Kerala IT cos to take part 'GITEX Technology week' in Dubai

At least 10 IT companies from Kozhikode Cyber Park and Calicut Forum for IT, apart from 23 from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will showcase their products and services at 'GITEX Technology Week-2015' in Dubai between October 18 and 22.
They will be accompanying an IT delegation from Kerala led by State Principal Secretary (Industries and IT) P H Kurian.
Cyberpark CEO R Ajith Kumar and Technopark CEO K G Gireesh Babu will also be part of the delegation, Cyber Park said in a release today.
Launched in 1981, GITEX is a leading Information and Communications Technology business gateway to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Region. It is an annual international trading hub for the global technology sector, the release said.

Cybrosis Technologies, Ipix Solutions, Codelattice, BlueWhyte Software Solutions, Explore IT Solutions, Aufait Technologies and Infinite Open Source Solutions are some of the companies from Malabar region participating in the event.
Over the years, Kerala IT has benefited by participation in the event with lot of companies investing in the state and also SMEs from Kerala getting opportunities to showcase their products in the Middle East and European markets, it said.
This year, the state plans to showcase SME companies that are developing state-of-the-art innovative products and services in various verticals like banking, insurance, travel and healthcare sector, apart from the IT sector.

"Gitex has been one of the most beneficial events for our home grown small companies to flourish. These companies have been able to enter into the Middle East market through GITEX. Kerala IT will showcase various investment opportunities in the IT sector in Kerala," Cyberpark CEO Ajith Kumar said.