WEEK IN BRIEF: 14-19 March, 2011

Quote for the Week:

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And Today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.” - Babatunde Olatunji

Brooding over our past or worrying about our future will not help us in any way. We will only be stuck in a rut if we do that. There’s no point in trying to change our past or apprehending about our future, both of which are not under our control. Let TIME take its course and progress in full swing. All we have to do is be thankful for the present moments that we have NOW with us. Make this day YOUR DAY by living every moment of it to the fullest, as if there is no tomorrow.

News @ IPSR

• Career Centre’s upcoming events:

The IPSR Career Centre has got plenty of Recruitment Drives up its sleeve. There are four more Recruitment Drives coming up in the next two weeks of March namely, WIPRO WASE programmes on 23rd and 29th March, 2011 at Kannur and Pathanamthitta respectively; Muziris Softech Drive on 26th March, 2011 at Cochin; ENVESTNET Recruitment Drive on 27th March, 2011 at Trivandrum.

• Adieu!!

Suvin Vijayakumar-Executive-Technical Support is resigning from IPSR after a long service of nearly four years. Suvin’s association with IPSR started way back in 2007 when he joined here as a Networking student. Soon enough he was posted in the Hardware division of IPSR at Kottayam. After getting an appointment order through the PSC Exams, Suvin is now entering into Government Service in the Paippad Panchayat Office at Changanassery from 21st March onwards.

The IPSR family wishes him all the very best for his future.

WEEK IN BRIEF: 7-12 March, 2011

Quote for the Week

“The ultimate inspiration is the deadline”- Nolan Bushnell

Deadlines are the culmination point of all projects and assignments. We have all been dreading that ‘last date’ to submit an assignment or complete a project right from our school days. But Nolan Bushnell brings out a completely different meaning to deadlines. It is the deadline that pulls us through all that laziness and procrastination. Deadlines keep us on a time-based plan to finish each and every task. So the next time you are given a deadline, take it up as a challenge.


News @ IPSR

Web division’s ‘Celebrity Releases’:

The IPSR Web Division has been engaged in a bit of Celebrity PR lately. The Web Development Team has been working on the revamp of the online portal of the singing sensation Jyotsna. The site was developed by IPSR back in 2004, is now undergoing a major reconstruction and will come out soon with a new look.

Another celebrity site that is undergoing a facelift is the official website of the popular TV personality/ Anchor/ Film Actor Kishor Satya. This site was developed by IPSR back in 2008. Look out for the new version which will be online soon.

The Web Division has also launched a new site for Anson’s Study Centre, Kottayam. The site offers Online Mock Exams for NATA and AIEEE, which are the official entrance examinations to various Architecture Colleges in India. While AIEEE is a regular multiple choice exam, NATA is a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT). This site is the first of its kind, to offer mock tests in CAT format for NATA.

Career Centre’s next Mega Job Fair:

The next Mega Job fair of the IPSR Career Centre is scheduled for 19th March, 2011 at Calicut. More than 10 companies including Wipro, Poornam Info Vision, Hinduja Global Solutions, Consim, to name a few, are coming down for this event. Candidates all across North Kerala can make use of this golden opportunity since it has been a long time that the IPSR Career Centre has hosted a Mega Job Fair at Kozhikkodu.

CEO's Business Trip

Dr.Mendus Jacob, our CEO returned after a 2 day long business trip to Delhi. Dr.Mendus Jacob Visited the Delhi campus of Maharishi Group, a multinational and multidimensional organization with presence in more than 120 countries. He had an interaction with the top executives of Maharishi Group headed by Prof. Mohit Shah, Director - Cosmic Business School of the Maharishi Group. Dr. Jacob had a red carpet welcome at the Maharishi Group and the discussions were extremely fruitful.

He also visited MCA students of Meerut University and delivered a session on the topic ‘IT Opportunities in the post recession scenario’. Before heading back to Kerala he had a few more business meetings with a couple of HR Sourcing Organizations.

WEEK IN BRIEF: 1-5 March, 2011

Quote for the Week

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." - Vincent T. Lombardi

How can we tell if a person is successful or not? Every successful person will get through all obstacles blocking their path and reach their ultimate goal... Successful people find a solution to each and every problem they face... And so forth. So does this mean that success comes only to a person who has strength, knowledge and super powers? Not at all! It is nothing but pure WILLPOWER that will make any person successful. Every person with power need not necessarily succeed unless he or she has the “will” to move forward and to keep trying no matter what strikes back at them. So we can always keep in mind that ‘Where there is a will, there is way’.

News @ IPSR


Govt. of India’s recognition for IPSR:

The Finance Ministry of the Government of India has awarded ipsr solutions ltd with the Samman Patra Award for the year 2009-2010. This Award is in recognition of our Outstanding Revenue Performance in the Service Tax Sector in the Cochin Range. The Award was received by our MD & CEO Dr.Mendus Jacob at a Ceremony on 24th February, 2011. It is a moment of great pride for all IPSRians that we have been awarded by the Indian Government for our corporate and financial ethics.

TRANSMEET held on 4th March:

The first TRANSMEET of 2011 was held on 4th March at the IPSR Kottayam branch. The major highlights of the get together included an Address by Dr.Mendus Jacob about the Samman Patra Award and also an introduction of the newbies.

IPSR Newbie:

The IPSR newbie this week is Ms.Remya Ravindran. She is a native of Mallappally. After pursuing her graduation, Remya went on to take up a Diploma in Airline Management. Before joining IPSR, Remya was working at the Calicut International Airport.

Extending her a Warm Welcome!

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/.