Tata Consultancy Services names Carlos Ott in association with Carlos Ponce De Leon to develop the construction of a technology park in India
Tata Consultancy Services trusts Uruguayan architects to design and build the most spectacular technology park in the city of Chennai, India
December 8, 2004

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the largest Indian information technology company by revenue, announced the appointment of Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott in association with architect Carlos Ponce de Leon to design and build the most striking Development Center in India, the Siruseri Techno Park of Chennai.

"We are proud to have a Uruguayan architect develop a project of such magnitude, it speaks of the distinctive human resources that Uruguay has and of the confidence that Tata has in Carlos Ott and his team's competence," said Gabriel Rozman, president of TCS for Latin America.

The project includes the design of a Software Development Park in the city of Chennai, India, inside the Siruseri Techno Park, for Tata Consultancy Services. The project comprises the global master plan development, the architectural design and the interior design of all the buildings of the park in a site of more than 28 hectares: 12 buildings to house 15,000 IT engineers, plus all support personnel for the functioning of the complex training premises, library, customer services centre, a shopping centre, two guest houses, a club house, parking area, lakes and green areas.

The buildings where software development will take place will have the ultimate technology and the flexibility to allow TCS to function reacting to changing market demands. Working teams would comprise 50 to 250 developers and will be supported by the ultimate IT and service infrastructure. The cost of the investment is around US$ 175 million.

"This project will of demand us a big effort, but we are ready to do it and we will work hard to be worthy of TCS's trust," said Carlos Ott. "In order to attain our goal we have joined Carlos Ponce de Leon, a well known architect who has in his portfolio works as the Zonamerica project."

This will be the biggest project to be carried on by Uruguayan architects in a foreign country, and it will be completed in Zonamerica, Uruguay, by Uruguayan technicians and professionals who will work on this project during the next four years. More than 30 professionals specialising in different areas of architecture and urbanism will participate in this project working in Zonamerica, Uruguay.

"This is an example of TCS's and the Tata Group's commitment to Uruguay, which has always supported our projects," adds Rozman.

About Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the world's leading information technology consulting, services and business process outsourcing organisation that envisioned and pioneered the adoption of the flexible global business practice that today enable companies to operate more efficiently and produce more value.

TCS achieved this by creating and perfecting a unique method of global deployment and delivery of high quality, high value services and products in IT consulting and business process outsourcing. Known as the "Global Delivery Model", this strategic services delivery concept has reshaped the IT services industry.

More than 75 per cent of TCS customers reward the company's reliability, passion, creativity and unique ability to handle the broadest range of their IT needs by continually extending and deepening their partnerships with TCS. With over 36,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants located in 32 countries, TCS is uniquely positioned to deliver its flexible world class services seamlessly to any location.

TCS reported consolidated revenues of US$1.56 billion in the fiscal year 2003-04. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India.