Microsoft and Tata Consultancy Services to Deliver Connected Services Framework to Telecommunications Providers

Microsoft and Tata Consultancy Services to

Companies aim to accelerate creation and deployment of

revenue-generating services for operators;

Microsoft Corp. and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd., a leading global IT consulting, solutions, services and business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, today announced their plans to advance their strategic alliance to deliver IT solutions to global companies more effectively. As part of this ongoing alliance, Microsoft and TCS plan to collaborate on several key initiatives, including implementation of the Microsoft(R) Connected Services Framework with

telecommunications providers.

"We are extremely pleased to extend our long-standing collaboration with

Microsoft Connected Services Framework is an integrated, server-based software solution that allows telecommunications operators and service providers to create, aggregate and provision converged communications services across multiple networks and a range of device types. The Connected Services Framework can help wireless and wireline operators reduce the cost and time of service deployment, more efficiently utilize existing infrastructure, and generate additional revenue through new services.

A Microsoft global systems integrator, TCS has collaborated with Microsoft to implement large-scale, complex enterprise information technology (IT)

"TCS is investing heavily in the infrastructure and resources to deliver

"The combination of Microsoft's platform innovation and TCS' global

About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the world-leading information technology consulting, services and business process outsourcing organization that

TCS achieved this by creating and perfecting a unique method of global

More than 75% of TCS customers reward the company's reliability, passion, creativity, and unique ability to handle the broadest range of their IT needs by continually extending and deepening their partnerships with TCS. With more than 43,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants located in 32 countries, TCS is uniquely positioned to deliver its flexible world class services

seamlessly to any location.

TCS reported consolidated revenues of $2.24 billion (U.S.) in the fiscal year 2004-2005. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their

Media Contact:

Adrian Lee

Fleishman-Hillard for TCS

Ph: +65-6424-6367

[email protected]

SOURCE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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