NEW YORK and MUMBAI, India, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced that it has been positioned as a 'Leader' in the IDC MarketScape, "Worldwide Microsoft Enterprise Applications Implementation Services Ecosystem 2015 Vendor Assessment," doc #US40150215, December 2015 report.

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This IDC study represents a vendor assessment of the Microsoft enterprise applications implementation ecosystem through the IDC MarketScape model. This assessment discusses both quantitative and qualitative characteristics that explain success in the ecosystem and covers a variety of vendors participating in the Microsoft enterprise applications implementation services space. The evaluation is based on a comprehensive and rigorous framework that assesses vendors relative to the criteria and one another and highlights the factors expected to be the most influential for success in the market during both the short term and the long term.

"The IDC MarketScape's first ever evaluation of the Microsoft enterprise applications implementation services ecosystem will help IT buyers evaluate which service providers to consider," said Ali Zaidi, Research Manager, IT Consulting and Systems Integration Business Strategies at IDC. "TCS' extensive investment in research and development and domain expertise coupled with their resource utilization gave them high marks in our assessment."

"TCS is delighted to be positioned as a Leader in Microsoft Enterprise Applications Implementation by the IDC MarketScape," said Raman Venkatraman, Global Head of the Alliance and Technology Unit, TCS. "The IDC MarketScape's recognition validates our business strategy, reiterates TCS' strong position in the market and emphasizes our ability to provide customers with innovative solutions leveraging Microsoft technologies."

About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360 degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model(TM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 344,000 of the world's best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $15.5 billion for year ended March 31, 2015 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com.

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