TCS, which, plans to earn $1 bn in 3-7 years will explore segments such as cyber security, internet of things, analytics of IoT, and cloud application and infrastructure.
Shares of TCS rose by 2.48 per cent to end the day at Rs 3,195.10 on the BSE, while RIL shares fell by 0.08 per cent to Rs 963.80.
'The race is now on for Indian IT firms to develop their AI prowess and focus on a software-first approach to services as the people element becomes more complicated with Trump's expected new regulations.'
'We do not see people getting reduced, but because of automation, we will do more work.'
Tata Consultancy Services, the country's biggest software exporter, on Monday said it is eyeing up to 150 deals ranging from $5 million to $200 million in the financial solutions space over the next 12-18 months.
Given the potential for growth, IT major, Tata Consultancy Services, is looking at hiring 8,300 trainees and around 3,000 laterals or experienced persons in Q4 FY10, a senior company official said.
Signalling a return of good times in the information technology (IT) sector, India's largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), plans to hire 30,000 employees in the next financial year.
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'It won't be a V-shaped recovery. It'll be consolidation.' 'Investors might exit during that grind. It'll be painful.'
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO and Managing Director S Ramadorai said that the company would hire computer science PhD students who have graduated from any Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the country without any interviews for the next five years.
The June quarter is usually considered as a seasonally strong period for the IT sector.
Leading information technology services company Tata Consultancy Services would add a net of 13,500 people this year, chief executive officer and managing director S Ramadorai said on Saturday.
Tata Consultancy Services, the country's largest software exporter by revenue, is to administer the UK's National Employee Savings Trust scheme's administered services under a 10-year deal, worth around 600 million (approximately Rs 4,150 crore).The contract, awarded by the UK's Personal Accounts Delivery Authority, is divided into two stages, with possible extensions of another five years. The first stage will run up to October 2010.
Mistry said he hoped the company would soon take a decision on appointing a woman as director on the board.
From the Sensex pack, Tata Motors, Sun Pharmaceutical, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and JSW Steel were the gainers. Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Asian Paints, Titan, Infosys, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services and HDFC Bank were the laggards.
Indian IT companies have been under pressure to return excess cash on their books to shareholders through generous dividends and buybacks
TCS saw its headcount reduced by 6,333. Infosys' headcount decreased by almost 7,500, and HCLTech saw its employee numbers shrink by 2,299.
The country's largest software exporter TCS on Wednesday reported a 16.83 per cent jump in its June quarter consolidated net profit to Rs 11,074 crore. The Tata Group company had reported a net profit of Rs 9,478 crore in the year-ago period and Rs 11,392 crore in the preceding quarter. Its revenue from operations increased 12.55 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 59,381 crore and was marginally up from the preceding March quarter's Rs 59,162 crore.
The company's consolidated revenue was up 34.3 per cent at Rs 15,621 crore (Rs 156.21 billion) for the second quarter.
TCS shares ended 1.14 per cent lower at Rs 1,290.30, even after a bullish opening on the BSE. During the day, the scrip slid nearly 2 per cent.
India's largest IT company Tata Consultancy Services will consider acquisitions in Europe and plans to increase headcount at its Latin American and Chinese operations to 1,000.
TCS moved into new markets like France, Japan thanks to acquisitions.
The proposed TCS Learning Campus in Thiruvananthapuram will come up on a 97-acre plot in the Technopark area of the city.
At the end of last quarter, Tata Sons held 144,34,51,698 total shares or 73.75 per cent stake in TCS, out of which 7,95,00,000 shares were pledged.
Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest IT company, sold 50 per cent stake in Intelenet Global Services Ltd to Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd for Rs 161 crore (Rs 1.61 billion).
To add 1,500-2,000 people in the next 12 months.
The country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services on Monday opened the fourth-quarter earnings season with a stellar set of numbers, crossing the Rs 50,000 crore revenue mark for the first time and earning a net income of Rs 9,926 crore, registering a growth of 7.4 per cent year-on-year. The company said its revenue jumped 15.8 per cent to Rs 50,591 crore in the reporting quarter on an annualised basis. Many analysts were expecting the Tata group flagship to report over Rs 10,000 crore of net income and revenue to cross the Rs 50,000 crore mark this quarter.
Under the eight-year association, TCS will take on the role of Title Sponsor of the New York City Marathon in 2014, the software major said in a statement.
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Quarterly earnings from IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would guide the movement in the equity market this week, analysts said. Movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and the rupee will also influence trading in the markets. "All eyes will be on the beginning of corporate performance for the second quarter of the current fiscal year. TCS is slated to unveil its Q2 results on October 11, with HCL Technologies and Infosys following suit on October 12.
The Tatas on Saturday fixed the price of Rs 850 a share for the Tata Consultancy Services initial public offer for selling 5.54 crore (55.4 million) shares to mop up about Rs 4,700 crore (Rs 47 billion).
Abid Ali Neemuchwala, its vice-president and global head of BPO Services, said these deals, along with its end-to-end BPO services offering, will help it attain a compounded annual growth rate of 45-50 per cent, to touch its target of $3 billion in the next five years. The BPO unit had a revenue of $415 million (around Rs 2,033 crore) last year.