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Meeting Time-to-market Challenges

TATA Consultancy Services Internal Paper Page 2 of 53

Authored by : Hrishikesh Sharma Date : 21 December 2004Prashanna Venkatesh B

Reviewed by : Subramanian P SSreedhar D NRajarama NayakSherlekar S D Date : 21 December 2004

Approved by : Date :


2004 TATA Consultancy Services

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