Kerala State Government Signs with US Dataport

Cochin, India, Aug. 5 2002 (INS News) -- As a step to boost the sector of Information Technolog,Kerala State Government, signed an Memmorandum of Association with US Dataport, world Leaders in Information Technology infrastructure development company from silicon Valley, to set up a world class Carrier Neutral Facility, inclusive of a Disaster Recovery Facility and other infrastructure at the Kinfra Information Technology Park, Kakanad, Cochin, Ernakulam District.

Lewis E.Shadle,Senior Vice president (Business Development)of US Dataport and Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary Information Technology of Kerala State signed the Memmorandum of Associationo in the presence P K Kunhalikutty,Minister for Industries and Information Technology.

Addressing the media person after the event,Industries Minister, stated that the facility was being created for the first time in the country. This will enhance Kochi's position as the country's prime communication hub,he hoped.

US Dataport will also undertake modular development of a world class IT and ITES facility at Kochi. The infrastructure developed by US Dataport will become operational in a year and is expected to go a long way in helping IT and ITES companies to have high quality networking, computing and storage facilities.

Apart fromthe ensuring redundant connectivity and brokering multiple service providers, the facility will have a data centre which would act as back up in the event of crisis situation, Information Technology Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said.

-- Mohamed Ansif - Correspondent in Cochin, India
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