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TechnoparkToday.com>> Stage is all set for Assembly elections 2016.  Campaigns have started targeting youths, as they are the major decisive force in elections.  Techies are one of the major target groups of political parties. With the emergence of BJP as a major party, election trends are set to witness a major change. Till recently, Kerala witnessed UDF and LDF swapping …

TechnoparkToday.com>> The roads within Technopark Campus will now glow with LED bulbs.  The work replacing the damaged antique model lamp posts with new LED lamp posts is progressing.  This move by Technopark, will definitely reduce the power consumption for lighting the campus. The new lamp posts with LED bulbs were installed and started glowing in the Nila-Bhavani stretch, rear gate till Chandragiri/Quest Towers,  Tata …

TechnoparkToday.Com (Bangalore)>> Wipro Limited, the leading global information technology company announced that it has received the ‘NASSCOM Corporate Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion 2016’, in the category of ‘Best Program for Excellence in Gender Diversity’. This award recognises organisations that have institutionalised robust and successful programs for driving and sustaining gender diversity initiatives, policies and processes. The ‘NASSCOM …

Microsoft India inaugurated Microsoft Openness Days on 21st March 2016, the first-ever open source conference of its kind for developers in India. The conference is aimed at helping 1000 architects, developers and cloud professionals discover and leverage the company’s open, secure and flexible Microsoft Azure cloud platform for Government and enterprise solutions. Inaugurating the conference, Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Secretary, …

Technoparktoday.com>> Due to breaking of the main water line from Kerala Water Authority (KWA) Manvila and maintenance works at the Powdikonam JBIC reservoir, Technopark Phase 1 is currently facing shortage of water. Initially it was said that the issue will be resolved within 5 Hours, but the work is still in progress and expected to be back normal by tonight. Technopark …

Technoparktoday.com>> During the 2016 Seatrade Cruise Global Convention, IBS Software and Celestyal Cruises on 15th March 2016 signed a contract for delivery of IBS’ next-generation iTravel Cruise Reservation System. Celestyal becomes the third travel company — and the first cruise line — to implement IBS’ iTravel “software as a service,” or SaaS, lifecycle reservations platform. With iTravel, Celestyal will be …

TechnoparkToday.com>> Three women employees, returning from work, were attacked by a stray dog on Thursday in Technopark campus. The women, all working in companies in Nila building, were attacked by a stray dog by around 7 p.m.   Two of them took treatment from medical college and one from general hospital.   This is not the first incident where techies …

Technoparktoday.com>> Reserve Bank of India starts Investigation on Technopark focused ATM robbery. The case will be carried forward by Reserve bank Ombudsman special investigation department. The investigation will be initiated by verifying the FIR handed over to the Reserve Bank by Kazhakuttom Police. Within last one and half years, four techie victims have filed complaint against robbery. So the preliminary …

Vivekananda Study Circle (VSC), a Technopark-based non-profit socio-cultural organization conducted a trekking program in the Western Ghats on March 11 and 12.  38 techies hiked Agasthyarkoodam, the 1868 m peak, the second highest in Kerala, located within the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Thiruvananthapuram. The peak is a part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, which lies on the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The techies accessed …

TechnoparkToday.com>> Last week, Mr. Rahul – Technopark club house staff was arrested for allegedly trying to harass the foreign students at Technopark Club House Hostel. Rahul was working as front office assistant here in Technopark club house. Five foreign students including four Americans and one Nigerian were staying in club house as part of some critical research projects in Kerala …

TechnoparkToday.com(March, 2016): Technopark, one of the largest IT parks in the country, expects the software export from the park to register over 20% growth by the end of the current financial year. “The software export from the park during the current fiscal is expected to touch Rs 6,200 crore. This is against the Rs 5,100-crore software export figure the companies …

Technoparktoday.com>> Techie Sudheesh Prabhakaran, working as Senior Graphics Designer in one of the Technopark based IT Companies, is the innovator of the new Logo for Kerala Police Cyberdome. His creation is now popular across the Kerala Government and Police Department. Initially Sudheesh enrolled himself, when Kerala Police requested for Technical assistance outside the department for the launch of Cyberdome. Then …

Technoparktoday.com>> eWIT(Empowering Women in IT) in association with Technopark conducts International Women’s Day celebrations on 8th March 2016 at Technopark. The following events will be conducted as a part of Women’s Day : Blood Donation Camp and Registration from 10am to 1pm at Park centre, Technopark. Women are also invited to be the donors. Dedicating CC hub (Community Child Care …

Technoparktoday.com>> Srishti Labs in association with KSM(Kerala Startup Mission) organizes a workshop on Human Centered Design and Innovation in Malabar Hall, Park Centre on 12th March 2016 from 10.30am till 4pm. The registration closes by 6th March 2016. The one day boot camp focuses on understanding the impact of human centered design, on creation of compelling and contextual solutions that …

Technoparktoday.com>> ‘El Beso’ a film by Mahesh Periyadan was crowned the Best Film Title in the Chitra Bharati Film Festival. This is the second award for the critically acclaimed film. El Beso was awarded the Best Film and Mahesh Periyadan – the Best Director in QISA 2015(Short Film Festival conducted by Prathidhwani, Technopark). Chitra Bharati Film Festival is an event …

Technoparktoday.com>> Prakruthi – the voluntary group of techies working towards Green Thoughts and Green Living have come forward to set up an Aquaponics unit for Kazhakootam Coconut Nursery. Earlier Prakruthi was successful in setting up many Hydroponic systems for different farms in Trivandrum and Kollam. CISSA(Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action) – Sustainable Agriculture Director Dr C K …

TechnoparkToday.com:  Often women are accused to be hesitant for blood donation. But all are not the same.  A team of five women working in different IT companies of Technopark is the backbone of Prajyot – the weekly blood donation camp by Tejus in association with IBS candle team. PIT solutions employee Sajna Ali and Nimmy, Flytxt employee Revathy, Allianz employee …

The Techie Organizations in Technopark had a farewell meet with Sri K G Girish Babu, the former CEO of Technopark, who moved as the CEO of Kerala State IT Integrated Township Project. The volunteers of Natana, Prathidhwani, Tejus, Prakruthi, Tech Friends, Vivekananda Study Circle, EWIT & Technopark Employees organized this meet at Park Centre, Technopark on 24th Feb 2016. The …