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January 25th, 2007
Here are some key excerpts from the Kerala’s new IT policy. Whether things in policy will be put into practice is a stupid question…
The Government realizes that Free Software presents a truly unique opportunity in building a truly egalitarian knowledge society. The Government will take all efforts to develop Free Software and Free Knowledge and [...]
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January 23rd, 2007
Sainul Abideen, who has just finished his MCA from MES Engineering College in Kuttipuram in Kerala’s Malappuram district, has developed a technique for portable data whereby the data can now be stored on ordinary paper. This technology is called as Rainbow storage.
Interestingly this news item was picked up by a lot of technical forums and [...]
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January 17th, 2007
US Technologies (formerly known as US Software) is one of the biggest software companies operating out of technopark, Trivandrum. What makes them unique is the way they welcome their foreign customers!
Here is what they arrange for the customers - A couple of elephants, thalappoli by malayali women in traditional dress and a grand pookalam (flower [...]
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January 15th, 2007
Now major cities in Kerala are covered by Google maps. Check out the following map of Trivandrum which is pretty accurate and informative!
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January 15th, 2007
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be setting up a space training centre in Kerala to meet the shortage of space scientists.
Speaking to reporters at Trivandrum, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said the organisation was planning such an institute to be setup in Trivandrum. The proposed institute is expected to come up on [...]
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January 13th, 2007
Dr. Johnson C Philip in a post titled “Only fools use freeware” comments on software piracy in Kerala,
I live in a fast-growing town in Kerala, India. Fast-growing also means a town loaded with computer-fans. Even the janitor in our church seems to consult a computer before he sweeps so that he can cover the whole [...]
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January 11th, 2007
Kerala division of National Informatics Centre (NIC) provides all major examination results online. This site also can be used as a portal and provides links to various resources such as application forms and recruitment related information. To ensure access at all times they have put up a mirror site as well. Man! there is even [...]
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