Tata ‘ICT InnoCluster’ on Mobility & Listening creates a buzz

There is so much more to a mobile than a phone call; it can make a difference to business and customers. The TCS Mobility team demonstrated this with an overview of smart mobile apps. The demo and hands on session that followed created keen interest in all participants of the ICT Innocluster.

The latest edition of the Tata ICT InnoCluster was organized by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in collaboration with TATA Quality Management Services (TQMS) on 5th July, 2011 at TCS, Air India Building, Mumbai. The themes of the meeting were – Mobility and Listening.

The day- long meet was divided into two sessions.

Session 1- Mobility, presented by Dr. Satya Ramaswamy, Vice President and Global Head of Mobility Solutions Unit, and his team.

Session 2- Listening Services presented by Alok Gupta, Head of Marketing and Alliances of Connected Marketing Solutions and his team. Read More...

In the Media

TCS CTO calls for a culture of “Creative Dissatisfaction”

Delivering the 29th IIT- Madras and Employers Federation of Southern India (EFSI) Endowment lecture on the theme ‘Technology and Productivity’ on Tuesday, K Ananth Krishnan, VP &CTO, TCS, pointed out that it was important for an organisation to constantly be innovative to stay ahead of the game.
He cited examples of almost extinct companies that were into the making of photographic films and fixed lines phones because of the disruptive innovations like digital cameras and mobile phones. Read more

SMU and TCS announce iCity Lan in Singapore

Tata Consultancy Services, one of India's top IT services companies, and the Singapore Management University (SMU), announced a joint iCity lab to be located at SMU's School of Information Systems (SIS) on 5 August,2011.

Announcing the collaboration, TCS Asia Pacific's chairman Girija Pande said the two organisations are partnering to create a new research facility to develop industry standards and IT frameworks for the emerging intelligent city model of urban development. TCS will initially invest S$6 million (US$4.9 million) in this lab over the next three years, which will be disbursed as scholarships and research funds at SMU.

"This industry-university partnership is a first of its kind in Asia Pacific for integrating cloud technology with the relevant business know-how to create urban management IT solutions," said Professor Steve Miller, Dean of SIS. Read More...

Honoured

Dr Pradip elected to the National Academy of Engineering, USA

Dr Pradip P, Chief Scientist and Head, TCS Innovation Labs – TRDDC (Process Engineering) Pune, has been elected as a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), USA. He is among the 66 new members and 10 Foreign Associates elected to the NAE.

The Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including significant contribution to the engineering literature and to the pioneering of new developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education".

Dr Pradip's main areas of research include particle science & technology, mineral processing, nanotechnology, design and development of performance chemicals based on molecular modeling, applied surface and colloid chemistry, mathematical modeling & simulation of particulate processing systems, colloidal processing of advanced ceramics, waste recycling and cement chemistry. He has many awards to his credit. He is a member of several industrial bodies and is on the editorial board of several journals.

More Information at the about NAE Fellowship at the US National Academies website