Archive for January, 2012

January 30th, 2012
@cutedawn

SIROCo Technologies Open Office in Technopark Trivandrum

 

SIROCo Technologies Open Office in Technopark Trivandrum

 

SIROCo Technologies, the IT division of System Integration and Rapid Orchestration Controls (SIROCo) based in Saudi Arabia, has opened a facility in Technopark Trivandrum. The new office was inaugurated by the State Minister for IT and Industries, P.K. Kunhalikutty. SIROCo’s Indian operations will now be based out of this new facility in “Thejaswini.”

 

According to K. Jayakumar, Director, SIROCo, with a presence in three strategic technology verticals, such as Software Orchestration, Infrastructure Management, and Quality Control, the company is all set to offer services via its technology verticals spanning into Managed IT Services, Application Software Development and Maintenance, Business Intelligence, IT Consulting, IT Auditing and QMS Support, and various Transaction Processing services.

 

SIROCo is currently engaged in the development of Software Process Engineering methodologies for the industry congruent with SPICE, Bootstrap, COBIT, and ITIL. These methodologies will be implemented for the development of software projects and training purpose, and will be accessible to all partners of SIROCo. The company’s diversified business activities are enriched with sophisticated process standards, highly competent and experienced Team members, imparting training in concurrent and futuristic technologies, in tandem with the dynamic requirements of the industry.

 

K. Srinivas IAS, IT Secretary; M. A. Waheed, MLA; and K. G. Girish Babu, CEO, Technopark were among those present at the function.

 

Source: KeralaITNews

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January 30th, 2012
@coolitgal

Kerala Becomes the First Indian State to Have Two Data Centres

 

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Kerala became the first State in India to have two Data Centres, when P.K. Kunhalikutty, the Minister for IT and Industries, inagurated the second State Data Centre (SDC) in Technopark Trivandrum, at a function held at the Park Centre. The new tier II Data Centre, located in “Thejaswani” has been set up at a cost of Rs.22.5 crores.

 

Delivering the inaugural address, the Minister said that the addition of the new Data Centre will facilitate a faster and more secure roll out of e-governance initiatives, especially Government to Government (G2G) and Government to Citizen (G2C) services. The first Data Centre, which was launched in 2005, has reached its saturation, and the launch of the new SDC will boost the Government’s capacity to cater to the ever- growing demand for e-governance services.

 

The SDC was set up by Sify Technologies. Sify has also been entrusted with the task of setting up application migration and integration with the Kerala State Wide Area Network (KSWAN). It will also handle training, operation and maintenance, and deployment, in addition to managing the facility for five years. In line with the Kerala Government’s policy, the SDC has more of Linux and Open Source applications. The power facility at the SDC is tier III.

 

Source: KeralaITNews

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January 30th, 2012
@arya

UST Global Wins KMA Excellence Award for Technology Innovation

 

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Leading IT services firm UST Global has won the Kerala Management Association (KMA)’s Excellence Awards 2011 in the “Technology Innovation-Implemented and Initiated” category. The award was announced last week at the valedictory function of the 31st Annual KMA Convention held in Kochi.

 

UST Global received this award for Interactive Gesture Recognition software that captures specific gestures like wave of a hand to control the power point) and WOD (or Wearable Obstacle Detector, an electronic device that acts as an add-on to the existing white cane which helps a blind person to navigate with better awareness of surroundings). WOD is in the form of a head wear which can be easily worn by the user and PowerUS, an energy management tool that eliminates wasted energy on computers without disrupting existing IT administration processes and without impacting critical user applications or data.

 

Source: KeralaITNews

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January 30th, 2012
@abbot

Technopark Senior Official Gets Certified as InfoDev Trainer

 

Technopark Senior Official Gets Certified as InfoDev Trainer

 

Dr. K.C. Chandrasekharan Nair, Secretary and Registrar, Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI), and the CFO of Technopark, has received certification from InfoDev (World Bank) Group as a Certified Business Incubation Trainer.

 

InfoDev trainers are persons authorized to deliver InfoDev’s incubator manager training modules.

 

InfoDev is a technology and innovation-led development finance programme in the Financial and Private Sector Development (FPD) Vice Presidency of the World Bank and the International Financial Corporation (IFC), and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) active in the three priority areas of mobile and ICT, agribusiness, climate technologies and agribusiness.

 

Dr. K.C.C. Nair received this certification after the successful completion of a “trainers training programme” designed for certifying business incubation trainers that was held in Ootacamund during October-November, 2011.

 

The training was organised by InfoDev in association with Asia Pacific Incubation Network (APIN). InfoDev certified Dr. K.C.C. Nair based on the recommendation from two of the master trainers who conducted the programme.

 

With the certification, Dr. K .C.C. Nair will have to conduct training with InfoDev material at least once every year at any part of the world.

 

Source: The Hindu

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January 28th, 2012
@aamy

e-Declaration Facility at Walayar Likely from May 2012

 

e-Declaration Facility at Walayar Likely from May 2012

 

Some of the measures introduced by the Kerala Commercial Taxes Department to decongest and modernize the check-posts at the State’s borders, such as the e-declaration facility at Walayar, video camera surveillance at major border check-posts, and shifting of the out-counter at Walayar check-post towards Palakkad, are likely to materialize soon.

 

According to Susan Billa, Commercial Taxes Commissioner, the e-declaration facility succesfully tried out at the Amaravila check-post, would be launched at Walayar early next financial year. This facility would reduce transit time as drivers will not have to queue up to get clearance.

 

The Unique Identity Number provided to anyone who makes an e-declaration will be verified by tax officers at the spot where the vehicle is and a receipt will be issued from a hand-held device.

 

The Department has also identified a location for shifting the out-counter at Walayar towards Palakkad to decongest the check-post. The new counter will be ready for commissioning in five to six months.

 

The department also plans to install video surveillance cameras at all major check-posts soon to track congestion on a real-time basis and take up remedial measures.

 

Source: The Hindu

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