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TechnoparkToday.com(March, 2015): A contest has been launched for development of a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent address at the 25th foundation day of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) had announced the intention to launch a mobile app for PMO. The Government’s citizen engagement platform MyGov will host …

TechnoparkToday.com(March, 2015): Wipro – a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company today announced that it has partnered with Flytxt, a specialised company in monetizing mobile consumer data through big data analytics, to jointly offer customer experience and revenue enhancement solutions world-wide. The partnership brings together Flytxt’s proven Mobile Consumer Analytics technology and Wipro’s expertise in telecom sector. …

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015): Budding young programmers who received free Raspberry Pi computers today under a pioneering IT education project of the Kerala government were given a further incentive to learn and experiment with their shiny new gadgets after Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan announced a coding contest offering prizes worth Rs 4.8 lakh. The IT legend, who was present at the state-wide inauguration …

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015): The government of Kerala is stepping up its flagship “Startup Bootcamp” programme hoping to reach nearly 20,000 college students across the state through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cells (IEDC) inside campuses. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will formally inaugurate the Startup Bootcamp initiative at the Model Engineering College in Thrikkakkara, Ernakulam at 11.30 am on Saturday, February 21, in the …

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015): Thousands of schoolchildren across Kerala will be given computer programming kits and taught to code in a pioneering new project designed to create a resource pool of skilled future IT professionals and entrepreneurs. On Saturday (February 21), Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will launch the pilot phase of the Kerala government’s ‘Learn to Code’ project under which 2,500 selected school …

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015):  Technopark based UST Global plans to invest $100 million (about Rs 610 crore) in India and hire over 25,000 people, mostly telecom professionals, over the next two to three years as it seeks to build capacity in anticipation of strong growth in the country’s telecom sector. Sajan Pillai, chief executive at UST Global, told that India’s telecom sector is …

TechnoparkToday.com(Feb, 2015):  Trivandrum will soon get an IIM campus by IIM kozhikode.  The new campus will be near to the proposed knowledge city, kazhakkoottam ( opposite to the infosys SEZ campus) The new campus by  IIM kozhikode spreads over an area of 1.2 Lakhs sq.feet at a cost of 125 crores. the new campus will host executive programmes for professionals in …

TechnoparkToday.com(Jan, 2015):In a determined move to transform Thrissur as the next major IT destination in central Kerala after Kochi, Infopark will hammer out a special plan to give more impetus to the growth of its IT Park at Koratty, Thrissur. Apart from taking up infrastructure development projects, Infopark has decided to focus on attracting major IT companies to the park …

TechnoparkToday.com(Nov, 2014): A Technopark-based mobile and web applications developer has been ranked one among the 50 fastest growing technology companies in India. Srishti Innovative, which has offices in Technopark and the US, has made it to the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India list for 2014. The rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years. Srishti Innovative achieved 119% …

TechnoparkToday.com(Nov, 2014): Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced a major recruitment drive in the US to support the growth of its business and enhance its capabilities. The company plans to hire 1,500 professionals for consulting, sales and delivery during the current financial year. In addition, it will hire close to 600 Bachelors and …

TechnoparkToday.com(Oct, 2014): A group of six student entrepreneurs from Startup Village at Kalamassery will fly to Canada in November to interact with innovation experts, investors and mentors after earning global acclaim for their smartphone app designed to improve the skills of skateboarders. The team from startup firm Flip Technologies won an all-expenses paid trip to Toronto after their innovative product …

TechnoparkToday.com(Oct, 2014):  Faith InfoTech Academy which has placed over 2000 candidates through its  popular IT Career program- PROPEL  had announced its annual scholarship scheme in association with ManoramaOnline.Com to support professional graduates to find their first job through the unique placement cum training program. Candidates who are selected for the 3 month training in technopark would be imparted a rigorous …

TechnoparkToday.com(Oct, 2014):  An innovative home security device developed by a company at Kochi-based Startup Village has raised nearly 89,000 US Dollars from 690 backers on the online crowd funding platform Kickstarter. Mindhelix’s Rico is a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smartphone to detect and alert users about changes inside a home, for example, in temperature, …

TechnoparkToday.com(Sept, 2014):  CPI(M) backed CITU recently announced their plan to form trade unions in IT sector. Senior CITU leader and former CPI-M member of the Rajya Sabha K. Chandran Pillai, after a meeting held on Saturday, said the time has now come for trade unions to be formed in the IT industry in Trivandrum. “There have been demands for it and …

TechnoparkToday.com(Sept, 2014): UST Global, a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Global 1000 companies, announced that it plans to double its headcount to 3000 in Chennai over the next two years. It has also invested in the overall infrastructure of the center to strengthen its service delivery capabilities for both global and Indian customers. UST Global’s Chennai center has …

TechnoparkToday.com(July,2014): Microsoft announces biggest layoff in history, cutting 18,000 jobs over next year. Of these layoffs, 12,500 will come from Microsoft’s Nokia devices division. this is almost 14% of the entire workforce in Microsoft. According to company memo, the new CEO Satya Nadella seeks to boost the efficiency by realign the workforce. He assured that the layoff will be conducted in …

IT growth, impressive investment climate attracting investors to Infopark TechnoparkToday.com(July, 2014): Leveraging the impressive IT growth and investment climate at Infopark here, the Lulu Group has decided to invest Rs 350 crore to further develop the L&T Tech Park which they recently acquired for Rs 150 crore. Infopark has become a perfect destination for investment. The Lulu Group, owned by …

TechnoparkToday.com(July, 2014): UST Global, an information technology solutions and services company for Global 1000 enterprises, announced today their acquisition of Renaissance Solutions Pte. Limited, a Singapore-based recruitment specialist for Construction, Oil & Gas and a premier staffing and technology services companies. Renaissance services over 100 multinational companies in private and public sectors, including 15 Fortune 500 customers. Global companies rely on human …