United States: Hilton Worldwide, the leading global hospitality company, and Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, has announced a multi-year agreement to help accelerate and enhance Hilton Worldwide’s technology strategy as part of the Hilton Worldwide Innovation Collaborative.

The Innovation Collaborative will evolve Hilton Worldwide’s technology infrastructure and accelerate innovation across the company’s portfolio of ten brands. TCS will leverage its extensive experience in running large transformational initiatives and modernizing legacy systems to help develop a platform that keeps Hilton Worldwide in the forefront of the business and technology landscape.

“Our goal is to continue our strong history of innovation by working with the best technology leaders,” said Robert Webb, chief information officer, Hilton Worldwide. “As a partner in our Innovation Collaborative, TCS has demonstrated its commitment to help us meet our business objectives and continues to deliver world-class services.”

“We are excited to be a part of Hilton Worldwide’s vision for growth,” said N. Chandrasekaran, TCS’ CEO and MD. “This relationship confirms our leadership position as the long-term IT partner best equipped to help global corporations transform their businesses using our full-service capabilities and domain knowledge. We are committed to furthering Hilton Worldwide’s strategic and transformational initiatives through the most advanced technology solutions.”

TCS is spearheading the transformation and management of a core group of application platforms, which will deliver enhanced product offerings. To better align technology solutions to the businesses’ needs and to ensure Hilton Worldwide remains the leading innovator in hospitality, TCS is managing the corporate suite of applications in the areas of property information management, learning management, quality assurance, business intelligence, financial systems and intranet applications.