Ebene Cyber Tower
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The Ebene Cyber Tower One is a 12-storey, 72-metre-tall commercial building located in Ebene Cyber City, Mauritius
. The blue glass and gray stone building has been awarded the “Intelligent Building of the Year” by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)
, USA in 2005. The IBMS (Integrated Building Management System) for this building was conceived and implemented by Race Technologies, a company based out of Chennai
, India
.
The reinforced concrete tower which was completed in a period of only 18 months is a fully air-conditioned building with a surface area of 42,275 square metres. Situated in a residential zone and at about 10 kilometres south of Port Louis
, the country's capital, the Ebene Cyber Tower One is part of a plan by the Government of Mauritius to develop information and communications technologies as a fifth pillar of the nation’s economy.
India's prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Ebene Cyber Tower One on April 1, 2005. Nearby, construction on Cyber Tower Two has already ended and the latter should include very modern features just like Cyber Tower One.
Ebene Cyber Tower hosts the AFRINIC
, the internet registry for Africa. Numerous recent financial scams attempted via email and social networks have originated from IP addresses assigned by AFRINIC
in the Ebene Cyber Tower.
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Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. The blue glass and gray stone building has been awarded the “Intelligent Building of the Year” by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)
ICF
ICF is an acronym with several meanings:* Immunodeficiency, centromere instability and facial anomalies syndrome.* Insulating concrete form, building construction systems that use concrete in a permanent form made of a rigid insulation....
, USA in 2005. The IBMS (Integrated Building Management System) for this building was conceived and implemented by Race Technologies, a company based out of Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The reinforced concrete tower which was completed in a period of only 18 months is a fully air-conditioned building with a surface area of 42,275 square metres. Situated in a residential zone and at about 10 kilometres south of Port Louis
Port Louis
-Economy:The economy is dominated by its port, which handles Mauritius' international trade. The port was founded by the French who preferred Port Louis as the City is shielded by the Port Louis/Moka mountain range. It is the largest container handling facility in the Indian Ocean and can...
, the country's capital, the Ebene Cyber Tower One is part of a plan by the Government of Mauritius to develop information and communications technologies as a fifth pillar of the nation’s economy.
India's prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Ebene Cyber Tower One on April 1, 2005. Nearby, construction on Cyber Tower Two has already ended and the latter should include very modern features just like Cyber Tower One.
Ebene Cyber Tower hosts the AFRINIC
AfriNIC
AfriNIC is the regional Internet registry for Africa. Its headquarters are in Ebene City, Mauritius. Adiel Akplogan is the registry's chief executive officer...
, the internet registry for Africa. Numerous recent financial scams attempted via email and social networks have originated from IP addresses assigned by AFRINIC
AfriNIC
AfriNIC is the regional Internet registry for Africa. Its headquarters are in Ebene City, Mauritius. Adiel Akplogan is the registry's chief executive officer...
in the Ebene Cyber Tower.
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