TCS, Microsoft tie up for RFID solutions

Monday, 07 May 2007, 19:30 IST
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Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services has joined hands with Microsoft Corporation to deliver radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions to global companies. TCS has launched an initiative to develop RFID solutions built on Microsoft BizTalk RFID to help companies simplify business processes, innovate more effectively, drive business efficiencies and enable deeper customer satisfaction, a TCS press release said here Sunday. It offers solutions and services that cover the full spectrum of RFID deployment including business consulting, architecture design, radio frequency equipment selection and installation, software development and implementation, systems integration, and maintenance. TCS serves a wide variety of industries spanning retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, security and healthcare. "TCS has implemented RFID solutions for clients globally, bringing in efficiencies to their business processes and providing business value through operational improvements," said Surya Kant, president of TCS, North America. "Our extensive expertise and experience in Microsoft.NET technology is utilised to offer innovative RFID solutions based on Microsoft technologies and applications," he added. "TCS has demonstrated an ability to simplify complex business solutions and deliver outstanding value to RFID customers," said Steve Sloan, senior product manager in the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft. "BizTalk RFID combined with TCS solutions delivers the Connected Enterprise, providing end-to-end RFID processes, which will enable broader adoption of RFID," sloan said.
Source: IANS