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- Chrysler outsources parts of IT to Tata
- Chrysler, which recently became an independent company after separating from Daimler, has outsourced its IT to Tata Consultancy Services TCS in "a multi-year contract" worth about $120 million. The automaker is in the process of being remade by CEO Robert Nardelli, who was technology savvy as leader of Home...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Daimler AG, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Home Depot Inc., Information Technology, Outsource, Outsourcing, Strategy, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Maintaining a 25% profit margin in this crazy world of globalization
- I wanted to share some interesting discussion earlier last year between BusinessWeek's Steve Hamm and Tata Consultancy Services' TCS CFO S. Mahalingham, which reveals some fascinating insight into how TCS has managed to maintain profit margins at the 25% level, despite intense pressures from wage inflation, employee attrition, aggressive competition...
- Tags: Card, India, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Outsourcing Company, Supplier, Globalization, Profit Margin, S. Mahalingham, Outsourcing, Professional Development, Channel Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Career, Marketing, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2008-01-06
- Details here: BlackBerry-maker RIM gets hit with patent infringement suit
- Wireless communications solutions provider TeleCommunication Systems says it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion. TeleCommunication Systems is charging that RIM infringed on its United States Patent No. 6,871,215. Entitled Universal wireless email reader, the Patent describes methods for...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., E-mail Account, TeleCommunication Systems, Email Application, E-mail, Online Communications, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Tata Consultancy: new IT failure stats and COO interview
- Tata Consultancy Services TCS, one of the largest Indian outsource consulting firms, with $4.3 billion in revenue, has released new IT failure research, based on survey results of 800 middle and senior IT managers from large companies. According to the study findings: ...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Governance, Information Technology, Eric, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- TCS OptimizeIT: Benchmark, Release Funds, Leverage Value
- Having pioneered the global delivery of IT services and thereby revolutionised the efficiency and effectiveness of application development and maintenance, Tata Consultancy Services TCS has been increasingly at the heart of optimising the broader IT ecosystems of major organisations. TCS OptimizeIT uses extensive benchmark data from the...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Strategy, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Cybernetics Approach to Sales Incentive Compensation Management
- This paper elaborates the cybernetics approach to understand Sales ICM, providing a 360 degree view of the same as a business system. It gives an insight into feedback loops that are crucial for the improvement, evolution and success of the Sales ICM system and provides a systematic approach to identify,...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Cybernetics, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
- White papers 2006-10-06
- Evaluating Customer Loyalty Solutions
- Customer Loyalty Programs CLP has come a long way from their early beginnings in the 1970's. Conceptualized with the original idea of gaining a better understanding about popular routes for airliners, CLPs have evolved to become a subject of wider corporate aspirations and challenges. The success of CLPs depends on...
- Tags: Aspiration, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Customer Loyalty Programs
- White papers 2006-07-25
- Hypergrowth: Tata Consultancy Services
- While I was at Software 2006, I spent a half an hour with Tata Consultancy Services, CEO S. Ramadorai, who has spent 34 years with the Mumbai-based company. Contrary to popular perceptions and Lou Dobbs, Ramadorai said that the linkage between TCS, technology providers and customers is more than just...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
- Blog posts 2006-04-18
- India's TCS continues hiring spree
- India's TCS continues hiring spreeLooks like some IT companies are hiring.yeahbut not in our country apparently.
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, hiring, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-18
- Extranet Web Portal Streamlines Communications Between Aviva and TCS
- Aviva, a global insurance group, sent some of its information technology needs offshore to Tata Consultancy Services' TCS Offshore Development Center in Bangalore, India. To manage this relationship, TCS showcased a relationship portal, called PARIMAS or Partner Interaction Management System, with the objective of creating an in-house knowledge management system....
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Knowledge, Aviva Plc., Extranet, Microsoft Corp., Extranet Web Portal, PARIMAS, Portals, Knowledge Management, Strategy, Web Technology, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2006-01-24
- HCL Infosystems, Infosys and TCS top Indian employers
- HCL Infosystems, Infosys and TCS have emerged as the top employers in the Indian IT segment, IDC survey says.
- Tags: HCL Infosystems, HCl
- Blog posts 2005-10-01
- An RFID Foglifter
- This white paper provides clarity on RFID and the issues involved, assisting non-technical users such as CXOs and functional managers to build a perspective for using the technology as a business enabler. The paper will cover the introductory technical aspects of RFID, which will clarify its meaning, constituents, working, and...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2005-07-05
- India's TCS on a hiring spree
- India's TCS on a hiring spreethe root causereasons for this decline in the US and rise in other counteriesi) failed US education policiesii) failed labor policiesiii) failure of US citizens to study science and technology.Oh PleaseWake Up, there are more skilled educated U.S. tech workers out of work than there...
- Tags: Taxes, cost-of-living, worker, bedroom, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., hiring
- Discussion threads 2005-06-22
- Stop Getting Strangled by Your Supply Chain
- Radio Frequency IDentification RFID technology goes beyond the traditional bar code identification, fortifying visibility with better data granularity and more timely updates. Manufacturers will be able to use the real time data to refine forecasting and replenishment algorithms. Retailers can use real time visibility to squeeze their supply chain to...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Supply Chain Management (SCM), RFID, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2005-01-06
- Service Desk Tools - Comparison and Recommendation
- A Service Desk tool must be implemented to facilitate operational processes and procedures for providing internal Service Support and Delivery. Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS has embarked on defining and implementing operational support processes and systems for a Financial Services Customer. In doing so, TCS has adhered to ITIL guidelines...
- Tags: Service Desk, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., It Services
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Indiana nixes offshore deal to protect jobs
- Indiana nixes offshore deal to protect jobsParadox"TCS America, a subsidiary of India's top-ranking software and services company, Tata Consultancy Services, was selected to upgrade unemployment insurance computer system of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development earlier this year."They were adding new people to pool of unemployed so their upgraded system...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., job, American company, tech worker, foreigner, offshoring
- Discussion threads 2003-11-26
- A Case Study: Building an Engineering ASP Solution for TCS, India
- Tata Consultancy Services TCS of India, a leader in the global high tech engineering and construction markets, was about to engage in an arduous task of creating a Web-based supply-management system for the engineering/manufacturing industry in India. Their goal was to automate the product development cycle and transform a static...
- Tags: India, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Application Service Provider, Web4, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Web Hosting, Business Services, Product Development, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Hard Disk Encryption Software Developed by TCS for a Defense Company Resulted in a Highly Secure Product Meeting Customer's Requirements
- The client is a defense company, based in a Scandinavian country. Inspite of having a secure environment throughout the organization, the company could not get complete control over hard disk thefts. This was a serious problem as a hacker could easily hack into secure information by stealing a hard disk...
- Tags: Software, Hard Drive, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Client, Encryption
- Case studies
- thePlatform Enables End Users to Easily Manage and Publish Digital Media Content
- thePlatform Media Publishing Solution MPS allows enterprises and content owners to publish digital media in minutes, with comprehensive management, control, delivery, and reporting. This solution is provided at a fraction of the cost of in-house development approaches or traditional distribution means. One of its customers wanted to enable its employees...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Intranet, thePlatform, thePlatform Media Publishing Solution, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Virgin Atlantic Airways Pilots Radio Frequency Identification With Oracle and Tata Consultancy Services
- Since it was founded in 1984, Virgin Atlantic Airways, as a company, is always looking for ways to take advantage of technological advancement. The aviation industry is gradually moving toward RFID standards, and the company wanted to ensure that when these are agreed, Virgin Atlantic will be well placed to...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Oracle Corp., Virgin Atlantic, Radio, Aviation Industry, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
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