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TCS tops IT-BPO Employers list in India
Source:Economic TimesIT Solutions provider Tata Consultancy Services continued to remain on the top slot in the Top 20 IT-BPO Employers in India for the 2009-2010 fiscal, according to industry body Nasscom. TCS is followed by Kris Gopalakrishnan-led Infosys Technologies, while Azim Premji's Wipro ranked third, as per the National Association of Software and Service Companies. The city-headquartered Cognizant ranked fourth in the list while HCL Technologies and Genpact were ranked fifth and sixth...
moreTechnopark aims to be among the top 5 IT Investment locations
Source:Economic TimesTwo decades since its launch as India’s first technology park, the Technopark here is aiming to be one of the top five IT investment destinations in the country, and offer facilities that would cater to the requirements of IT companies across the world. The foundation stone for the first building at Technopark was laid in 1991 by the then chief minister EK Nayanar, and in 1995 the then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao formally dedicated the facility to the nation. The project itself was conceptualized as an autonomous body under the state government’s IT department...
moreToonz Academy signs pact with Bharithiar University
Source:Times of IndiaKerala-based Toons Academy, a division of Toonz Animation Studio in Technopark here, has signed an agreement with the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, to conduct BSc (Animation) degree course from 2010-11 academic year. An MoU for this was signed between Dr P Thirumanavalan, Registrar of the University, and R K Nair, President, Toonz Academy, a Toonz release said here today. Apart from the graduate course in animation, the agreement also covered Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Arts and Animation, Diploma in Digital Arts and Animation and some certificate programs...
moreSEZ status to 36 acres at Kochi Infopark
Source:Indian ExpressGiving a boost to the IT developments of Kerala, the Central Government on Tuesday granted formal approval for special economic zone (SEZ) status to 36 acres of the 160 acres for the second phase of Infopark in Kochi. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Approvals, Ministry of Commerce, held at New Delhi. The second phase of Infopark Kochi is to be developed on 160 acres of land at the Kunnathunadu and Puthencruz villages. Around 2 lakh sqft of space will be built on the 36 acres offering employment opportunities to around 2,500 people...
moreE- Commerce can speed up Business Process
Source:Business LineAlibaba.com Ltd, the world's leading small business e-commerce company in association with Kerala Small Scale Industries Association (KSSIA) will organize a seminar named Internet Edge Online Opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at Infopark Kochi on July 6. The workshop is organised with the objective to showcase technology benefits to Small and Medium Enterprises and also present cases of businesses on their success of using an online B2B platform...
moreAcccentia Starts operations from Kollam Technolodges
Source:Business LineThe Technopark-based Accentia Technologies has kick-started operations at the recently inaugurated ‘Technolodges' at Kadakkal and Perinad in Kollam district. The Technolodge is a State Government initiative to take software exports business to small towns and villages and encourage BPO companies to operate from low-cost centres and create employment in rural areas. The Technolodges has been planned to be set up wherever unutilised land/buildings are available with Government/local bodies...
moreExpressway opens a direct link to Infopark
Source:The HinduWith the opening of the 2.4 km four-lane Expressway on Sunday, the access to Infopark, which is in for a massive second-phase development, has vastly improved. The Expressway, built at a cost of Rs.30 crore after a long delay following squabbles over land acquisition, opens a direct link to Infopark from the Seaport-Airport road. It has also reduced the distance for vehicles taking the road from Irumpanam. The road, which takes off from near the Chithirappuzha river bridge, was to have improved road access to Smartcity, but the project is yet to take off...
moreIBS Software adds JetBlue to list of Global Customers
Source:Business Line22 June 2010: IBS Software, IT specialists for the global aviation industry, has inked a deal with JetBlue Airways, the New York-based low-cost airliner. This would represent a deeper penetration of the US aviation market by the Technopark-headquartered travel, transportation and logistics player, a company spokesman said here on Monday. LEGACY SYSTEM The announcement was made in Washington DC at the recently-concluded Air Forwarders Association meeting, he added...
moreUST Global Partners Virgin Racing for Formula One
Source:Business LineVirgin Racing today announced that it had selected Technopark-based UST Global as its IT services partner for 2010 Formula one season. According to a press release from UST Global, it will collaborate with Virgin Racing on advanced technical projects. On the cards for 2010 is a bespoke race management tool that will provide race engineers a 360 degree trackside perspective of each Grand Prix. The UST Global brand will have a prominent presence on the new Virgin Racing VR-01 race car, as well as the attire and equipment of F1 drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi...
moreWipro Recognized as first Blue tooth Test facility in India
Source:Economic timesGlobal software major Wipro Technologies has been recognised as India's first Bluetooth qualification test facility by the Bluetooth trade association, the IT bellwether said late Tuesday. Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short length radio waves) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security. The recognition makes Wipro competent to perform Bluetooth qualification conformance or compliance tests, the company said in a statement here...
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