06.12.2004 Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's largest software company, has announced that it has signed a deal with the Scuderia Ferrari to provide IT and engineering services

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's largest software company, has announced that it has signed a deal with the Scuderia Ferrari to provide information technology and engineering services for the development of the team's new F2005 chassis.

The contract is for an as yet unspecified number of years, and will also include input into Ferrari's ongoing road sportscar development programmes.

"This is no ordinary recognition. We are delighted that Ferrari has chosen TCS technology and solutions to retain its pole position," TCS Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer S Ramadorai commented earlier this morning.

"This collaboration is a tribute to our work, to the solutions we provide and to our engineers who strive ceaselessly to make this company what it is today," he concluded, also pointing out that TCS would be the first Indian company to enter the F1 arena.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) claims to be the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization that envisioned and pioneered the adoption of the flexible global business practices that today enable companies to operate more efficiently and produce more value.

They commenced operations in 1968, when the IT services industry didn’t exist in the form that it does today. Now, with a presence in thirty two countries across five continents and a comprehensive range of services across diverse industries, they are one of the world's leading Information Technology companies. Six of the Fortune top ten companies are among their customers.
 

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) claims to be the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization

India-based Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) claims to be the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's largest software company, has announced that it has signed a deal with the Scuderia Ferrari to provide IT and engineering services

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's largest software company, has announced that it has signed a deal with the Scuderia Ferrari to provide IT and engineering services


They are part of one of Asia's largest conglomerates, the TATA Group, which also has major interests in Energy, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Chemicals, Engineering and Materials.

Meanwhile this morning, TCS Vice-President, N Chandrasekharan, while avoiding giving details of the specific financial arrangements, said that it would be a "multi-year, multi-million dollar" deal.

He drew the analogy that a modern Formula One car "has more in common with a jet fighter than with a normal car and so requires extensive research in areas such as aerodynamics, engine technology, braking."

"When the season begins in March 2005 and the famous red car wins Formula 1 races, we will know that we have contributed to the success," Chandrasekharan concluded.

Ferrari's F1 design boss Rory Byrne recently announced that the Scuderia would continue to use a version of this year's title-winning F2004 chassis for the opening races of the 2005 season.

The new car, could arrive on the scene as late as the fifth round for the championship in San Marino, so the revised F2004 will have to run in a heavily modified guise, as sweeping new rule changes that are being introduced next year include all-new engines and lower-downforce aerodynamics among a host of changes designed to slow speeds down.
 

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