JUL, 2010
Jul 28, 2010 Digital animation and video games companies of Costa Rica seek business opportunities in United States - Seven companies in digital entertainment and video games of Costa Rica traveled to Los Angeles, California, this week to participate in the SIGRAPH 2010 technology fair... [READ MORE]
Jul 23, 2010 Costa Rica technology sector to grow 30% between 2010-2014 - The export target set by the Government of Costa Rica for the year 2014 is US$17.000 million (17 billion U.S. dollars). The exports of information technology (IT) sector will total US$1.000 million (one billion U.S. dollars) by 2014... [READ MORE]
AUG, 2009
Aug 04, 2009 Costa Rica is the second most attractive country for investment in Central America and the Caribbean - Costa Rica is the second most attractive destination in Central America and the Caribbean for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), pointed out fDi Magazine, a publication produced by Financial Times Publishing Group... [READ MORE]
Aug 11, 2009 Costa Rican talent develops VoxOx, a software to compete against Skype - A group of young Costa Rican engineers work to give life to VoxOx, a software that allows calls from one computer to another or to a landline phone located anywhere in the world... [READ MORE]
Aug 04, 2009 Leading-edge IT project led by Grupo Asesor en Informatica receives Computerworld Honors Program award - "The Computerworld Honors Program" awarded an IT project led and supported by the Costa Rican company Grupo Asesor en Informatica... [READ MORE]
JUL, 2009
Jul 29, 2009 IT companies get more than 70 business oportunities through CostaRicaisIT.net marketplace - The online IT directory CostaRicaisIT.net, which operates as a marketplace for technology companies in Costa Rica, already includes over 200 information and communication technologies (ICT) companies registered and over 70 business opportunities sent by potential clients, business partners and investors from around the world, as well as visitors from 91 different countries... [READ MORE]
Jul 27, 2009 ITS InfoComunicacion opens offices in Peru and Puerto Rico - The growth of markets of Peru and Puerto Rico drove the ITS InfoComunicacion to open new offices in those countries, where this Costa Rican company will provide services in network systems and telecommunications, in coordination with the headquarters located in Costa Rica... [READ MORE]
Jul 24, 2009 San Jose is the 3rd safest city in Latin America for outsourcing - San Jose of Costa Rica is the 3rd safest city in Latin America for outsourcing after Santiago of Chile and Monterrey in Mexico and is also the country risk rating places Costa Rica as the safest nation in Central America to invest... [READ MORE]
Jul 03, 2009 Control your budget with the help of innovative technology - Exceltec Financial Intelligence software, developed by the firm Exceltec Business Solutions, is a solution designed to effectively control the resources of a company or group and helps to improve efficiency in business by controlling the budget... [READ MORE]
JUN, 2009
Jun 30, 2009 CAMTIC supports the negotiation of a free trade agreement between Costa Rica and China - The Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC) reiterates to the public its support to the establishment of a free trade agreement between Costa Rica and the Republic of China... [READ MORE]
Jun 24, 2009 Amazon expands its operations in Costa Rica - The quality of human resources prompted Amazon to expand its
operations in Costa Rica. The leader in Internet sales says that his
experience in this Central American country has been positive and
therefore increased its staff by 50% for customer service for Latin
America... [READ MORE]
Jun 18, 2009 Costa Rica stands out as innovative and favorite destination for outsourcing - Cultural similarities, geographic location and human resources make Costa Rica an outsourcing favorite destination, according to Business Week magazine and the consulting firm Gartner. The journal The Economist listed Costa Rica in 35th place in the world ranking of innovation that included 82 nations... [READ MORE]
Jun 18, 2009 Grupo ICE joins the Chamber of Technology of Costa Rica - Grupo ICE (which groups ICE, Racsa and CNFL) joined the Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies of Costa Rica, in order to promote business partnertships in the IT sector and generate new business opportunities... [READ MORE]
Jun 04, 2009 President of Costa Rica highlights favorable business environment of his country - The President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, invited national and foreign investors to do business in the country despite the international crisis. During Costa Rica Services Summit 2009 closing event, he highlighted the Costa Rica's business growth and its favorable business environment... [READ MORE]
MAY, 2009
May 07, 2009 Aura Interactiva launches free e-Learning course for prevention of human influenza A H1N1 - Due to the crisis and pandemic caused by human influenza A H1N1, Aura Interactiva, Costa Rican capital firm, developed an e-learning course entitled "Prevention for Human Influenza A H1N1", available in english and spanish. The company's goal is that this course be used and distributed freely... [READ MORE]
MAR, 2009
Mar 13, 2009 Medical devices company, Allergan Inc. focuses operations in Costa Rica - Allergan Inc. will invest in Costa Rica nearly $6 million more in new equipment and technologies that will automate its production processes and will finish the transfer process to that Central American country. The U.S. company will also expand its payroll with costa rican human talent... [READ MORE]
Mar 12, 2009 Schematic company highlights quality of human resources of Costa Rica - The Internet advertising and marketing company, Schematic, opened last March 10 its new offices in Costa Rica and announced the expansion of its operations in that Central American country. The transnational company highlighted the quality of costa rican human resources and said that it plans to increase its payroll in Costa Rica from 90 to 130 employees... [READ MORE]
FEB, 2009
Feb 26, 2009 Costa Rican IT companies explore Indian market during international trade fair Indiasoft 2009 - Five Costa Rican technology companies (IT) traveled to the Indiasoft 2009 international fair in India. The event gathers in Calcutta to software producers worldwide from 26th to 27th February 2009. This fair involves one hundred Indian IT companies and over 200 buyers from 50 countries, who meet to make business and commercial alliances... [READ MORE]
Feb 24, 2009 U.S. service company installs new office in Costa Rica - The companies in the world still rely on Costa Rica as a country to place their investments. The U.S. company Arcus announced last February 22nd that will invest $1.9 million in opening a local office in Costa Rica to bring services throughout Latin America... [READ MORE]
Feb 17, 2009 Costa Rican manufactures the new chip Intel will launch at the end of 2009 - Intel's
manufacturing plant in Costa Rica will play a key role in launching
Intel's new products for next months. Intel Costa Rica will be
responsible for manufacturing the new 32-nanometer chip that will reach
the world market in late 2009... [READ MORE]
JAN, 2009
Jan 7, 2009 Costa Rican technology talent now available on Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone - Fair
Play Labs of Costa Rica put its talent and creativity in Apple's iPhone
and iPod Touch. This Costa Rican company designed and developed an
extensible collection of casual mini-games, entitled "WackyLands
Green". Each game can be downloaded from Apple's App Store and iTunes
and cost $1,99 each... [READ MORE]
DEC, 2008
Dec 4, 2008 Space industry, nature and tourism offer Costa Rica great opportunities for technology innovation and cooperation with European Union - Technology innovation in space industry, nature and tourism are great opportunities for Costa Rica. This Central American country can take advantage of these markets to compete and become a technology destiny. Costa Rica learned this during the international event organized by Solar ICT program in Brussels, Belgium... [READ MORE]
Dec 2, 2008 Latin America presents cooperation iniciatives and cases of excellence during European event in Brussels - A delegation of IT private and public IT companies, research centres and universities from nine Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, took part in the conference "Building ICT Research bridges on the Atlantic" organized by Solar ICT project in the Residence Palace... [READ MORE]
SEP, 2008
Sep 4, 2008 CAMTIC aims satisfied with Costa Rican government's proposal to create a Human Resources National Plan in technology - The Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies of Costa Rica (CAMTIC) is satisfied with the proposal to create a National Training Plan for Human Resources in IT. This plan was welcomed by the Government of Costa Rica, as the former President in Exercise, Laura Chinchilla announced it on Thursday September 4th of 2008 during the forum "Digital Strategy of Costa Rica: Connected, Green and Smart", summoned by CAMTIC... [READ MORE]
AUG, 2008
Aug 1, 2008 Microsoft awarded IT company Alfa Group of Costa Rica - Microsoft Latin America awarded Alfa Group Technologies of Costa Rica with the Regional Partners Award during the Partners World Conference that took place in July 9th of 2008 in Houston, Texas. This is a yearly awards ceremony that recognizes Microsoft partners who has developed and distributed outstanding solutions based on Microsoft... [READ MORE]
Aug 1, 2008 IT Companies get ready to export - More Costa Rican IT companies will be able to achieve successful exports in long term period thanks to a learning program. The "Creating exporters for IT sector" program taught 20 IT companies how to make business plans, innovate, plan finances and financing, organize human resources and promote products and services. This program is organized by the Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC) through its Link Exportación... [READ MORE]
JUL, 2008
Jul 27, 2008 IT sector has new promotion site - Costa Rican IT companies now have the opportunity to promote their products and services in the first specialized IT Directory on the Internet: CostaRicaisIT.net. This website will help Costa Rican IT companies to increase their exposure in the global market. CostaRicaisIT.net is the web site were potential clients from around the world can search for IT companies in Costa Rica...[READ MORE]