Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 22 - City-based information technology park Technopark has signed a cooperation agreement with China's Beijing Zhongguancun Software Park Co (Zpark), it was announced here Tuesday.

Under the agreement, the two parks will join hands in business process outsoucring (BPO), software exports and training sectors in major markets like China, Japan, South Korea, the US and Europe, Technopark said in a statement.

The agreement was signed Monday in China by Technopark chief executive Mervin Alexander and Zpark director Zhou Fang.

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GAIL inks deal with Hindustan Oil

New Delhi: State-run Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has signed a 15-year gas sourcing agreement with Hindustan Oil Exploration Co (HOEC) to supply fuel to a power plant in Tamil Nadu, the company said Tuesday.

GAIL had earlier entered into long-term contract with PMT consortium for gas supply for its projects.

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Tata's solution for clean Internet traffic

New Delhi: Tata Communications Tuesday launched 'Internet Clean Pipe Solution' for the small and medium business segments that will ensure clean Internet traffic.

The solution can eliminate malware, spam and viruses without the customer having to incur additional expenditure on security hardware, the company said in a statement.

The service will utilise a network based on a Fortinet Unified Threat Management device that includes anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention and web filtering capabilities, under which the Internet traffic is checked for vulnerabilities before it enters the customer's premise.

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NIIT bags Cybermedia award

New Delhi: IT training institute NIIT has been honoured with the 'Top Training Company Award 2009' by Cybermedia, publisher of a number of IT magazines.