The Television Corporation of Sing-apore (TCS) is planning an English-language satellite channel.

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They are a fraction of TCS's 215, 000-strong workforce but represent the bridgehead of its ambitions to go beyond being merely an outsourced back-office and coding shop and take on such consultancy giants as IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Accenture on their home turf.

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Maryland-based TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) wants to change all that by bringing 911 into the 21st century, enabling local emergency operators the ability to receive texts and videos.

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Such eye-catching growth, combined with its reputation for high-quality work, suggests clients can be convinced that TCS's consultancy work is worth paying for.

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TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) (Nasdaq: TSYS), is a leader in location-based technology whose mobile services empower consumers to make quick, smart decisions when they're on the go.

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Both TCS and Cognizant, two big technology firms, say they plan to expand operations in Kolkata, attracted by still-good universities.

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