CTS ties up with Tata-IBM for AS/400

BANGALORE, August 18: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTS), an applications

outsourcer providing software development and maintenance services, announced its

strategic partnership with Tata-IBM on the AS/400 environment. It would also participate

in Tata-IBM's Partners in Development (PID) program on AS/400. CTS and Tata-IBM have

jointly set up a competency centre to develop and offer expertise in Internet technologies

on AS/400.

CTS has provided the necessary infrastructure and personnel resources for setting up

the competency centre and has invested in additional AS/400 hardware and software. Through

this relationship, CTS will offer specialised services and expertise on AS/400 to

Tata-IBM's customers, partners, PID partners and independent software vendor (ISV)

partners. It would also provide necessary support for co-sponsoring events such as

technical forums and technical workgroups in the area of Internet technologies. Tata-IBM

will provide CTS access to its technical expertise for initial technical support, advanced

technical inputs and troubleshooting. It will also showcase Cognizant's expertise and

market its competence in this area through seminars, customer events and their Web site.

According to Tata-IBM Vice-President, Systems and Channels Nipun

Mehrotra, "This

will help us demonstrate to our customers in India how the new AS/400e Server is best

suited to exploit internet technologies through the efficient use of Java, Groupware and

e-commerce tools." CTS is already a partner in development in two of IBM's strategic

programs--Solutions Developers Program and Technology License Agreement.