Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading
IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today
announced the launch of a new Center of Excellence (CoE) for Internet of
Things (IoT) solutions in collaboration with Intel. The
state-of-the-art Center will be located at the TCS Hyderabad
Campus.
The
Center will focus on developing new use cases for various vertical
industries and create solution accelerators around Intel technologies
for global
customers in Manufacturing, Retail, Hi-Tech, Semiconductors, Healthcare
and Telecom industries. The primary focus of the Center is to integrate
IoT solutions developed by TCS on Intel® IoT platforms and to fast
track creation of end-to-end solutions.
This
collaboration will enable the creation of indigenous and innovative
solutions, establish a strong ecosystem of IoT, cloud computing and
Software
Defined Network (SDN). Besides, this will also help in creating new
business opportunities, simplify product development and help customers
deal with rapid changes in technology.
Intel
will provide the new Intel® IoT Platform reference architecture for
smart and connected things to enable the development of secure and
integrated
smart solutions. The platform provides a blueprint for delivering
innovations to market faster by reducing complexity and defining how
smart devices will securely connect and share trusted data to the cloud.
Speaking about the importance of the IoT CoE, V Rajanna, Vice President & Global Head, Technology Business Unit, TCS said,
“IoT Solutions will play an integral role in our constantly connected
world. TCS’ expertise
on Intel’s technology will help in bringing the best solutions to our
clients. This COE is dedicated to create new solutions and frameworks
across industries, to accelerate the product development cycle and to
create a differentiator in the marketplace.”
Commenting
on the launch of the CoE, Gregory R Pearson, Senior Vice president,
General Manager Sales and Marketing
group, Intel Corporation said “The Internet of Things will fuel
innovation by harnessing connected “things” and turning the massive
amounts of data they produce into actionable insights. Intel is
addressing both technical and business challenges for deploying
IoT by offering secure, open and scalable products. We’d like to thank
TCS for working with us in launching this Center in India. This
announcement will further boost a thriving ecosystem and show what is
possible with pilots and use cases that demonstrate
the potential of IoT.”
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