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Tata Consultancy Services has announced a Global Alliance Partnership with Tableau Software, a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software. This partnership will enable customers to quickly and cost-effectively implement and integrate rapid analytics and visualize multi-structured data in the forms of patterns, trends and visual insights to drive better real-time decision making. In addition to building accelerators, solution frameworks and reusable assets, TCS will focus on developing large-scale delivery capabilities, using Tableau’s new innovative features that address the needs of agility and flexibility. “The combination of Tableau’s software with TCS’ business solutions enables customers to unlock the power of big data,” said Raman Venkatraman, Global Head, TCS Alliance & Technology Unit. “We are empowering our customers by giving them the ability to make decisions quickly through visual representation of their data.” Read more

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Solace Systems to enable customers to quickly and cost-effectively implement big data, mobility and Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives.Together, TCS and Solace Systems are helping to solve the combined complexity of data volume, coupled with velocity requirements of Big Data in digital transformation and Digital Reimagination initiatives. Raman Venkatraman tcs 150x150 TCS and Solace Systems partner to deliver Digital Reimagination Solutions and ServicesTCS’ Raman Venkatraman, Global Head, Alliance and Technology Unit, said, “This exciting partnership will enable greater business process agility, with ability to adapt based on handling real-time data and business events, while offering greater capacity, performance and robustness.” Solace Systems’ Denis King, SVP of Field Operations and Strategic Alliances, said, “The combination of Solace’s technology and TCS’ implementation expertise will make it easier than ever for joint cu...

SAP SE has announced that Asian Paints has integrated its financial transactions with Citi through SAP Financial Services Network, an integration platform designed to simplify interaction between corporations and financial institutions. With SAP Financial Services Network, Asian Paints now has a comprehensive and secure connection with Citi that standardizes financial processes and improves visibility into its financial transactions. SAP Financial Services Network is a testament to SAP and Citi’s pledge to deliver the innovation and agility that companies need to defeat complexity and complete highly sophisticated tasks. The integration with Citi simplifies the intricacy of company-based banking services and makes it easier for businesses to connect their payment systems with the bank, saving these customers time and money. It helps standardize banking operations to improve financial workflows, mitigate risk and track global cash. “SAP Financial Services Network has enabled us t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Board of Directors of  Tech Mahindra Limited (Tech Mahindra)  and Mahindra Engineering Services Limited (MES) , in their respective meetings, have approved a proposal to merge MES with Tech Mahindra, according to the latest update. This merger will see the creation of one of the  prominent players providing engineering services  from India with strengths in the Aerospace and Automotive verticals. Karthikeyan Natarajan, Global Head - Integrated Engineering Services, Tech Mahindra , said, "Mahindra Engineering Services (MES) and Tech Mahindra's Integrated Engineering Services (IES) merger strengthens the existing services portfolio, enhances presence in the US and Germany, provides scale and brings in new clients for further expansion. Our Innovation and Product development expertise synergizing with the MES domain expertise enables the most comprehensive solution portfolio for our customers and the world at...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro Ltd(NYSE:WIT)  has launched Wipro Mobility Center of Excellence with  Kony, Inc.  in Hyderabad. The focus of this Center of Excellence (CoE) is to  drive multi-channel app experiences based on the Kony Experience Platform . It will enable Wipro and Kony to develop best-in-class solutions based on Kony’s leading mobile application development platform as well as next-generation technologies, including mobility, cloud and analytics. Inaugurated at Wipro’s Gatchibowli Campus in Hyderabad, this is the first CoE created with Kony to help enterprises deliver multi-channel applications. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure that will enable Wipro to develop and showcase innovative mobile solutions leveraging the Kony Experience Platform to joint global customers. Gaurav Dhall, Global Head, Wipro Mobility Solutions , said, "Enterprise customers are now seeking greater innovation and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To enhance the learning experience of kids with infotainment content across various categories such as Games, Education, Books and TV,  HCL Infosystem has announced the launch of its new tablet "ME Champ" exclusively targeted at kids between 3 and 12 years of age. This product launch is expected to take learning to the next level. ME Champ tablet  comes pre-loaded with content for kids, including exercises in art, geography, history, language and mathematics. The device also offers free access to more than 500 Apps. The tablet comes with tracking features, a control mechanism to help parents monitor their child’s activities and an Application Manager that offers parents the ability to select apps and restrict tablet use duration for kids access. The tablet can be operated in 2 modes – Parent mode (where the tablet functions as a normal device) and Kids Mode (in which parents can define the content the kids can ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra  and  Comptel Corporation  have announced partnership to roll out an  end-to-end order fulfilment platform  at a Southeast African communications service provider (CSP).This rollout will help transform the operator's BSS/OSS into one that ensures a high customer experience and strong business growth by supporting operational excellence. This project of both the companies will be an initiative to extend the partnership between the companies to cover professional services, systems integration and a joint go-to-market plan. Pritam Parvatkar, Global Head, Alliances & Partnerships, Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam ,    said, "We are pleased to have further strengthened our partnership with Comptel. This collaboration will ensure that we support CSPs like this Southeast African operator through their business and operational transformation initiatives, to reach their strategic ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys has launched the Infosys Cloud Ecosystem Hub. This comprehensive solution enables enterprises to create, adopt and govern Cloud services across the ecosystem. Businesses can now accelerate time-to-market of Cloud services by up to 40 percent, improve productivity by up to 20 percent and achieve cost-savings of up to 30 percent. The Infosys Cloud Ecosystem Hub enables rapid adoption of Cloud services. The unified self-service catalog feature enables enterprises to quickly subscribe to relevant information technology (IT) and business services across multiple environments. The solution can dynamically provision IT infrastructure and platforms on a hybrid cloud environment in minutes. Daryl C. Plummer, Group Vice President & Chief Gartner Fellow said, “As hybrid Cloud ecosystems are a reality today, there is a need for enterprises to work with Cloud services brokers for smartly assessing and brokering Cloud services. To trul...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Spice has launched FLO TV - M 5600 - the new, touchscreen handset that adds an Analog TV to your device. The touchscreen phone is available in “Jet Black” and “Ivory White” colours and it comes loaded with a host of utilities which include multimedia features and pre-installed social networking applications like “Facebook” and “S Planet Apps store”.   The FLO TV sports an 8.12 cm QVGA touchscreen powered by the “FLO” technology. It also sports a 1.3-mega pixel camera that can also capture and play videos. Other features include FM radio, T- flash support (up to 8GB), FM with recording, and a long-lasting battery which gives a talk-time of up to 4 hours.  Kunal Ahooja, Global Head - Devices, S Mobility, said, “In this era of convergence, mobile phones are the best medium of displaying the result of integration of technologies. With a revolutionary product like FLO TV - M 5600, we have redefined innovation and turned a ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   TCS has launched its Digital Publishing Platform (DPP) at MarkLogic World 2012 in Washington, D.C.  This platform will enable publishers to create, manage, distribute, optimize, and monetize content assets across multiple repositories and build workflows that help create digital products at a rapid pace and distribute through multiple channels seamlessly. "Rapidly-changing content consumption patterns are pushing the publishers and information service providers to transform into Digital Enterprises. Digital Enterprises provide dynamic content as product, produced through a flexible Digital Workflow, and transacted using Digital Business and Delivery systems. There is an urgent need for firms to transform into Digital Enterprises and fully exploit the opportunities provided by the digital world. Our Digital Publishing Platform provides a central foundation to the firms for their digital transformation journey,” said Kamal Bhada...