Thiruvananthapuram: With the inauguration of the massive sixth industrial modules building, Kerala Technopark is now Indias largest software park. Technopark will now provide an additional half million sq ft of pure technology space for Indias fastest growing IT state Kerala.

The new building, inaugurated by Union Minister for Information and Communication Technology Pramod Mahajan, makes the total built-up area in Technopark stands at 1.4 million sq ft, making it one of Asias top three software parks. The magnificent 4,80,000-sq ft, six- floor, centrally air-conditioned building is specifically designed to meet global IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) industry standards. Inaugurating the building, Mahajan said: I am proud to inaugurate Bhavani, which is a world class facility the best anywhere in the world. Kerala is definitely in the right direction to become a leading player in IT. With aggressive marketing and a clear IT roadmap, I am sure within three years Kerala will become a force to reckon with. Bhavanis 55,000-sq ft x six floors of column-free office space houses 130 modules of ideal industrial space and 22 IT modules on each floor planned around a large landscaped atrium. In fact, multiple level redundancies in the power infrastructure support both the campus as well as each individual building, and Bhavani thus has an independent 100-per cent generator backup.

The concept of Bhavani is based on the maximisation of factors to meet the growing demand of IT companies, such as:

1. an in-built ability to expand efficiently and in modules, and
2. incorporate facilities that provide maximum light and ventilation.

With an optic fibre cable landing at a BSNL exchange 100 metres away and multiple satellite earth stations on campus, the new building is the most impressive in Technopark and Asias most uniquely ready-to-use facility for the IT sector today. Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony said: Technopark has been spearheading the IT revolution in Kerala and is a symbol of the high standards that we strive to attain. The Bhavani building truly represents the world class positioning that Kerala shall adopt going forward. Kerala is Indias most IT-ready state. The increased availability of ready to use high quality technology space will allow Kerala to quickly harness the rush of industry interest in the state, Kerala IT minister K Kunhalikutty.

State IT secretary Aruna Sunderarajan, who is the chairperson of the Technopark Project Implementation Board, added: It is significant that Indias first software park is now Indias finest. This building stands out in its exceptional features and unparalleled value proposition as Rajiv Vasudevan, CEO, Technopark, explains: Bhavani well represents Technoparks unique enabling environment with world-class infrastructure for global IT and ITES companies at approximately one-third the cost that of comparable infrastructure in other cities, making it Indias best value hi-tech environment. Technopark represents a potent combination of state-of-the-art infrastructure supported by an excellent work environment. With the inauguration of the magnificent Bhavani, named after a major river in Kerala, Technopark has now achieved the impressive milestone of becoming Asias finest ready-to-use facility for the IT industry. Technopark is Indias first technology park, and is now destined to be one of the countrys best. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram and was set up by the Kerala government. It is home to over 55 companies that employ nearly 6,000 professionals. These include three CMM level V, one CMM level IV, two CMM level III and several ISO compliant companies.

Technopark meets the global standards of IT and ITES industry in terms of specifications relating to usability, redundancy, reliability and safety in its peaceful and sylvan surroundings. Technopark provides a more than just a significant advantage to its tenant companies, which benefit from the competitive edge arising from low total cost of operations while leveraging the benefits of its world-class infrastructure, telecommunication and datacom systems.