TCS BNCS first into Corporate Finance Benchmarking London, UK 11th March 2008 – B.I.S.S. Research, the exclusive research company offering a unique benchmarking of services and systems in the financial services sector, today announced that TCS BNCS the leading Corporate Finance systems developed by TCS Financial Solutions has been entered into the 2008 benchmarking. Gary Wright, C.E.O., B.I.S.S. Research and creator of the B.I.S.S. business benchmarking concept said “Last year TCS BNCS really excelled in the Corporate Finance benchmarking and proved to be an outstanding system when marked by the industry panel. The analyst report placed TCS BNCS at the top of the tree in this sector and we are delighted to welcome this system into the benchmarking. Good systems to support Corporate Finance transactions are hard to find and TCS Financial Solutions has led the way once again in the development of a product that fulfils vital support in the primary market, which is of major importance to financial markets. The finance industry is under great scrutiny by the regulators after a catalogue of misdemeanours and vibrant systems support has to be considered mandatory. This year the B.I.S.S. Corporate Finance benchmarking will be focusing on client protection as well as featuring how a range of Corporate Finance deals can achieve straight through processing with integration to the back office. We are confident that TCS BNCS can meet the tough tests set by our panel and gain due recognition by achieving the B.I.S.S. Accreditation.” Ashok Kumar Panda, TCS Financial Solutions Product Director for Corporate Finance, said: “TCS Financial Solutions has been participating in B.I.S.S benchmarking over the last six years. The benchmark provides our strategic business unit with an exceptional market perspective and TCS Financial Solutions remains dedicated to delivering the most comprehensive and compelling solutions and services for leading financial institutions around the world. The integration of TCS BNCS modules provides a complete Corporate Finance system with significant operational support to Corporate Finance organizations and to their corporate clients. Turning technology into a competitive advantage, TCS BNCS helps Corporate Finance Organizations drive revenue growth, reduce total cost of ownership and experience certainty.” -EndsAbout B.I.S.S. Research B.I.S.S. Research is an independent company providing analysis of technology and services of suppliers in the Global financial services industry. B.I.S.S. Research analysts are all from a business to IT background with a long track record of procurement in the financial services market place, which enables them to produce unique and valuable assessments of technology and services and their value to the supplier and the market place. For more Information Contact Cathy Wright Tel: + 44 (0)207 549 3564 Email: cathy.wright@bissresearch.com Web: www.bissresearch.com About TCS Financial Solutions TCS Financial Solutions is a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services. Dedicated to providing business application solutions to financial institutions globally, TCS Financial Solutions has compiled a comprehensive product portfolio under the brand name TCS BNCS. Our mission is to provide best-of-breed solutions that will drive growth, reduce costs, mitigate risk and offer a faster speed to market for our clients. With a global customer base in excess of 250 institutions operating in over 80 countries, TCS Financial Solutions delivers state-of-the-art software solutions for the banking, insurance and capital markets industries worldwide. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com/bancs About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™, and recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 108,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants in 47 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $4.3 billion for fiscal year ended 31 March 2007 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com. TCS Financial Solutions Media Contacts: APAC: alex.goldrick@tcs.com – Phone: +61 (2) 9318 1088 Europe/UK: patricia.gnehm@tcs.com – Phone: +41 44 832 10 04 Latin America: hugo.gordillo@tcs.com – Phone: +1-305-471-4737