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IT Solutions (LITS), the information and communication technology arm of the UAE based business conglomerate S.S. Lootah Group, announced the signing of a cooperation with Technopark, Kerala based IT park located in the capital Trivandrum.

Abdullah Saeed Lootah, CEO of Lootah IT Solutions and Mr. N. Radhakrishnan Nair, CEO, Technopark inked the protocol in the presence of Eng. Yahya Lootah, Vice Chairman-CEO, S.S. Lootah Group and other Directors Mr. Rashid Lootah and Mr. Yousef Lootah.

Abdullah Saeed Lootah, CEO, Lootah IT Solutions commented, “Lootah IT Solutions has established itself as a key solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region and has been working with several companies operating from Technopark. As a natural progression, we are now looking to establish our permanent base in India , known for its IT stronghold and skilled manpower, which will provide us with a gateway to reach out to a larger market in the subcontinent and other parts of Asia . We are very happy to be looking   at Technopark as one of our key basis in India , with the knowledge that it is among the largest IT and Technology parks in South Asia .”

N.Radhakrishnan Nair, CEO Technopark Trivandrum said, “We are very happy to see Lootah IT Solutions setting up their operations in Technopark, in line with our vision to provide a holistic enabling environment to make knowledge industry intrinsically competitive and world class. We are confident that with rich experience in the Gulf region, one of the most active economic zones worldwide, Lootah IT Solutions will find Technopark highly conducive for investment and expansion of innovative development solutions.”

Lootah IT Solutions aims to establish a full-fledged development and operations centre at the Technopark facility to provide an advanced information infrastructure for service industries. The proposed Technopark facility of Lootah IT Solutions will involve software development including CRM solutions and also address solutions for sectors such as engineering, construction, energy and environment. Lootah IT Solutions’ proposed set-up in Technopark, Kerala will be yet another important milestone for S.S. Lootah Asia, the wholly-owned subsidiary of S.S. Lootah Group based in India . S.S. Lootah Asia has established strong footholds in the subcontinent in various sectors in the short span of time since its incorporation, with Information Technology and Knowledge Economy being among its top priorities. S.S. Lootah Asia aims to elevate the cultural and economic synergy between India and the UAE through strategic partnerships, insourcing and sourcing global business collaboration opportunities.

Courtesy :- http://www.itvarnews.net/

Ghost! Yes you read it right. A ghost is floating around the Technopark campus and the adjacent Kerala University campus in Trivandrum. Its feet are not touched on the ground. This ghost has been featured in Malayala Manorama recently. They have traced its origin too. Obviously someone has to die before she gets to walk without her feet touching the ground. As the folklores would have it most of the ghosts were passionate lovers once upon a time; often one rich and the other one poor. The story is no different here too. The poor lover was murdered by the girl’s mighty family and the girl, Hymawati was her name,

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       What do you match a coffee with..? Milk, Sugar…what else. Well, this time we’ve match it with ‘Dance’. Its not a puzzle. Read on..
       The 3rd August is a Sunday this year.But unlike the usual sundays, this is not a day to log Z’s. Coz you’ve to rock the floor on this friendship day at Cafe Coffee Day in Ginger. Arun’s holidays, a private initiative, is organizing DJ party on 3rd August to mark friendship day this year in Cafe coffee Day. You can’t degrade it to a normal DJ since something more is happening there. Along with the disc numbers from DJ Charlez, there are some contests ;’best friends’, ‘best dressed guy n’ gal’, ‘talent hunt’, to name a few. To add some more coffee, there is a coffee tasting session and a coffee quiz (dealing with CCD, obviously).

                                            
       The tickets are available at Cafe Coffee Day in Ginger @ Rs199/- per entry. This includes a food hamper from Cafe Coffee Day. They assure a seperate dance floor for ladies upon request.
       It feels like there are some ripples in and around, the once called, ‘non-happening’ TVM. Lets wait and watch how TVM cope with Cochin when it rises from its hibernate mode.

This is an Email that I received. I really want to know your comments.

Hi Admin,
You have been a major part of our technopark life. Hope you will not ignore this mail too, please have a look at the following.Did you come to know that the technopark rear gate(gate opens to California) will be open only from 7am to 7pm?. This is made in accordance with the new security arrangements. A wall paper proclaiming this wise decision has been placed the rear gate.

Please spare a moment to think logically. There are hundreds of people who leave their offices after 7 and make use of this gate to go to Kazhakkuttom, Ambalathinkara etc.There are many people having their accommodations in these areas. If the gate is closed they will have to get out either through the main gate or rear gate near Bhavani!!. Another option is to hire auto, but we already had many bitter experiences with auto drivers and are highly afraid of the night auto fares. People having their own vehicles can still sit not bothered about this. But there are poor people who cannot afford to have his/her own vehicles. Many techies sits up to 10pm if they have to finish urgent works, so there is an active traffic through this gate up to 10 normally everyday. For a majority this gate was quite convenient than the main gate (think of the robberies happening in the bypass road. The road from rear gate to kazhakkuttom is far better).

After all technopark is a 24 hr working place. So just think of, it is simply a bad idea to put people in trouble. There are hundreds of security men in technopark, few of them are placed in rear gate also, if they can’t assure the security then what are they meant for? This simply shows their incapability. The police are always ready to provide security for technopark, they are just a phone call away.

Any idea for how long this rule will be in effect??, if this is going to be permanent then we will have to protest against this.Atleast can we get the gate open upto 10pm..?

Please give necessary consideration to this problem from your side. We are helpless because we the technoparkians doesn’t have anybody to represent us or to fight for our rights. Are the technopark authorites not meant for ensuring the comfort of employees??

Vineesh Kumar N.V
Software Engineer
Ushus Technologies,
(A Division of Accel Transmatic Ltd.)
311, Nila, Technopark Campus,
Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, Kerala, India.

The restaurant Buraq is one of the two main restaurants situated in the top floor of Bhavani building in Technopark. The building equips around 3000 techies in it, the majority relying on these restaurants to satisfy their bellies. No doubt they supply junk food, which the busy techies don’t complain against or are worried about, but sometimes they try inedible integredents too.

Its the second appearence of Buraq on the primer in last 2 months. Unfortunately its the same notorious issue again,’Food adulteration’, but this time with a new ‘recipe’. This time its an iron nail that they gave to test the digestive power of our belly. Luckily the guy who bought the dish noted the nail in his food, to extend his healthy days of his life. I don’t think i’d have to explain the ‘wonders’ that can occur by the consumption of a rusty iron piece.

Sometimes it feels like we could’ve compared the food consumption from these restaurants to some adventure reality shows on TV. Our ‘hunger-execution’ lies in our luck of getting neat food. Sometimes ’someting more than food’ might kill our hunger, as like in this case. Hope some day the AXN crew would vist them to telecast these in their ‘Guinness world record show’, if this goes on un-noticed by the authorities. Lets hope they blacklist these restaurants before that.

Its the time of monsoon in Kerala. The months of June and July are the times of heavy downpour. But, this year it feels like that monsoon doesn’t want to keep its name even.Well, there is something else showing a sharp downturn.Its the time for appraisals and salary increments in various IT companies. Here it is heard that the condition is worse than the monsoon. Even the high profile companies in Technopark showed a steady decrease in salary increments this year. In some of them there has been a decrease of up to 50% this year in salary increments compared to that of last year and 100% decrease in some others. This doesn’t mean any decrease in amount of work, but the performance watch is being made strict too.

The company managements say that the decrease should be read along with the increase in fuel prices and the ugly face of world economy today. But it feels like some of the companies are taking these reasons for granted and excusing themselves to reduce increments or to completely put it off.Meanwhile, there is something else showing an increse. The attrition rate. The employees are forced to join new assignments with a better payslip. The experienced ones plays it well.

Though this is a bad situation for the employees, we can console ourselves of hardly any job cut-offs in Technopark companies, like in the stories from our friends in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Or is it coming over here too…?

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With many companies opening units in Kerala, the IT sector of the state has been on a growth trajectory, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan informed the state assembly on Monday.

The boom in the IT sector has enhanced job availability and has boosted software exports in the last two years, the Chief minister said.

To expand the IT infrastructure in the state, the government has embarked upon a project to create IT parks in all districts, besides strengthening facilities at Technopark near the state capital and Infopark in Kochi, Achuthanandan said in a reply furnished in the house.

These projects would add 88 lakh square feet to the existing IT base, he said.

In the state-managed Technopark and Infopark, 71 new companies had been set up during last two years, creating 22,517 direct employment and at least three times more indirect jobs, he said.

The state exported software products worth valued at Rs 1,568 crore in 2007-08.

Work is going on in the technocity near Thiruvananthapuram as well as cyber park in Kozhikode and district IT parks in Kollam Alappuzha, Kasargode, Thrissur and Kannur, he said.

Courtesy :-Economic Times

e new traffic regulations for the region in and around Bhavani has been published. And know what, the new development gives Bhavani portico a VIP status..! Read on…

New Traffic Regulations in and around Bhavani

1. All private vehicles conveying Bhavani building staff will stop at the BUS BAY marked in front of Thejeswani building. No vehicles will enter the portico of Bhavani building or stop in front of the Bus stop adjacent to Park centre.

2. Hereafter the Bhavani portico will be used by CEOs & Guest vehicles only.

3. All the vehicles used by various company staff will come in through the level gate of Bhavani opposite to Thejeswani main entrance for parking and go out through the same gate where sufficient arrangements for IN & OUT going vehicles have been made.

4. Two wheelers should park in the parking slots already marked for 2 wheelers.

5. The IN & OUT going two wheelers should obey the traffic rules and guidance of the Security guards.

6. All Three wheelers should stop at the Bus Bay area and not enter the portico of Bhavani building.

7. All company cabs will stop in front of Bhavani where it is marked for them only. They will not enter the portico.