TCS launches center of excellence for IoT solutions

Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, on Wednesday launched 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 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) campus in Hyderabad.

It 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, TCS said in a statement.

The 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.

"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," said V. Rajanna, vice president and global head, Technology Business Unit, TCS.

"This announcement will further boost a thriving ecosystem and show what is possible with pilots and use cases that demonstrate the potential of IoT," said Gregory R. Pearson, senior vice president, general manager sales and marketing group, Intel Corporation.