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Coral
Gables, Florida, November 10, 2008:
CTT, a leader in talent development services
for information and communication technology
professionals, and CMC Limited, a Tata
Consulting Services Ltd. subsidiary, have
signed an agreement to leverage their
core strengths in Information Technology
(IT) education. As a result of the alliance,
CTT and CMC will jointly offer specialised
professional advancement programs for
software development specialists for the
first time in Latin America.
"CTT's mission is to help IT professionals
in Latin America gain access to educational
programs that will enable them to compete
in the global IT job market," said
Hermann Gomez, President and General Manager
of CTT. "By leveraging the best practices
and core strengths in CMC's education
services, we are bringing the best and
most innovative education programs in
the world to Latin America."
The specialised program is an alternative
to traditional education that fills the
gap between theory and practice and reduces
time for job placement. Its courses integrate
CMC coursework, which has been taught
in more than 170 education centers in
India, with CTT's content and methodology
in a portfolio designed for career-minded
IT professionals. The first course to
be launched within the program is Next
Generation Software Development, which
is based on CMC-Pro product and includes
certification, refresher and specialisation
options.
CTT's extensive regional presence in more
than 11 countries and vast penetration
of the market, allows CMC to extend its
educational services to millions in Mexico,
Central America, South America and the
Caribbean. "We are very excited about
partnering with CTT to extend the reach
of our program to the Latin American region,"
said R Ramanan, Managing Director and
CEO of CMC Limited. "The prestige
and geographical footprint established
by CTT has proven its credentials as a
leader in education and training in the
Latin American Region. CMC is certain
this will be a successful partnership,
bringing real added value to all of CTT's
customers."
Next Generation Software Professional
includes the CMC-PRO course, enhanced
within a core framework of advanced programming
concepts and languages aligned with today's
business environment. It also covers complementary
business skills that contribute to enhanced
job performance. The enhancements seek
to not only provide technical certification,
but also to teach skills that are commonly
taught to college students or which senior
technical specialists learn through experience.
About CMC Limited
CMC Limited is a leading IT solutions
company and a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy
Services Limited (TCS Ltd.), one of the
world's leading Information Technology
consulting, services and business process
outsourcing organisations and a part of
the Tata Group, India's best-known business
conglomerate. With 18 offices, 150 service
locations, 520 non-resident locations
and over 3,500 employees worldwide, CMC
Ltd. provides a wide spectrum of unique
Information Technology solutions and services
to a clientele of premier organisations
in the government and private sectors.
CMC Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary and
services clients in the US, while CMC
branch offices in the UK and Dubai market
the company's products and services in
Europe, Africa and the Middle East. CMC
continues to focus on consolidating its
dominant position in India, while expanding
its reach globally.
About CTT
Founded in 1990, CTT is a pioneer in supporting
professional training required by individuals
and companies that rely on information
and communications technologies. The company
maintains offices in 11 countries in Latin
America and has 175 full-time employees.
CTT designs curriculums focused on talent
development and technical certifications
from key technology companies from around
the world. The company collaborates with
local business partners and academic entities
to develop transformational knowledge
programs, best practices and innovative
learning solutions.
About eLandia
With over 3,000 business customers and
a presence in 17 countries, eLandia (OTC
BB: ELAN.OB) and its family of companies
deliver an array of information and communications
technology (ICT) services to emerging
markets experiencing rapid development,
predominantly focusing on Latin America,
the Caribbean and the South Pacific. eLandia
assists its customers to implement world-class
integrated infrastructure solutions and
cutting-edge networking technologies,
and to build highly-qualified local workforces
to enable their businesses to transform
and integrate into the global economy.
Contact
CTT
Javier Rodriguez
SVP, Communications & Marketing
305.415.8830
jrodriguez@elandiagroup.com
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