CTT, an eLandia company, and CMC Limited, a Tata Consulting Services Ltd. subsidiary, sign education agreement for Latin America

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.