Sportswear: Rs. 125 …

Axis Bank, India’s third largest private Bank, today announced the launch of AxisDirect, an online trading platform, marking their foray into retail broking business. AxisDirect is a product of Axis Securities and Sales Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Axis Bank. The portal can be accessed at www.axisdirect.in. AxisDirect will offer multiple options to the customers for trading in cash, derivatives, …

The 23rd Kerala Science Congress will be held at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) in Trivandrum from January 29 to 31, 2011. The event is scheduled to be inaugurated by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on January 29, 2011. This year’s theme is ‘Science and technology for transforming Kerala into a green economy.’ As part of the science congress, …

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) and the State IT Department is seriously considering a proposal to set up an e-waste management facility in the state. As part of the first phase of the project, workshops on e-waste management would be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode in January. The authorities are considering a public-private partnership model. Location of …

Courtesy: G Rajiv. The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thanks to their sophisticated modern tastes, techies have spawned a whole lot of alternative lifestyle symbols like pizza joints, coffee shops and even pool bars in and around the Technopark. Now, here is an addition, a condom shop. For the first time in the country, an IT park is going to have …

City folks, it’s time to cheer up. A single platform that caters to your movie and shopping interests is in the offing.Yes! Thiruvananthapuram will get its first multiplex soon. Twin theatres Dhanya and Remya will be demolished to give way to the multi-screen entertainment complex. Owner Mini Muthoot group is in discussions with Bangalore-based engineers regarding the plan of the …

TCS signing up for a mega learning centre at the Technocity, the next phase of Technopark at Trivandrum, Kerala.The Rs 1,500 crore Global Learning Centre of TCS will be the first kind of facillity here. Kerala IT department officials said a lease deed was signed for 83 acres of land and TCS had made the initial down payment of Rs …

Sky City and flyovers may be a distant dream for Kochiites but they may soon have the pleasure of travelling in double decker buses. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning to introduce luxury double decker buses in Kochi on the lines of double-deckers operating in London, New York and Dubai. The body building of new double deckers …

Technopark-based Toonz Animation India will conduct a Career Guidance Week from January 3rd to 7th at its studio complex in Technopark. The career guidance session, meant for those who wish to pursue a career in animation and multi-media, will be lead by industry experts. The main idea behind the session is to publicize the scope of animation and the potential …

The Dubai Government will put pressure on Tecom, the promoter of the project, to remove the hurdles obstructing the launch of the Smart City, here. This is on the basis of the talks held by Indian UAE envoy M K Lokesh with the Dubai Government. Tecom had been demanding freehold right over 12 percent of the land, which was opposed …

K Ramachandran(KEYAR), one of the first employees of Technopark, who was recently promoted as General Manager for HR & Admin, steps out of Technopark. He was appointed by the Government of Kerala for implementing the Technopark project in 1990. Since its launch twenty years ago, the Technopark has climbed one step after another into becoming the largest IT park in …

Technopark has always been a hub for the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Taking a step further, the Technopark Technology Business Incubator (TBI) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Kerala, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion and development of Small and Medium Companies in Kerala. The MoU was signed and exchanged by Mervin Alexander, CEO – …

There has been a number of initiatives in Kerala in agricultural sector led by bodies like Rubber/Coconut/Arecanut/Spices/Horticulture boards and department of Agriculture. There are also several movements driven by initiatives of progressive farmers contributing to value addition methodologies like organic and biodynamic agriculture which have the potential to develop in Kerala. The reach of the schemes and programs can be …

The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai continued over the fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project, with the latter making it clear that arbitration would be their last resort. As expected, the 23rd board meeting of Smart City Kochi held here Friday, ended in 20 minutes only with no decision taken on the …

The Dubai based builders Tecom has made made it clear that it would wait for only another two months for the state government’s nod to go ahead wth the Kochi Smart City project. Fareed Abdul Rahman CEO of Smart City project said that it involves crores of rupees and if no progress is made in this regard within two months …