Analyst Report

Independent Research Firm Cites Tata Consultancy Services as Strong Performer in North American SOA Integration Report

“Of all the Indian vendors, TCS has the clearest strategy and approach to SOA”

Forrester, a leading global IT services and consulting firm, cited TCS as a Strong Performer in its September 18, 2006 report titled “The Forrester Wave: North America SOA Integration, Q3 2006”.

Forrester interviewed nine service providers and gathered information from their firms' clients. Each of the nine service providers has a global presence, over $2B in annual revenue and at least ten North American SOA clients and projects. Each was evaluated using approximately 39 criteria, grouped into three categories of Current Offering, Strategy, and Market Presence.

In this evaluation, TCS was positioned in the report as a Strong Performer. The report further states: "Of all the Indian vendors, TCS has the clearest strategy and approach to SOA, and it is focused on training its consultants in SOA concepts and approaches.”