Syntel Joins Leading Technology Migration Group.TROY, Mich. -- Syntel (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SYNT SYNT See You Next Time ), a leading global information technology services firm, today announced it has become a member of the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA (Microcomputer Managers Association, Inc.) A membership organization with chapters throughout the U.S. that was devoted to educating personnel responsible for personal computers. It disbanded in 1996. Mma - A fast Mathematica-like system, in Allegro CL by R. Fateman, 1991. ), a community of systems integrators, hardware manufacturers, and independent software vendors dedicated to helping customers easily and efficiently migrate workloads off the mainframe and onto the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. platform. This relationship will enable staff from Syntel's Migration Center of Excellence (CoE) to connect and collaborate with other experts in the mainframe migration area, to receive support from Microsoft on the latest software products and migration tools, and to raise awareness of the advantages of moving from the mainframe to newer, more flexible platforms. Laxmidhar V. Gaopande, Syntel's Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Head of Syntel's Migration CoE said, "As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Syntel has a strong commitment to the Windows platform. Now, as a member of the MMA, we have the opportunity to share our migration skills and experience with this unique community, and to bring this accumulated knowledge to bear on our customers' technology problems. We believe that the final result of this collaboration will be increased value to our customers." "As an organization, Syntel is proud to become a member of the MMA," said Syntel's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Keshav Murugesh. "We have a strong track record of performing migrations and technology upgrades, which has helped our clients reduce maintenance costs, achieve faster time-to-market, and receive a higher return on their technology investments." With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Syntel has proven capabilities in several areas of migration. Syntel has executed numerous large-scale migration projects for its Global 2000 customers, including migrating between different platforms, programming languages, architectures, and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Syntel's experience also encompasses mainframe-to-web, data migration, application re-engineering, and application testing application testing - system testing . "We are pleased to welcome Syntel to the MMA," said Spyros Sakellariadis, Director of the Mainframe Migration Alliance at Microsoft Corp. "Syntel will bring extensive knowledge around migrations to the alliance, and we look forward to the added benefits we'll be able to provide to customers as a result of Syntel joining the MMA." About Syntel Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT) is a leading global provider of custom outsourcing solutions in a broad spectrum of information technology and information technology-enabled services. The Company's vertical practices support the entire Design-Build-Operate-Optimize lifecycle of systems and processes for corporations in the Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Insurance, Retail, Health Care and Automotive industries. The first US-based firm to launch a Global Delivery Service to drive speed-to-market and quality advantages for its customers, Syntel now leverages this efficient model for the majority of its Global 2000 customers. Recently named one of Forbes Magazine's "Best 200 Small Companies in America," Syntel has more than 6,000 employees worldwide, is assessed at Level 5 of the SEI's CMMI See CMM. , BS 7799-2:2002 as well as ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified. To learn more, visit us at: www.syntelinc.com. About the Mainframe Migration Alliance Formed in spring 2003, the Mainframe Migration Alliance is comprised of software vendors and service providers focused on enabling mainframe customers to meet the challenges posed by legacy application environments, including the pressures to reduce IT costs and increase the flexibility in IT systems. Additional information about the alliance can be found at: www.mainframemigration.org Products and service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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