WEEK IN BRIEF: 21-26 February, 2011

Quote for the Week

“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”  - Maya Angelou

Problems and misfortunes are a part of life. But that doesn’t mean that we are supposed to simply sit there and accept everything that comes at us just like that and not do anything about it. We cannot live a happy life by accepting blame for all the problems or negativities that happen to us. Allowing the problems or negative thoughts to control us will only lead to our confidence being drained away. So no matter what happens in our life, we have to ‘bounce back’ with full zest and keep moving forward.



News @ IPSR


Career Centre moving at full throttle:

The IPSR Career Centre has been on the move for the past four years. Since its inception it the Career Centre has been conducting numerous Recruitment Drives and Job Fairs. Currently the Career Centre is engaged in conducting the WASE programme in association with Wipro. The programme has been gaining great momentum and so far 156 candidates have been placed through WASE since January 31st, 2011.

Yet another major IT client is UST Global who has selected 26 candidates through the Career Centre this year. Poornam Info Vision based in Cochin is also on a manhunt and has selected 14 candidates from the Drive conducted on 23rd February,2011.

Web division’s latest launches:

The Web Development team has successfully launched three websites this month namely www.stjosephanchal.com, www.citadelschoolranni.com, and www.prtckerala.org.  In addition to that an international site of the International Institute for Scientific and Academic Collaboration has also been launched. More prestigious projects are on the way.

It’s a baby girl!!

Mrs.Manju Anoop- of the Kottayam Linux Training division gave birth to beautiful baby girl.
Wishing her and the baby the best of health.

WEEK IN BRIEF- 14-19 February,2011

Quote for the Week

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. –Winston Churchill

Criticism can be constructive or demeaning. It depends on how we take it. At times criticisms can throw light on a negative aspect of ours which we had never known. Honest criticisms can help bring about a positive change in us. They can also be taken up as suggestions for initiating a new system or strategy. So criticisms can play an affirmative role in our lives. Always keep an ear out for criticisms to understand whether it is helpful or not. If not, just ignore it.

News@ IPSR:

• eZcom’s legacy:

eZcom has been IPSR’s first software product. It is infact the baby of a team of software developers who had been with IPSR right from the year of 2000. It was developed in Kerala by our software development team within a span of five years making it an indigenous software. We can proudly say that eZcom has completed more than 6 years into its existence as a leading Accounting software. Considering its strong presence as a user-friendly Accounting package, the eZcom brand has been playing well in the market with more than 1000 installations to its credit. One of the facts worth highlighting in this scenario is that a significant number of clients have been using eZcom for around 4 years. Of these, 5 clients have gone into their 4th installation. It is also great to know that more than 12 clients have taken the 3rd installation. All this again and again solidifies eZcom as a user-friendly product ensuring pure customer satisfaction.

Of course the credit of it all goes to the eZcom team involving the technical, customer support and marketing members for putting up a good work all these years.

• Jacob’s debut:

Mr.Jacob George, the youngest IPSR employee has got some credits to quote. Jacob had joined IPSR for doing his RHCE course. After getting certified he joined the Linux training division at Kottayam. But later on, realizing his calibre in marketing, he was appointed as a Business Development Executive here. Since then Jacob has been working behind the scenes for putting a good turnover at the Talent Genie Contests conducted by IPSR. More than 450 students have participated in the first rounds of the contest since Jacob joined the marketing team with his Team Leader Mr.Arjun.V in January, 2011.This is nearly 40% of the first round participants of Talent Genie Season 2 which started in July, 2010. More rounds are yet to come. Keep up the good job!

• IPSR Newbies:

This week we have two newbies at IPSR. Mrs.Keerthy.C has joined the Trivandrum branch of IPSR in the Software training division. She is a native of Trivandrum and a B.Tech.

Mr.Krishnan.S has joined the Kottayam branch of IPSR in the SEO division. He is a native of Chengannur and is an MCA. Mr.Krishnan was previously working with Mercury Minds Technologies Pvt.Ltd, Chennai.

Welcome to IPSR!

• Wedding Bells

Mr.Joyal Jose of IPSR Edappally OSBDC is to tie the knot on 21st February,2011. Wishing him a Happy Married Life.

WEEK IN BRIEF: 7-12 February, 2011

Quote for the Week

“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else” - Judy Garland

This is such a powerful quote that reflects the importance of being YOU. Having role models to follow or someone to admire is a good thing but the extent to which they influence you should stop at learning something good from them and applying it in your life. We should be able to maintain the innate unique qualities that we possess and try to refine them. Mere imitations will not provide the real result you want especially in the long term. The best way to avoid that is to BE YOURSELF.

News @ IPSR

IPSRians Tour to Munnar:

Looks like it is tour season at IPSR. The members of both the Kottayam and Cochin branches had recently gone for trips to Vagamon and Athirappally in the previous months. This time a group including former IPSR employees went for a tour to Munnar.It is an occasion for a yearly get together for reconnecting with each other. Here are some
snaps from the trip:


IPSR Newbies:

Mr.Gain Swaroop has joined the IPSR Trivandrum branch in the Linux Training division. He is a B.Tech with RHCE and MCITP certifications. He has also completed a course in CCNA. Gain is a native of Trivandrum and previously worked in NOCME Technologies, Technopark.

A Warm Welcome!


Career Centre at Calicut:

Career Centre’s Wipro WASE programme at Calicut showed a good turnout. This event gave an opportunity for a lot of graduates in the area. Around 350 candidates participated in the programme. Four more WASE programmes are scheduled in the month of February on 17th, 19th, 22nd and 26th. Get more details @ www.ipsr.org/placements/.

WEEK IN BRIEF 31 January - 5 February, 2011

Quote for the Week:

“What you dislike in another take care to correct it in yourself”- Thomas Sprat

People often tend to look into the faults of others though they have the same flaws. We try to correct people doggedly neglecting what we are. We should understand that this makes us contemptuous rather than respected in our family and society. So, recognize your faults and mend it. How can we find another person at fault when we have the same flaws? We do not have the right to correct others unless we are faultless. Be judicious in your thoughts and actions!

News @ IPSR

1. IPSR’s new Building:

IPSR has purchased a new building in Kottayam just next to the Corporate Office. The final agreement and procedure have been completed and now we have yet another office space to operate from. The furnishing and beautification of the building will be started soon for setting up more labs for the Training & Software Development division and a showroom for the Hardware team.

 
2. Kudos to Kottayam Training Team:

The Training division of the IPSR Kottayam branch has achieved a record result of 112% of the target amount this month. Special congrats to the Kottayam Training team for this feat.

3. Career Centre on the go:

The Wipro WASE programme conducted by Career Centre on January 31st was a huge success. Around 500 candidates attended the programme and 68 were shortlisted. Wipro is happy with the turnout and more WASE programmes have been scheduled at various locations across Kerala for February.

4. It’s a baby girl!

Mr.Reneesh.A – Head-Cisco Division and a member of the IPSR Calicut branch has been blessed with a beautiful baby girl on January 31st.Congratulations to Mr.Reneesh and wishing the baby and mother the best of health.

5. Marriage Bells

Ms.Dhanya S Nair of eZcom team, Kottayam branch of IPSR got married to Mr.Sujith on 5th February 2011. Wishing them both a happy married life.


6. IPSR Newbies:

IPSR has been seeing lots of new faces lately with Mrs.Pinky Bhadran being the latest newbie.She has joined the Kottayam branch on 1st Feb in the Software Training division. Mrs.Pinky is a native of Alappuzha and a Diploma holder.

Yet another newbie is Mr.Fuji Komalan who was a former student of IPSR. He has joined the South Cochin branch in the Linux Training Division. He is a BCA and a native of Ernakulam.

Welcome aboard!!

IPSR New Corporate Annex

We are immensely happy to announce that IPSR has purchased a new building in Kottayam just next to the Corporate Office. This is yet another milestone that is to be added in the annals of IPSR history. The newly purchased building is proposed to be developed as the IPSR IT Tower, thus asserting the presence of the IPSR brand in the “Akshara Nagari” of Kerala on a much larger scale in the coming future.

The new IPSR Corporate Office Annex will provide the much-needed space for setting up more of the Training & Software Development labs at Kottayam. A new fully furnished hi-fi showroom for the Hardware Division is also to be put up in this building thereby helping the aggressive promotion of IPSR Hardware Services.