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Government of India has formally notified Technopark Phase 3 and Technopark Kollam as Special Economic Zones (SEZ). A press note issued by IT Kerala here on Friday said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Approvals, Ministry of Commerce, in New Delhi. Technopark Phase 3 will be developed over 92 acres of land. The construction of …

Criticising the Government of Kerala for the endless delay in taking decisions regarding the Smart City project, sources close to Tecom said that the implementing agency would have to rethink the future of the project if the government failed to reach a consensus before December 31. “Deadline seems to be a ‘dead’ line’.Tecom is a business entity and projects are …

The cradle of IT industry of Kerala, The Technopark is heading onto its 20th year of existance. From a humble beginning as a Hardware Park in the early 1990s, Technopark has become synonymous with the IT Development of Kerala. Today the Park employs over 20,000 techies in those 180 odd companies nestled in over 300 acres of verdant green land. …

SunTec, Technopark based  provider of pricing and centralized billing solutions, has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Asia award, given to promising technology companies in industry innovation. SunTec chief executive K. Nandakumar received the coveted award at the Asia Red Herring 100 conference at Shanghai earlier this month. Red Herring is a global media company that …

New volvo buses introduced in Technopark. They need our support!

Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi, was “broke”.“Since they (Smart City Dubai) don’t have money, they are now trying to come up with numerous excuses,” the chief minister told reporters here when he was asked about the delay of the project. The government signed an …

The Congress Party that leads Kerala’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has launched a campaign for an ambitious IT project, put on hold due to differences between the state government and its Dubai-based promoters. Ramesh Chennithala, president of the Kerala unit of the party, kicked off the campaign by placing a wreath on the foundation stone of the $350mn SmartCity …

Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved issues between the government and the developer. The government signed an agreement with Smart City Dubai to develop the Rs.1,500-crore project and operate it. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan laid the foundation stone …

The State Bank of Travancore (SBT) has launched a new product, ‘Viswa Yatra Foreign Travel Card,’ to help Indian citizens who plan to travel abroad, except Nepal and Bhutan. A.K. Jagannathan, Managing Director of the bank, formally launched the product by handing over the first card to Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark

UST is conducting a Walk-in-Drive for B.Sc. Computer Science or BA/B.Sc. graduates with computer diploma at Technopark, Trivandrum Experience:0 to 1.5 years – Should be willing to work in shifts & production support projects – Good communication skills Walk-in-drive Venue : Zenith Hall, Bhavani Techno park Trivandrum Date: Nov 14th 2009(Saturday)

Technopark based Trucid describes itself as providing ‘mobile application development for Android, J2ME or Symbian though our core area is iPhone Apps. Our services span from simple support apps for business to main stream game development. Each application that is released is tested at multiple levels to ensure high quality”. The Technopark, Kerala based Trucid CEO has just apologized to …

Healthcare receivables cycle management (HRCM) major Accentia Technologies based at the Technopark  has commenced operations from the UK, with the objective of tapping potential markets in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. Company officials said Accentia had been delivering services to healthcare organizations in these markets for the past two years, and that with a UK base it could aggressively market …

On Last week,30 students from four government schools will be the proud owners of a laptop each, courtesy the social responsibility programme of Technopark-based Satmetrix Software and Systems India Pvt Ltd. The occasion is doubly sweet, since the company is celebrating its second anniversary too. Named ‘Guiding Light Program’, the initiative was launched by Satmetrix on its first anniversary. It …

Technopark is insisting the two wheeler riders to wear helmet, from Nov 3rd onwards. Today the security people stopped the two wheeler riders at gate and noted the vehicle number and name & company details from identity card. They also warned that they won’t open the gate, and allow anyone to enter with out a helmet from tomorrow onwards. so …

The dreaded H1N1 virus (also known as Swine Flu) has claimed its first victim in Technopark, Trivandrum. In a very unfortunate event, a young software engineer working in Technopark succumbed to the H1N1 virus infection on Oct 27. The 24 year old techie was undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital in Trivandrum for last ten days. On September 10, …

Coming down heavily upon the Tecom authorities, the main promoters of SmartCity project., Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac said, the Tecom cannot dictate the government were to sign and what not to do.Thomas Isaac said, the Tecom is putting some fresh demands and the LDF government is not liable to heed to each demand put forward by Tecom Thomas Isaac …

Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Monday said the government would look for “other options” if Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Rs.1,500-crore ($300 million) IT project, did not resolve its differences with the state and start construction soon.“The government is committed to the project and if they (Smart City Dubai) don’t solve the issues then we will look …

The new power tariff will in all probability come into effect in the State only by December this year. The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has completed the formalities needed for revising the tariff, including the conduct of three separate public hearings in Trivandrum, Kochi and Kozhikode. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had submitted the clarifications sought by the …