Rio Tinto to Partner with IGATE to Develop Its Analytics Excellence Centre in India
March 03 2015 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
IGATE Corporation (IGATE or the Company) (NASDAQ: IGTE), the New
Jersey-headquartered integrated technology and operations solutions
provider, today announced its further partnership with Rio Tinto, a
leading global mining and metals company, to develop their
Analytics Excellence Centre in Pune, India to support the global
growth and development of Rio Tinto’s industry-leading Mine of the
Future™ programme.
In the first partnership of its kind in the mining industry,
IGATE will provide Rio Tinto with analytical capabilities to
identify opportunities for enhancing efficiency and productivity
across Rio Tinto managed operations. The current partnership spans
engineering research and development services, including industrial
automation and control, software and embedded design and
development, and product engineering services. The newly
inaugurated Centre will analyze data captured by various business
systems and the array of sensors attached to Rio Tinto’s fixed and
mobile assets, to generate meaningful insights, significantly
boosting productivity and safety.
The Rio Tinto Analytics Excellence Centre located within Rio
Tinto Innovation Centre, Pune, will build on the work of Rio
Tinto’s Processing Excellence Centre (PEC) in Brisbane. The Centre
will house data engineers and data scientists to work on advanced
statistics, predictive data modelling and machine learning
algorithms that contribute towards high value engagements with PEC
and other business groups.
Rio Tinto group executive Technology and Innovation - Greg
Lilleyman said, “We have partnered with IGATE to introduce our
Analytics Excellence Centre which is the next phase of our Mine of
the Future™ programme. The Centre will help us predict the future
through the use of advanced data analytic techniques. IGATE‘s data
scientists and expertise will assist in the development of new
technologies and models in our on-going drive for productivity
improvements.”
Commenting on the partnership with Rio Tinto, Mr. Sanjay
Salunkhe, SVP and Head of Product and Engineering Solutions, IGATE
said, “We are delighted to have been chosen as the exclusive
partner for this landmark analytics engagement. Over time, the
product and engineering services industry has evolved towards
intent driven innovation and engineering analytics. Our
capabilities in these areas have gained a worldwide acceptance and
this partnership is yet another milestone in our journey to drive
innovation and boost productivity.”
Rio Tinto group executive technology and innovation - Greg
Lilleyman, Rio Tinto India managing director Nik Senapati, IGATE
Senior Vice President and head of Product & Engineering
Solutions Sanjay Salunkhe, formally inaugurated the Rio Tinto
Analytics Excellence Centre today at a ceremony in Pune.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered
in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed
company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange.
Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral
resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal and
uranium, gold, borax, titanium dioxide, salt, and iron ore.
Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia
and North America with significant businesses in South America,
Asia, Europe and southern Africa.
About IGATE
IGATE is a global leader in providing integrated technology and
operations-based solutions, headquartered in Bridgewater, New
Jersey. As a trusted partner to corporations in North America,
Europe and Asia Pacific, IGATE provides solutions to clients’
business challenges by leveraging its technology and process
capabilities, underwritten by an understanding of domain and
industry imperatives. With revenues over US$ 1.27 billion, and a
global employee talent capital of over 33,000, IGATE offers
productized applications and platforms that provide the necessary
competitive and innovation edge to clients across industries,
through a combination of speed, agility and imagination. IGATE is
listed on NASDAQ under the symbol IGTE.
IGATE CorporationPallavi Choudhury,
+91-95-3850-1740Pallavi.Choudhury@IGATE.com
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