REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 1, 2011) - Oracle (NASDAQ: [ ORCL ])

News Facts

• Oracle today announced that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) has been named a Diamond level partner, the highest ranking available, in the [ Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) ] Specialized program.
• TCS is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization with more than 214,000 trained consultants in 42 countries. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services.
• Throughout their long history of collaboration with marquee customers, TCS and Oracle have powered business and IT transformation for customers by integrating custom solutions with a range of next-generation services and resources.
• The Diamond level status in OPN formally recognizes TCS' breadth and depth of services across Oracle offerings including the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle's PeopleSoft, Oracle's Siebel CRM, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
• TCS also has established Centers of Excellence for many of these Oracle technologies, serving joint Oracle customers in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and Ireland, South Africa, Middle East and North America.
• To date, TCS has achieved 21 Oracle Specializations and 8 Advanced Specializations, including Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Solaris, PeopleSoft PeopleTools and Oracle's Siebel CRM.

Supporting Quotes

• "We are pleased to see these results from our major investments in business transformation capabilities as well as the specific solutions we build around Oracle Applications," said Sridhar Bakshi, Vice President and Global Head of [ TCS' Enterprise Solutions - Oracle business ]. "The inherent prestige of Diamond level recognition is further validated by the outstanding reputations of the companies who now share this distinction with TCS."
• "Tata Consultancy Services has consistently demonstrated both a range and depth of expertise in developing solutions and integrating them with Oracle's technology portfolio," said Andy Bailey, Senior Vice president, Strategic Alliances, Oracle. "In conjunction with Oracle, TCS is well positioned to provide joint customers with integrated, synchronized, and connected enterprise solutions that meet current business and IT demands."

Supporting Resources

• [ Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) ]
• [ Oracle OPN Diamond ]
• [ Tata Consultancy Services ]
• [ Tata and Oracle ]
• [ Judson Althoff blog ]
• Connect with the Oracle Partner community at [ OPN on Facebook ], [ OPN on LinkedIn ], [ OPN on YouTube ] and [ OPN on Twitter ]

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle's products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit: [ http://www.oracle.com/partners ].

About Tata Consultancy Services (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™ (GNDM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 214,000 of the world's best-trained consultants in 42 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $8.2 billion for year ended March 31, 2011 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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