TCS and Gfi partner to tap smart city prospects in France

BANGALORE, INDIA: Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) and Gfi Informatique entered a strategic partnership to meet the digital technology requirements of different smart city initiatives such as public transportation, water, and energy in France.

TCS Digital Software & Solutions (DS&S) Group's knowledge of the global smart city market and Gfi’s trusted relationships with local public sector organizations to provide system integration and localization in France will help them tap the opportunity.

Gfi will include the TCS Intelligent Urban Exchange (IUX) advanced analytics solution as part of their value-added capabilities to address market requirements and deliver greater benefits to smart city programs in France.

The scalable, modular software solution combines big data and domain specific advanced analytics to provide cities, utilities or transport operators with real time, actionable insights and deliver cost-effective operations across multiple intelligent city domains, such as transportation, water, energy, open governance and city commerce.

“This partnership enables us to quickly add value to our digital technology offerings in the public sector, such as our City Hub mobile portal or our Public CRM, as well as to leverage data and applications to promote a coordinated, systematic roll-out and sustained growth of smart cities, bringing greater value to everyone involved,” said Vincent Rouaix, Gfi Chairman and CEO.

“Gfi are experts in the French public sector, and their experience in this market coupled with TCS DS&S Group’s TCS IUX solution will be a valuable asset to intelligent city development,” said Seeta Hariharan, General Manager & Group Head of TCS DS&S group.