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Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS), Asia’s largest global software
and services consulting company, has announced plans for setting
up a global development centre in Melbourne, Victoria, to
provide high-end technical support services to clients in
the Asia Pacific region. The announcement was made after a
meeting of S Ramadorai, CEO, TCS with Marsha Thomson, Victorian
Minister for Information and Communications Technology.
The proposed centre would employ up to 200 professionals,
including software engineers and systems analysts, well trained
in the quality processes required to deliver high-end technology
work, which will be the focus of the centre. The initiative
reinforces TCS’ philosophy of working closely with their
clients across the globe, and creating centres of excellence
around the world for the development of software solutions.
The company has 141 offices in 24 countries, and is working
on projects for clients in over 50 countries. It employs over
18,000 software professionals, over 150 of who are based in
Australia, where the company began operations in 1985.
Speaking at the occasion, Ramadorai said, “We are extremely
satisfied at the decision to open a global development centre
in Melbourne. Melbourne has the right blend of the ingredients
needed for the creation of excellent software. The surroundings
are very pleasant, and the pool of talent available in the
state of Victoria is substantial. The centre would be of assistance
to the many clients we have in the region. We also see this
as a unique opportunity to grow our client base here in Australia
specifically, and in the Asia Pacific region generally.”
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