University of California honours TCS with distinguished corporate partner award
May 23, 2007

Tata Consultancy Services has received the first annual Distinguished Corporate Partner award from the Bourns College of Engineering at The University of California, Riverside (UCR). The award recognises TCS' support to advance superior technology, research and service to the university and local community.

In selecting TCS as the winner, the research faculty at University of California, Riverside, considered several key criteria including: TCS' efforts in fostering innovative research through active collaborative projects with faculty; providing opportunities for student scholarships, internships, recruitment and mentoring; advancing growth of new technologies and competitiveness by demonstrating outstanding commitment and dedication to the vision, mission, and goals of Bourns College and the university.

"TCS has a long history of investing in and working with various leading universities in the United States and is committed to partnering with academia around the world. We value the innovative research insights and responsiveness that our academic partners provide customers as part of our co-innovation network. TCS and UCR have a rich tradition of collaborating on leading technology research projects in the areas of data management, computer security, and networking," said K Ananth Krishnan, chief technology officer, Tata Consultancy Services.

"By providing significant public service and support, TCS has played an important role in accelerating the development of core technology and supporting the University, the Bourns College and the local community," said Dean Reza Abbaschian, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside.