The country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has partnered Felda Prodata Systems for joint development and delivery of IT services and solutions in the Malaysian market.

Both organisations will jointly identify opportunities as part of 'go-to-market' efforts to provide IT services and secure tenders from government agencies, TCS said in a statement.

"The collaboration is the first between the two organisations to pool their expertise. This is expected to impact the IT industry positively, both in the Malaysian and regional markets," it said.

"The full potential of this relationship is to combine the global experiences of TCS with the in-country knowledge and capabilities of Prodata for the benefit of Malaysian customers," TCS President (Asia-Pacific) Vish Iyer said.

Under the agreement, both organisations will jointly develop and market IT solutions and services to local companies, Malaysian government-linked companies (GLCs) and global companies within Malaysia, it said.

TCS and Prodata will share their technology expertise in areas such as, but not limited to, open source solutions, SAP-ERP application, application development and maintenance, shared services/BPO, infrastructure services and business intelligence and performance management (BIPM), it said. PTI SR RS MSR BN ARV