InfoPark - Updates & Discussions

[RKPV]

Originally Posted by e_arunsid

Cognizant is planning a huge recruitment in Feb and March for their new facility in Athulya.

Cognizant have plan to expland out of Technopolis, Threre are proposals but (I am)not sure about Athulya, as the Technopolis facility can accomodate another 300 + .

[e_arunsid]

Originally Posted by RKPV

Cognizant have plan to expland out of Technopolis, Threre are proposals but (I am)not sure about Athulya, as the Technopolis facility can accomodate another 300 + .

I m pretty sure abt athulya..

[Malayaali]

Kochi Infopark has new CEO

Binu Pazhoor, CEO of Cyberpark Kozhikode, is the new chief executive officer of Infopark Kochi. He was given the additional charge of Infopark. A government order to this effect was issued on Wednesday.
"Kerala IT is going through an exciting growth phase and Infoparks at Koratty, Ambalappuzha and Cherthala are being developed at a fast phase to encourage more investments," Binu said.
Kerala State IT Mission Director Ishitha Roy, who has been holding the additional charge of Infopark Kochi, had requested the state government to relieve her from the responsibility of Infopark owing to workload.

Indian Express

[Malayaali]

Infopark second phase expansion to begin soon

Infopark Kochi is all set to embark on its massive second phase expansion next month.

Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will lay the foundation stone for the second phase on February 12. The Chief Minister will also unveil the master plan for the second phase on the occasion. A meeting to form a reception committee for the ceremony will be held at the Vadavucode block panchayat on Saturday.

Of the 160 acres identified for the expansion in Kunnathunadu and Puthencruz villages, 120-odd acres had already been acquired. The acquisition of the rest of the land is embroiled in some legal tangles.

Sector-specific SEZ

The expansion plan had received a big boost last September when a meeting of the Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Union Ministry of Commerce granted Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status to about 31 acres of the project area.

The approval had cleared the way for Infopark to set up a sector-specific IT and IT-Enabled Services Special Economic Zone as part of its phase two expansion. When executed fully, the phase two will generate 80,000-odd jobs.

The idea is to complete the expansion in three phases. Initially, BPO Complex, software development block and a convention centre would be set up as part of the expansion. The proposed BPO Complex with a built-up space of 4 lakh sq.ft. will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs.200 crore.

The total investment for the phase two expansion has been estimated to be in the range of Rs.2,500 crore, of which Infopark would invest about Rs.475 crore in the next three years.

Apart from the Rs.200 crore to be invested on the BPO complex, Rs.200 crore and Rs.75 crore would respectively be invested in basic infrastructure and core infrastructure.

The Hindu

[Malayaali]

Originally Posted by e_arunsid

Cognizant is planning a huge recruitment in Feb and March for their new facility in Athulya.

Cognizant to recruit 25,000 this year.
Source: Metrovartha

[Malayaali]

IT sector to trigger job opportunities

If things go as expected, Kochi will generate as many as 2.4 lakh job opportunities in the IT sector, including about 80,000 direct IT jobs, with the commissioning of the second phase of Infopark.
The second phase of Infopark, the foundation stone for which will be laid by the Chief Minister on February 12, is expected to be completed within a period of 15 months. The Rs 2,500-crore project will come up at Puthencruz and Kunnathunad in the rural areas of Ernakulam.
The officials said once the development of second phase is completed, it’s expected to generate about 80,000 direct IT jobs along with about 1.6 lakh indirect jobs. “We believe once the second phase is over there will be huge job opportunities in the affiliated services sector. These jobs will be mainly on all sources of transportation, catering service, shops, banks and malls, service apartments, cleaning service, security staff, operation and maintenance and all other affiliated services with the IT park,” K Kurien, senior technical advisor with Infopark, Kochi, said.
The second phase will have three types of infrastructure facilities — IT complexes which come directly under Infopark, IT complexes from codevelopers and IT companies with their own campuses. “Altogether there will be about 200 IT companies functioning in the second phase of the park, which is expected to start its operations by March 2012,” he said. Tender procedures have already begun for the construction of the first building in the second phase. Once operational, this will create about 4,000 IT jobs. The entire project to be executed in three phases will be over by eight years, said the officials. Of the entire project cost, `475 crore would be invested by the Infopark. On February 12, the Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone and will unveil the master plan for the second phase. The second phase will come up in an area of 80 lakh sq km. Of the total 160 acres identified for the project, 120 acres have already been acquired. The Board of Approvals of the Union Government has already sanctioned Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status to a portion of the project area.

Indian Express

[Malayaali]

Science centre at Infopark

Science and Technology Innovation Centre (STIC), an initiative of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) to access top-end talent and knowledge-based resources in Kerala, will be launched at Infopark on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi, Director General, SCCI, will launch the facility at a function to be held at Thapasya in Infopark. Mana S Sultan Al Suwaidi, UAE Commercial Attaché to India, will also be present.

STIC is a partnership venture between SCIC and Infopark Kochi as a platform for the development of business between India and Middle East.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SCCI and Infopark Kochi, in November 2009 when Kerala IT team had visited UAE.

“The Science and Technology Innovation Centre is being set up at Thapasya in Infopark Kochi by SCCI to facilitate exchange of knowledge between Emirates of Sharjah and Kerala. The Centre will help businesses from Sharjah and Kerala to actively engage and transfer science and technology from the lab to a global community to spearhead knowledge intensive industries and companies in the 21st Century.” Binu Pazhoor, CEO, Infopark Kochi, said.

The Hindu

[Malayaali]

VS to launch second phase of Infopark today+

The second phase expansion of Infopark spread over 160 acres in Kunnathunadu and Puthencruz villages will be launched on Sunday.

Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will lay the foundation stone and unveil the master plan for the second phase at a function to be held at Brahmapuram in Kunnathunadu constituency at 11 a.m. Minister for Fisheries and Registration S. Sarma will preside. Transport Minister Jose Thettayil will deliver the keynote address.

MPs, P. Rajeev and K.P. Dhanapalan will be among those present. IT Principal Secretary K. Suresh Kumar will present the report.

Majority of the 160 acres identified for the project has been identified while the remaining land is embroiled in legal issues.

The expansion plan received a shot in the arm in last September when a meeting of the Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Union Ministry of Commerce granted Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status to about 31 acres of the project area.

The approval had cleared the way for Infopark to set up a sector specific IT and IT-Enabled Services Special Economic Zone as part of its phase two expansion. When executed fully, the phase two project will generate 80,000-odd jobs.

The idea is to complete the expansion in three phases. Initially, BPO Complex, software development block and a convention centre would be set up as part of the expansion.

The proposed BPO Complex with a built-up space of 4 lakh sq.ft will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs. 200 crore.

The total investment for the phase two expansion has been estimated to be in the range of Rs. 2,500 crore, of which Infopark would invest about Rs.475 crore in the next three years. Apart from the Rs.200 crore to be invested on the BPO complex, Rs. 200 crore and Rs. 75 crore would be invested in basic infrastructure and core infrastructure.

When completed, the second phase would provide a built-up space of 8 million sq.ft.

This would take the total built-up space provided by Infopark to about 15 million sq.ft taking into account the combined space provided by the IT parks at Koratty, Cherthala, and Ambalapuzha as well.

The Hindu

[Malayaali]

5,000 more jobs at Infopark

Infopark, Kochi which is striding ahead with big projects in the second phase of development, will soon give an ‘immediate relief’ to the job hunters. With the opening of a few firms in the first phase, the Infopark will generate around 5000 IT jobs by April.
When the first phase becomes fully operational, in the next three years, around 50,000 IT jobs will be generated. With Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan inaugurating the works of the second phase of Infopark, around 80,000 IT jobs are expected to be generated. Around 1,60,000 indirect jobs are also expected.
The second phase of Infopark Kochi is planned to be developed in 160 acres of land in Kunnathunad village. Eco friendly business in this new phase is its robust infrastructure and connectivity, officials with Infopark said.
The state government has allocated `50 crore towards infrastructure development for the phase II of Infopark. The master plan of the second phase which has been prepared by M/ S Cannon Design, USA envisages a green IT township on the banks of Kadamprayar River. It will have development and peripheral state-of-the-art facilities including shopping arcades, town center plaza, convention center, women’s hostel, guest house, facilities for rest and recreation, boat club, etc.
Single window clearance facility for starting new endeavours at Infopark will be another attraction.
Infopark in the last two years has been growing fast and is already home to over 13,500 IT professionals working with the firms like OPI Global, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, ACS, US Technologies, IBS, Arbitron, Zerone Consulting, NHR Outsourcing, SIT Mobile, Alcatel Lucent, etc.

Indian Express

[DileepKS]

The Phase2 plans are supposedly 'unveiled'. But where is it? I don't see it anywhere!!

[scorpiogenius]

Here it is DKS

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http://www.keralait.org/

[DileepKS]

No, scorpio, that is the old one.

Hindu published a photo of the function, which shows the plan as backdrop


It is evidently different, hence the question about the plan.

[India101]

Hope that is the official plan, looks sleek.

[JohnJoseph]

Kochi IT firm launches life database application


Kochi, Feb 25 ( IANS) Kochi-based mobile products development company Dexetra Friday launched here what it claims to be the world's first life database application.

Named 'Friday', the application automates the process of building a self-database by creating a semantic map of activities that the users do on their phone and also identifying the places they visit. This enables users to travel back in time and pinpoint the information they need, a senior company official said.

According to Narayan Babu, Dexetra's chief executive officer, the application captures every moment of one's life and answers questions about oneself by providing a wide array of analytics and maintains a journal. 'Since the smart phone usage is growing globally, 'Friday' can definitely play a key role in every user's life,' said Babu. 'Friday' integrates itself with the Android operating system on a very deep and intricate level to derive the content created by the user, the company claimed. ..

Dexetra was founded in 2010 by a group of seven young entrepreneurs and specialises in iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry Windows mobile and symbian application development and mobility in general.

News Source: Sify

[induzcreed]

Kochi, March 30: Mobile Sportsbook Technology Pvt Ltd inaugurated its new office at Leela Info Park Phase II.

This is the first software development centre of MST in India and it gained SEZ approval recently to operate from the Info Park. MST is into building products and solutions for the mobile gaming/entertainment industry.
In his inaugural address, Mr James Sene, Executive President and Corporate CEO of Bettymovil Group, Spain, said MST would be the technical backbone of Bettymovil in its worldwide operations where it has plans to enter more than 20 countries this year itself. Ms Jolly Kannarathil, Managing Director, MST, said the new facility could accommodate 120 software engineers. The company would begin recruitment soon and target engineering colleges/institutes in Kerala

Source : Business Line & MST Cochin

Their customers in India includes Airtel.

[induzcreed]

Scoop !

Await for the surprise in this July !!! The worlds most revered techie giant is setting up their SDC here in Kochi ! It is unofficially confirmed by their Recruitment head and they are already on the job woooohoooooooo ....get set for the party Guys !!!!

[psanthosh]

which one it is? please tell me atleast via a personal message

[ypki]

Microsoft ??????

[e_arunsid]

Lets wait for the official press release. Some time back there were news that Deloitte n Perot Systems were looking for space in LnT Tejomaya..But that didnt happen and they withdrew their plans for kochi.

For Kochiietes JULY will be the most awaited month

[reachmeprop]

Originally Posted by ypki

Microsoft ??????

oh Good. If this happens this would be the last nail on the coffin of kerala bashers.

Now kerala would have a bunch of top IT co's in world and india. This would lead to a image makeover of the famed kerala work culture. IT is doing for kerala what it did to India in late 90's. (known before as Land of snake charmers & cows and now envied by POTUS).