tcs weekly update -30th aug 2013

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TCS Weekly Update

24th 30th August 2013

Here is update on TCS as appeared in leading newspapers, periodicals & other sources.

Sr. No. TCS News Source Date

1. BPO training (A programme to provide training foryouth to make them eligible to work in BPO centresoperated by Tata Consultancy Services began)

Factiva - The Hindu 30 Aug

2. TCS to replace BT at SIA Tech Market View 29 Aug

3. The new digital mobile consumer is on the rise, butwhat does this mean for the telecoms industry? BySatya Ramaswamy, global head of digital enterpriseat Tata Consultancy Services.

Computer Weekly 27 Aug

4. TCS campus to come up in January 2016 (Indore) Free Press Journal 27 Aug

5. TCS declares IT Wiz 2013 Kolkata edition India Blooms NewsService

27 Aug

6. Nashik boy 'best student' at IIT Powai ( Mr. SRamadorai, vice-president of Tata Consultancy gave

away the prize to Saurabh )

The Times of India 27 Aug

7. Unraveling Legacy Thinking: 5 New Ways To ThinkAbout Insurance Technology by Sam Medina, VicePresident and Head of Strategy and Transformationfor Insurance and Healthcare at Tata ConsultancyServices

Insurance and Technology 26 Aug

8. GKD Matriculation Higher Secondary School boyswin TCS IT Wiz (Coimbatore regional round of TCSIT Wiz)

Hindu Business Line 24 Aug

9. Fit hai to hit hai! (TCS has organised an earlymorning run 'Bhaag Lucknow Bhaag)

Onesource - Hindustantimes

25 Aug

10. Eastern India to get its first biobank to store cancertissues for research (we are going to work with TCSto try and develop information technology forgenomics)

Health 25 Aug


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News in detail -

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BPO training (A programme to provide training for youth to make them eligible to work inBPO centres operated by Tata Consultancy Services began)

Source: Factiva - The Hindu/30 August 2013

Abstract:PERAMBALUR,TAMIL NADU A programme to provide training for youth to make them eligible towork in BPO centres operated by Tata Consultancy Services began here on Thursday.Participants will be trained by experts from TCS in the requisite skills for business processoutsourcing. The 28-day programme was inaugurated by DRO M.A. Subramanian.

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TCS to replace BT at SIASource:Tech Market View/ 29 August 2013

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged itself what looks like a good fit for it in the UKpublic sector. An OJEU notice confirms TCS as the winner of 13 million, five-year, IT managedservices contract for the Security Industry Authority, the organisation responsible for regulatingthe private security industry in the UK, reporting to the Home Secretary. 36% of the contract byvalue will be subcontracted to a hosting partner.

The contract involves the provision of an integrated operational customer relationship and casemanaged solution to support delivery of the organisations end -to-end business processes. Thesystem will need to interface with information partners such as the Disclosure & Barring Service(DBS) and HM Passport Office (HM PO).

We understand that the incumbent at the SIA is Liverpool Direct Limited (LDL), the joint venturebetween BT and Liverpool County Council; LDL has held the contract since 2007. TCS will have

to enable an effective transition from LDL and existing in-house operational solutions.

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The new digital mobile consumer is on the rise, but what does this mean for the telecomsindustry? By Satya Ramaswamy, global head of digital enterprise at Tata ConsultancyServices.

Source:Computer Weekly/ 27 August 2013

This guest blog post comes from Satya Ramaswamy, who is global head of digital enterprise atTata Consultancy Services. It looks at how the telecoms industry is being impacted by the factthat mobile activity is becoming the norm in the digital age.

The new digital mobile consumer is on the rise, but what does this mean for the telecomsindustry?

"For many consumers around the world, mobile devices have become one of life's basicnecessities, and this passion shows no signs of abating. Over the last decade, consumers havepurchased smartphones and tablet computers at an astonishing rate. The iPhone took only eightquarters to ship more than 20 million units following its launch in 2007. In 2010, that adoption ratewas eclipsed by the iPad. Two years after it began shipping, Apple's tablet passed the 65 millionunit mark - an adoption rate three times that of the iPhone.
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Digital disruptionConsumers' love affair with mobile devices is not likely to fade away soon. As devices becomeever more powerful and as wireless transmission grows in bandwidth and coverage, the adoptionrate is likely to only climb further.

The telecommunications industry recognises the importance of digital and mobile consumers, andis taking a leading stance across consumer-facing industries. In The New Digital MobileConsumer report, commissioned by Tata Consultancy Services, telecoms companies haveidentified that 48% of consumer purchases are currently being made through mobile devices, andthey predicted this will rise to 60% by 2015.

Indicating the scale of this commitment, last year the telecommunications industry was the sectorwhich most significantly adapted its products and services to meet the needs of digital mobileconsumers. The sector is expected to maintain its mobile leadership through 2015. During theperiod 2012 to 2015, telecoms firms will be the second highest spending of all industries, with the$28.6 million spent per company in 2012 rising to $35 million in 2015. However, other industriesexpect to close the gap over the next three years.

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TCS campus to come up in January 2016 (Indore)Source:Free Press Journal/ 27 August 2013

Indore: One of the countrys IT- giants, Tata Consulting Services (TCS), is gearing up to shape itscampus facility in the city. The campus is expected to be up and running in January 2016. This isobviously amongst one of the key developments in Indores ambition to brand itself as the statesIThub.

On Monday, a special meeting was held in which senior representatives of the TCS, andDivisional Commissioner Sanjay Dubey took part. The meeting was held for reviews anddiscussions on various aspects of the forthcoming campus facility. During the interaction, Dubeyand the TCS team spoke at length regarding all the factors primarily about the services and

assistance TCS would be able to procure from the government.

Afterwards, a presentation was held, wherein the architecture and design parameters weretabled. The TCS has been given 15 days time to table its proposal, having a blueprint of thecampuss overall design and making.

Regarding the campus construction, which is due to begin in December, the TCS members saidthat at least three months prior to commencing the construction, the team would spend theduration acquiring all the necessary permissions and paperwork required for the groundwork. TheTCS campus will provide jobs and accommodation for 5,000 employees.

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TCS declares IT Wiz 2013 Kolkata editionSource:India Blooms News Service/ 27 August 2013

Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): IT services, consulting and business solutions provider Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS) on Tuesday announced that the Kolkata edition of TCS IT Wiz 2013 will be heldon Friday (Sept 6) at the Science city - Grand Theatre here.

The event is open to all school students studying in class 8-12 (including Pre University of Juniorcollege students).
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There is no entry fee. Each institution is allowed to send multiple teams of two-members each toparticipate, TCS noted.

Going by the reports, this year through the TCS IT Wiz, the hunt for smart Tech Wizard will beheld across 14 locations across the country - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai,Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune.

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Nashik boy 'best student' at IIT Powai ( Mr. S Ramadorai, vice-president of TataConsultancy gave away the prize to Saurabh )Source: The Times of India / 27 August 2013

NASHIK: Saurabh Suryavanshi, a former student (batch 2005-06) of A P Patel High School,Panchavati, has been adjudged the best student of IIT, Powai, Mumbai. He was awarded the 'DrShankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal' at the convocation ceremony of the institute. S Ramadorai,vice-president of Tata Consultancy gave away the prize to Saurabh. Saurabh conducted researchin Nanotechnology Solar Sets (equipment based on solar energy) which was appreciated byinternational journals and magazines as well. He completed his MTech degree from IIT andappeared for the GRE entrance exam to complete his Masters degree in Science at the California

University.

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Unraveling Legacy Thinking: 5 New Ways To Think About Insurance Technology by SamMedina, Vice President and Head of Strategy and Transformation for Insurance andHealthcare at Tata Consultancy Services

Source:Insurance and Technology/ 26 August 2013

For insurers, the marketplace is changing. Companies, striving to meet evolving customerdemands, are launching competitive products and services that enhance the customerexperience through additional touch points. As this evolution occurs, many CIOs see their legacy

technology systems as dated assets hindering development and innovation.

However, it's often legacy thinking -- not just legacy systems -- that prevents insurers from takingthe necessary steps to shape their company's future. Legacy thinking, the thought processwhereby new ideas are filtered out in favor of existing beliefs, accepted concepts, and widely-known generalizations, prevents company progress. Legacy thinking can pervade a companyculture and actively prevent innovation and new, creative solutions from improving the currentmodels.

While legacy systems primarily reside in data centers, legacy thinkers populate the workforce. Tosuccessfully transform your businesses, old ways of thinking need to be challenged. CIOs muststrive to create an environment that will enable insurers to focus on creating the future of theirbusiness.

At Tata Consultancy Services, we regularly see the same examples of traditional thinking crop upin our insurance industry clients. My hope is that my responses below to these misconceptionswill help you take a little step forward in transforming your thinking and your business, and theinsurance industry:

Legacy Thought #1: Legacy systems have no value and having them is our biggest problem.

Legacy systems are valuable. They contain business rules that have evolved over time, recordsof products and services, client information, and reflect what experts have learned over many
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years. In most cases, legacy systems still run the day-to-day business, are 100% paid-for, andcontain data that can be mined to develop new products and services.

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GKD Matriculation Higher Secondary School boys win TCS IT Wiz (Coimbatore regionalround of TCS IT Wiz)

Source:Hindu Business Line/ 24 August 2013

P. Nivin Krishnan and R. Rahul from GKD Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Perianaickenpalayam, emerged winners at the Coimbatore regional round of TCS IT Wiz.

They will represent Coimbatore in the national finals to be held on December 14.

They will contest for the title Smart Tech Wizard 2013.

The quiz was organised by Tata Consultancy Services.

The GKD team scored 70 points and kept the runner-up team from St. Judes Public School and

Junior College, Kotagiri, well behind at 30 points. The winners walked away with an iPad each atthe end of the quiz, which was held at Sri Krishna College here on Friday.

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Fit hai to hit hai! (TCS has organised an early morning run 'Bhaag Lucknow Bhaag)Source: Onesource - Hindustan times / 25 August 2013

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) organised an early morning run 'Bhaag Lucknow Bhaag' for itsassociates and their families at Ram Manohar Lohia Park, Gomti Nagar on Saturday.

TCS regional head Jayant Krishna flagged off the run by lighting the ceremonial torch. Around200 people participated in the event organised to promote fitness, bonhomie and camaraderie.

Several TCS seniors like Chandra Pandey, Arvind Kumar, Garima Singh, Amitabh Tewari, PrernaAgarwal Sunil Khanna and Rahul Roychoudhuri joined the run. Later, they all enjoyed a healthybreakfast spread.

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Eastern India to get its first biobank to store cancer tissues for research (we are going towork with TCS to try and develop information technology for genomics)

Source:Health/ 25 August 2013

The Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre (TTCRC) will come up on a two-acre plot nearthe existing Tata Medical Centre-Cancer Hospital in New Town, Rajarhat, on the north-eastern

fringes of the Bengal capital.

TTCRC will house a biobank..it will be the first in eastern India. The project is startingimmediately but the construction will be completed in three years. Its a Rs. 60 crore project,Mammen Chandy, director of Tata Medical Centre, told reporters on the sidelines of a fund-raising event organised by the Tata Medical Centre and Taj Bengal here.

The biobank will store cancer tissues for further researchwith the consent of the patients ofcourse. The tissues which have been surgica lly removed will be preserved, said Chandy.
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We are hoping to get 20 scientists for the centre. Biobanking is one aspect..we are going to dopreventive oncology ..we are going to work with TCS to try and develop information technologyfor genomics, he added.

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