Infosys-Sanjeevani - Make a difference…to an underprivileged life

THEATRE is a Infosys-Sanjeevani event which aims at spreading awareness about the lives of the underprivileged & how we can change them. In Theater, teams will perform street plays (a street play is a skit performed on a street or some public place by artists usually dressed in uniform costumes) showcasing their ideas about the topic. The plays should be tailored to instill awareness in the audience. Teams are encouraged to think creatively and innovatively to portray their ideas on the theme “Make a difference …..to an underprivileged life.” You may consult the organizing committee with any doubts that you may have and also on the appropriateness of your scripts..

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http://blog.technoparktoday.com/2008/08/infosys-sanjeevani-make-a-differenceto-an-underprivileged-life/

37 Tips for Techies, For a better life.

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HSBC Gundaism - Engineer manhandled and threatened in Technopark

HSBC gets good business from Technopark. Their employees and agents roam around Technopark and get more business than any other credit card company. But some bitter experiences with HDFC makes one cautious of HSBC and its employees.

This is an incident which involved Mr.Arun, a software engineer working in Technopark. If you are a Credit card holder, please read on. It can happen to you too

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Technopark is tightening security.

A few days back technoparktoday reported security threats in technopark(http://blog.technoparktoday.com/2008/07/technopark-needs-to-be-vigil-upon-terrorist-attacks/). The post was forwaded to many corporate management officials and the Technopark Authority as well. It is really goot to see that Technopark has taken that issue very seriously and that they are taking measures to tighten security. Here is the reply from the Technopark Authority

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The Myth : A film made by IT professionals in TechnoPark

A film, The Myth, created history in art and entertainment industry, the first ever full length movie made by IT professionals from Technopark. A couple of talented IT professionals from SunTec are behind this amazing achievement.

The story line

A journalist finds secrets of a famous temple in the capital city of Kerala. He starts publishing this story in some news papers and catches the public attention. But before the secret completely unfolds, the journalist is killed and the secrets stolen.

Read the full story at Technopark Today
http://blog.technoparktoday.com/2008/08/the-myth-a-film-made-by-it-professionals-in-technopark/

Ghost in Technopark?

It is an experience of a Technopark employee who traveled through the Technopark back gate road( university campus road), explained a very strange experience.

this is what she said to technoparktoday.

“I am working in a private firm in technopark. due to some work yesterday, i was held back and delayed my return to home.

around 9:30pm, i started from office in my scooter and was passing through the back entrance road (karyavatom - thripadapuram road) i chose this road b’cos this was recently tarred and a better, smooth road and i was afraid of taking the kazhakootam road due to fear of hooligan activities recently.

as soon as i passed out of the back entrance, a jeep hurried across me from the opposite side and applied a sudden break. lukily i maintained my balance and was not thrown out of my scooty.

when i crossed the first hump in the road itself, the current wen tout and it was completely dark. there were no lights from the nearby houses and the silence marred the cloudy atmosphere which even more added to the fiery nite. the little light in my scooty helped me propel to my target. i accelerated my vehicle. suddenly i noticed something moving in front of me some meters far somewhat near to the right turn in the road. i applied the breaks of my vehicle as it turned out to be a completely strange thing. it had the height of 2 persons mounted to each other and was fatter than a normal person. a dark blanket covered the whole ‘thing’ and it was moving (floating) towards the university road. as soon as the thing went out of sight, i rushed with my vehicle with a little life in my body.

later i explained this shocking story to family but they wont believe..”

What you think? still we can argue that its 21 century, digital world. but how can we neglect the real life incednts and experiences by many folks? this is not the first time we are hearing about such experiences in technopark back gate.As many people says,Karyavattom Campus road is a haunted place, that area is said to be a physically sensitive place, as described in history.

Read the Malayala Manorama’s Special article about the Ghosts in Karyavattom campus

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?pageType=Article&contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753314&articleType=Astrology&tabId=7&contentId=4231448&BV_ID.com

IBS Technopark bagged japan based Nippon cargo airlines deal

Technopark based IBS Software Services, providers of IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry, said that its next-generation Cargo Management System, iCargo, has gone live with Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).iCargo is a cargo management system that provides web-enabled features that offer better product distribution.


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Monsson Offer in Baskin Robbins, Technopark

Baskin Robbins Technopark informed us about their special monsoon offer!.

visit BASKIN ROBBINS outlet at Technopark on 31’st july and get a discount of 31% for the purchase!!!


for details, contact
BASKIN ROBBINS outlet,
Technomall, Technopark.
Phone : 0471 3042001

Technopark needs to be vigil upon terrorist attacks?

In the scene of series of attacks happened during the past 2 days, the fear is still in the air.Being the major IT destination in kerala, Technopark Trivandrum is also one of the potential target of the terrorists. More than 15,000 IT professionals are working here, and the security measures are not up to the mark to effectively protect any of such incidents that may happen.

Yesterday’s attack in Bangalore was targeted to the IT companies, Being the IT capital of India, any such attack will lead to the total insecurity for the professionals and IT companies. One of the major employment providers in the country is the IT industry . So any attack targeted to the IT industry cause an insecurity feeling among the youngsters in the country.

Come back to Technopark, Its situated apparently in a remote location, and no security measures are deployed to protect the employees from any such threats, other than the vehicle pass checking by the group4 securities in its main entrances. Anybody can forge such a sticker and put in the vehicles, so it cannot be considered as an effective way. And they are writing down the registration numbers of every vehicle, entering and leaving the technopark. As an icon of Information Technology and related services Technopark is still in the stone age in its security related aspects.

Anybody can enter in to the technopark premises easily. It is found that the mobile and credit card representatives are intruding to the technopark premises without any proof or identification. They normally take a lift from a few hundred meters away from the technopark gate. The securities will never mind if the driver has the identity tag. So anybody can easily enter in to the technopark and they can easily override all the security facilities there. Technopark employed dozens of security persons, but all of them are busy to quarrel with people, who miserably looking for a space to park their vehicles.

So it is a high time to seriously think about the security in technopark. The digital surveillance cameras and related security equipments are easily available in the market. at least they can install a few such cameras in various locations within the campus ,within the buildings and its lifts, 15,000 employees are not a small crowd, if something happened, the outcome will be much worse than what we can imagine now.

If you found any suspicious incidents/person, please inform Police Crime Stopper Cell/Police Helpline

Police Help Line# : 3243000, 3244000, 3245000
Trivandrum City: 2320579, 2727500, 9447715599
Trivandrum Rural : 2315803, 2741545, 9447115601.

UST Global to extend SAM impelementation

UST Global is looking to extend implementation of Microsoft's Software Asset Management (SAM) to its two centers in India as well as global centers in Philippines, Malaysia and Vancouver in Canada.

The company is looking to deploy the solution to its India centers in Kochi and Chennai within the next three to six months. The first round of implementation was started in its Trivandrum centre in November last year and was completed by January 2008.

Technopark firm HBS enters into tie-up with SA firm

Hages Business Solutions (HBS), based at Technopark here, has entered into an agreement with South Africa-based Baitech for jointly marketing and executing SAP projects in South Africa. Addressing a press conference here in this connection, HBS mangaing director K.G. Gopakumar said that the new venture would help HBS in exploring the opportunities in South Africa as well as in places like Kenya and Nigeria. Started three years back, HBS has a number of Indian and foreign companies in its clients list. It had recently entered into an agreement for SAP support with a Kuwaiti firm for their Indian operations

HBS at present has offices in Chennai, Delhi and UK and is plannig to open offices in Mumbai and the the Middle East. The company is targeting to acheive a business of Rs 100 crore by 2011 and would subsequently go for IPO

Technopark based UST Global to provide IT solutions to US firm Dana

Technopark based IT giant,California-headquartered UST Global, which has a major presence in Kerala's IT industry, in a statement here said the tie-up would help Dana improve its operational efficiencies and lower total cost of ownership.

"Dana needed a stable resource support structure to provide a global delivery framework that could quickly ramp-up, when needed, to handle emerging e-business development requirements," said Bill Umberger, director of IT corporate services for Dana.

Dana is a world leader in the supply of axles, drive shafts, structural, sealing, and thermal-management products.

UST Global is the biggest IT company in kerala, started their operations in techopark in early 90s. they acquired many fortune 500 & fortune 2000 clients in their client list within a short time span, and they showed an aggressive growth during these years. They've got many accreditation's including Gartner's magic quadrant listing this year. Now they have 5,500 employees, more than 3,000 are employed in Kerala itself in their Technopark campus and its Kochi office.

Daylight robbery by auto rickshaw drivers in Technopark

Day light robbery is happening in Technopark now a days by the auto rickshaw drivers near Technopark especially in kazhakootam and karyavatoom autostand. They always demand for double fare for the technopark trips .and they wouldn't shut up till they get what they want. it seems there is nobody to control them. many complaints were registered in the kazhakkotam police station by the technopark employees, but still there is no change in the auto drivers attitude.

People who are financially sound have their own vehicles and they are unaware of what the kazhakoottam autorickshaw drivers are demanding from a passenger for a single trip from kazhakootam to technopark.

It’s barely 2 kms from kazhakootam to technopark (bhavani). For a normal trip they can charge only a max of Rs.20/- for 2 kms. But here in kazhakootam the story is entirely different. They are charging a min of Rs.30/- and a max of Rs.60/-. This is intolerable as far as a normal person is concerned.

Things will become more worse when the female employees are traveling in auto.If they find that the passenger is a girl then they start demanding for more money. And if the girl is not ready to pay the amount, then God only knows what all Malayalam bad words she is going to hear from that person for that moment.

Because of the Technopark, the auto ppl getting more and frequent trips, literally hundrads of technoparkians are commuting daily in this manner. female employees and north indian ppl are the main preys of this rude auto drivers. Only Technopark authorities and Kazhakkootam police joinlty can do something to stop it, a better solution is to provide a pay in advance ( fixed fare ) auto stand, then only we can put an end for this daylight robbery.

UPDATE : Thanks for the overwhelming response from the readers and valuable comments. many of them suggested various ways to prevent this robbery. like if any auto driver demand more money and quarrel with you, just give money and note down the registration number. and you can file a complaint to the kazhakootam police station, and online as well. here is the web link of trivandrum city police : http://www.tvmcitypolice.org/home.jsp. or register your complaint at 0471-2469223-RTO Trivandrum. Also make others aware about it. please pass this information to all of your friends in technopark.

Related News : Rape attempt on Software Engineer by an auto driver

It happened a few months back, A software engineer escaped a rape attempt by an Auto driver last week in Trivandrum. The techie who missed her morning company bus had taken an auto for Technopark from her hostel in the city. She was taken to a secluded place and an attempt was made to rape and when that failed, to rob her by the Auto driver and his friend who joined them en route.

The employee of the leading Software Company in Technopark realized that the auto driver was taking her elsewhere. “When asked, he said it’s a different route as there was some deviation on the main road. Later he stopped in some weird location and tried to pull my dress and attacked me. When I jumped out, he pulled my chain… it broke but luckily fell in my hand and then I ran. Somehow I got back home. I couldn’t have gone to office in those torn clothes”, says this girl who’s lucky to have got away with just bruises on her face, neck and hands.

This Techie from Chennai who has been in Trivandrum for a year has no clue about the place nor could she write down the vehicle number. The senior management has taken it up with the City Police Commissioner but it’s going to be difficult task to nab the culprits in the absence of details.

Most companies in Technopark ply a single bus trip to office in the morning, unlike other cities where there are multiple trips. If one misses the bus, its difficult reaching office as local bus connectivity is poor. “We have no option but to pay up the exorbitant rates demanded by auto drivers. Not to say the risk we take by getting into an Auto”, says Gopika* who works in Infosys. The auto drivers ask for a fare in excess of double meter reading for a trip to Technopark.

There have been similar incidents of harassment and molestation of Software Engineers by Auto drivers in Trivandrum in the recent past. This brings up the safety issue of Technopark employees. Meanwhile, this Techie who had joined this company as a fresher has put in her papers as she’s had enough of Trivandrum.

Movicamp 2008 in Technopark

Amvizone is conducting a movie camp in technopark on 27th july. they are the first online community to encourage and enhance the talents of amateur movie makers. they recently celebrated 1,00,000th hit for one of their movie clips. and they are in the process of making a a series of short movies.

So,if you think you are a talented director, or an aspirant, this is a golden opportunity,walk in to the movicamp 2008.

Fore more details visit : http://movicamp.amvizone.com/

Technopark - Snake At Work?

Asian School of Business to set up own campus Near Technopark

Asian School of Business (ASB) is investing Rs 63 crore to set up its own campus near Technopark.16 acres of land at Pallipuram, near Kazhakoottam where Technopark is located, has been identified for the new campus and the plan is ready.

An investment of Rs 63 crore is envisaged and the B-school will move out of its leased premises at Technopark as soon as the first phase becomes operational.Spread over three phases, the first phase of the campus will be completed by the middle of next year. It is expected to incur a cost of around Rs 30 crore

Work on second and third phases is scheduled to begin by the last quarter of 2009 and early 2011 respectively. While the second phase is estimated to cost Rs 12 crore, the third phase would involve Rs 21 crore.

On completion of the first stage, the ASB campus will have 1,20,000 sft of space and comprise a conference hall, library, hostel to accommodate 150 students, guest house, cafeteria and recreation facilities. It will accommodate 200 students.

When the second stage gets over in about three years, ASB will have additional classrooms and more accommodation for students and staff. Once the phase two of the campus is built, the plan is to have entrepreneur and management development centres to offer residential training programmes for senior executives.

The institute will also house a business incubator in the next few years.ASB, which offers a two-year post graduate management programme, will be Kerala's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified green building and campus.

Contact ASB campus in Technopark:
Asian School of Business, Padmanabham
Phone: 0471-25579001

New open parking space near Nila, Technopark

Technopark has constructed a new open parking space near Nila for parking employee-vehicles and company owned buses. Employees may from now park their vehicles in the open car parking area at Nila. Hope that people will not park their vehicles on both sides of road leading to Nila anymore, as it causes traffic congestion

Rules and Manners in Car Parking - Who Cares?

Here it is how two cars were parked near the Technopark amphitheater made hindrance and inconvenience to many, today evening.

Many people, including female employees waited there for a long time in the heavy rainy evening. so we are publishing the photos, to identify those vehicles which made a great inconvenience to many technopark employees who parked their car in a very decent manner.






So to avoid such situations,

Please park more sensibly and be considerate enough to park the cars without making any trouble to others.

Or at least keep your visiting cards in the dashboard so that others can call you if your car is a problem to others.

Poll result

Here is the poll result. 51% of the people voted for YES. and they think that the techno city project is a hype. and 36% of them are saying its not a hype.

anyway after the commencement of the technocity project, the prices of the nearby places got rocketed high. and its is reported that it reached up to 17 Lakh/cent!

The real estate mafia and the land brokers are taking the advantage of the techno city project. and so the same reason so many people believes that the technocity is a hype made up of the real estate mafia in trivandrum.

But according to the reliable sources the project is already started and will be completed according to the current plan. govt should take necessery steps to make sure that, this project not making any parallel mafia's in trivandrum.

Technopark formed a Virtual Technology Business Incubator at the LBS Kasaragod

Giving shape to its first regional incubation centre, the Thiruvananthapuram Technopark has formed an Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) and a Virtual Technology Business Incubator at the LBS College of Engineering in Kasaragod.

The IT park's Technopark Business Incubation (TBI) centre would be offering support to the engineering college for coordinating the effective conduct of the Entrepreneurship Development Activities thus maintaining the status of a Regional TBI in the state, a Technopark official said.

K C Chandrasekharan Nair, CFO, Technopark and Programme Coordinator-New Initiatives, Technopark TBI inaugurated the EDC. According to Nair the objective of forming the EDC is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the campus.

Another objective is to exploit and effectively convert the skills and expertise within the institute to create entrepreneurial ventures.

Technopark already incubated more than 70 start up technology companies in its incubation facilities in the past five years with a success rate of over 90 per cent, Nair said the National Award for the Best Technology Business Incubator for 2007 and a Seed Funding Assistance of Rs 200 lakh instituted by National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) of the Department of Science and Technology, have come the Technopark way due to this.

Meanwhile, the entrepreneurship development activities of the LBS College of Engineering would offer support to spot and incubate innovative ideas among the students into marketable products and to incubate them in the TBI.

The Technopark TBI will be providing all essential support needed for the entrepreneurship development activities