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We reported many times the low quality, high priced food in Technopark restaurants, and finally they got a nice pudding yesterday. A special squad of the city corporation raided hotels and canteens on the Technopark campus at Kazhakoottam and other places in the city and seized large quantities of stale food on Wednesday. The stale food included parottas, chappathis, pickles, …

It was altogether a very different experience, a first of its kind for the local residents at the Kazhakuttom bypass leading to Technopark on May 13, 2008. They were witnessing a handful of young software professionals who had rolled up their sleeves on to clean the road and nearby areas leading to Technopark, after five days of working on the …

Toonz Academy, a premier training institute in 3D and 2D animation, backed by the studio major Toonz Animation India, has expanded its animation training facilities by opening centres in Ahmedabad and Indore. More locations This is in line with plans to further its operations in more strategic locations. The new centres, along with existing ones in Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, New Delhi, …

‘Mostly Ghostly,’ the popular children’s book series by best-selling author R.L. Stine, is set to storm the silver screen. Produced by Toonz Animation, a Technopark- based animation studio, the feature film is expected to hit theatres across the world later this year. Toonz Animation announced here on Wednesday that Universal Studios had bagged the distribution rights of the film. Based …

UST Global Inc., a technology outsourcing company with big operations in Technopark, Trivandrum getting ready to possibly go public next year. UST Global isn’t deterred by a sluggish stock market and higher costs associated with being a public company, according to Chief Executive Sajan Pillai. “We have plans to go public, and we are looking at the right timing,” he …

Mondays are always blue. Tired and lazy after hectic weekends, I detest the thought of Monday. It was yet another Monday and I was coming to office in Techno Park. Loads of work to be done, meetings to attend – the day’s schedule looked scary. The bus took the final round turn and stopped. I was standing in front of …

Technology innovators and entrepreneurs from rural Kerala and various engineering colleges in the state would be offered a chance of incubating their ventures towards successful technopreneurship at the Technopark.Proposals in this regard would be evaluated by experts at the Technopark’s TePP Outreach Centre (TUC) before inviting the innovators The innovators would be accommodated at the Technopark- Technology Business Incubator (TBI) …

Inside a Mainframe Genuine Mainframes are still rare because they are very expensive to buy and maintain. But many Technopark companies have these expensive and giant machines. The major companies offering mainframe competencies are UST Global, Allianz etc…

Tata Elxsi announces development centers in Hyderabad and Coimbatore; expands facility in ThiruvananthapuramTata Elxsi Limited, the technology arm of the multi-billion USD Tata Group, today announced the setting up of two new development centers in Coimbatore and Hyderabad; while further expanding its facility in Thiruvananthapuram to meet the scale-up requirements of the clients.The facility in Thiruvananthapuram, which currently houses 582 …

The Govt. of Kerala has officially announced the commencement of development of Kerala’s largest IT project with an advertisement appearing the regional and national editions of the Economic Times, Business Standard and the Business Line. When completed Technocity will have 2 crore sq.feet IT spaceBiggest ever IT project shaping in State The biggest- ever IT project of the Kerala Government, …

A couple of new restaurants opened at the top floor of Tejaswini building in technopark. Available outlets are : Mothers kitchenKabab HouseWanges ExpressZero degreePanchoPassion fruit etc.. The facility is fully air conditioned and plenty of space and good ambiance made it as a favourite place for techies. but food is somewhat costly there.

UST Global which is the largest company in Technopark having over 4500 employees working out of its Technopark center came out with an innovative idea to engage its employees. UCL-UST Cricket League was a stage to vent the energy and exuberance that gets clogged in cubicles. Over 8 months, over 80 teams, over 8 matches a day, over 1200 participants. …

Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at Technopark here has bagged the prestigious national award for the best technology business incubator in the country for 2007.The award, instituted by the department of science and technology of the central government, was for encouraging and recognizing the business incubation activity, which plays a key role in promoting the entrepreneurial culture in the country. Former …

Former UN under-secretary general Shashi Tharoor’s professional training academy opened at the Technopark campus,for bettering the business communication and technical skills of professionals, including fresh recruits, working in the knowledge and service industries. Quoting heads of Technopark-based firms with whom he had interacted recently, Mr. Tharoor said most young employees had a “book knowledge of English.” They could write a …

Strange as it may seem, IT professionals are building the “land mafia” in Kerala. What’s more, they are converting their tax-paid white money into black money – and they don’t even seem to know it. Unlike most states, Keralites don’t invest in businesses is Kerala. While the land is flush with NRI money, most of it is directed into palatial …

Technopark Phase III Total – 92 acres Out of this, 42 acres will be developed by a private developer as SEZ. The cost for the project will be 800 crores. Remaining 50 acres will be embarked for IT companies http://keralaitparks.org/projects.html Technocity updates The SPV set up by GoK for developing the 507 acres Technocity project,Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd …