The Costa Rican Electricity Institute is putting out to tender the acquisition and virtualization of platforms that are in a state of out-of-support.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018CD-000542-0000400001:
"Some lines to be contracted:
- Support service for virtualization platform Huawei
- Installation, implementation and personalization, physical and logical services for updated SMSC and HPS platforms and virtualization platform.
The Bank of Costa Rica is putting out to tender renewal of the subscription and extension of corporate licensing with the evolutionary development service, support and training for the Salesforce software.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000004-0015700001:
The implementation of two applications used for home delivery services in Guatemala reinforces the irreversible trend towards better use of available resources through innovation and technology.
One of the applications now available is Uber Eats, which lets people place orders from different restaurants with varied prices.Another of the companies that has started up is Glovo, dedicated to the purchase, reception and shipping of several product categories.
Eurofins Scientific has announced the opening of a technology center in Costa Rica, from where it will support IT operations for the North and South of the continent of America.
From a statement issued by the Cinde:
San José, Costa Rica, June 13, 2018.Eurofins Scientific, global leader in bio analysis, inaugurated its new technology center in Costa Rica and plans to hire more than 50 Costa Ricans with knowledge in information technology, IT infrastructure, data centers and IT operations, as well as application development, computer architecture, design and support.
From April 24th to 26th 150 exporters of services will be gathering together in Costa Rica with international buyers from sectors such as audiovisual, global health, information and communication technologies, education, biotechnology and green technologies.
The event is being organized by Cinde and will take place at the Real Intercontinental Hotel, where business conferences will also be held in which interested companies can participate.
Banco de Costa Rica is putting out to tender a supply, according to demand, of laptops and their respective corrective and preventive maintenance.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000001-0015700001:
"Required equipment:
- Basic executive portable computer, Intel Core i5 processor, highest speed released by the manufacturer, 16 Gb RAM, 500 Gb hard disk, LED screen between 38.35 cm and 39.62 cm.
The company CSS Corp has started operating a second technological services center east of San José.
From a statement issued by the CINDE:
San José, Costa Rica, December 7, 2017 - With the potential to generate 200 jobs, the second technological services center of the company CSS Corp in Costa Rica has started operations. This new service center is located in Tres Rios, Cantón de la Unión, east of the Greater Metropolitan Area in the TerraCampus business park.The creation of job opportunities in the area resulting from this investment will have an impact on the qualityof life of these two hundred families and will also help to strengthen the income received by institutions such as the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the Joint Institute of Social Assistance (IMAS) and the National Institute of Learning (INA).
The National Insurance Institute is putting out to tender the implementation of a technological solution for the institution's administrative system.
Government Purchase Costa Rica 2017PP-000040-0001000001:
"The objective of the purchase is to acquire a software solution, already built, that is capable of automating all business processes related to Medical and Financial Management and Payroll for the INS Health Network, and updating the administrative financial system of the INS.
O4Bi is a system that allows to control and manage what a company needs: the complete process of development of works, accounts receivable, treasury, banks, sales and accounting.
O4Bi is a very robust system that allows to control and manage what a company needs: the complete process of development of works, accounts receivable, treasury, banks, sales and accounting.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is putting out to tender services for processing and operations of CSR infrastructure for a period of 3 years.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2017CD-000222-0000400001:
"Request for services for Processing Capacity and Operation of GSR Infrastructure for a period 3 years, to be extended for an additional period of the same duration or lower depending on the needs of the ICE.
Soin Soluciones Integrales S.A. has won a contract in Costa Rica to provide the Costa Rican Electricity Institute with sustainability services for a BSS solution and integrated complements.
The contracting institution is the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and the works consist of services for sustainability under the BSS solution and integrated complements for a period of 14 months, renewable for three equal periods.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is inviting bids for the realization, final preparation, going live and post production support, of an Integrated System for the institution.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2016LA-000008-0000400001:
"The ICE is developing Administrative Modernisation Financial Program (PMAF by its initials in Spanish) in order to adopt best practices in the administrative and financial processes and information systems in the areas of Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Project Management.
Growth is forecast in Costa Rica in 2016 in the volume of business, mainly in the area of "cloud" services which are designed to automate and streamline business processes.
Luis Carlos Chaves, president of the Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC) told elfinancierocr.com that "... The industry has continued to grow and there is strong demand for 2016," referring to business growth and places of employment.
The communication and technology sector predicts that for the next two years it will hire more technical staff and university graduates than licensed professionals with master's degrees or doctorates.
The need for staff with technical rather than academic skills continues to grow in the field of technology and communications. A study by the Chamber of Information Technology and Communication concludes that only 2% of companies in the technology sector in the country plan to hire professionals with a PhD, while only 32% said they expected to hire graduates.
Product marketing companies are paying the highest average monthly salary, of $2,234, followed by those in the technology and communications sector, with $2,172, and thirdly, service companies, with $2,008.
A study by Talent Partner carried out for La Nacion indicates that in general "... a basic operator makes $715, while someone in a management position earns $5,800, as an average median of the amounts processed." In the case of a professional or analyst, the salary is $1,600, while for intermediate supervisors it is $2,400.