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Tech Mahindra and Honeywell Announce Expanded Collaboration to Build

Digitized “Factories of the Future”

Tech Mahindra and Honeywell have said Sunil Pandita, vice president and collaboration with Honeywell will enable us
teamed up to build “Factories of the general manager, Honeywell Connected to empower manufacturers to accelerate
Future”, leveraging industry-leading digital Industrial. “Together, we will accelerate their digital transformation journey and
technologies. The two companies plan solution adoption in the market, creating build factories of the future,” said Nilesh Auti,
to capitalize on digital transformation, smarter, safer and more sustainable global head, Manufacturing Industry unit,
5G, Industry 4.0, software capabilities industries.” Honeywell and Tech Mahindra Tech Mahindra. “As part of our TechMNxt
and engineering expertise to enable will aim to deliver world-class operations charter, we are focused on leveraging next
customers in the manufacturing industry and performance management to enable generation technologies to address our
to scale-up even faster. “Tech Mahindra manufacturing customers to expedite customers’ evolving and dynamic needs.
and Honeywell have enjoyed many their growth and realize the value of Honeywell’s domain knowledge, combined
years of successful collaboration, and Industry 4.0 technologies and solutions. with Tech Mahindra’s technology expertise
this proposal is the next step as we Both Tech Mahindra and Honeywell are and global customer base, will enable our
continue pressing toward an autonomous focused on building an ecosystem that customers to increase their profitability
manufacturing future for our customers,” supports collaboration. “Tech Mahindra’s and enhance efficiency.”

Telangana Government and Tech Mahindra Collaborate to Launch ‘Blockchain
District Accelerator Program’

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of thereby accelerating the start-up growth infrastructure for blockchain startups and
digital transformation, IT and business and therein contributing to the growth make Hyderabad a destination of choice
re-engineering services and solutions of the overall industry. Jayesh Ranjan, among several new-age entrepreneurs
announced the launch of the T- Block Principal Secretary ITE&C Department, and blockchain evangelists. We look
Accelerator, the inaugural accelerator Government of Telangana, said, “The forward to successfully running the
program for the Telangana Blockchain state of Telangana is committed to its T-Block Accelerator and building the public
District in partnership with Government of vision of positioning Hyderabad as one blockchain ecosystem in India.” Raghu
Telangana and IBC Media, an innovation of the leading Blockchain cities of the Mohan, CEO, IBC Media, mentioned, “We are
management company. The launch event world. We are happy to set in motion the very excited to partner with Tech Mahindra
was organized at Tech Mahindra Infocity first edition of the T-Block Accelerator and run the T-Block Accelerator program
Campus in Hyderabad and was well program. This accelerator will be a torch- for the Telangana Blockchain District.
represented by government dignitaries, bearer to multiple future blockchain As a company driven by the potential
blockchain startups, educational institutes accelerators in the country and we are of emerging technologies, sustainable
and members from the developer excited to partner with Tech Mahindra growth and the entrepreneurial spirit, we,
community. The event was graced by to identify and promote innovative at IBC Media, strongly resonate with the
several dignitaries from the government blockchain-based solutions to solve real- vision of the Telangana government to
including Hon’ble Shri Jayesh Ranjan world problems.” Through this initiative, foster innovation in India and are excited
(Principal Secretary of Industries & Tech Mahindra, will enable creation of an for the possibilities. On behalf of the
Commerce and IT Dept, Telangana ecosystem which will empower startups startup fraternity of India, I am proud that
Government), Hon’ble Smt Rama Devi to solve tough business problems for an Indian State Government has taken
(Officer on Special Duty (OSD), ITE&C clients across diverse industry verticals. such a progressive step” The registrations
Department, Government of Telangana) The Telangana Government will help for the T-Block Accelerator will be open
and other leading senior corporate provide the required regulatory framework from February 3, 2020 with a one-week
executives from the industry. The launch to enable and promote Blockchain boot camp, followed by a four-week-long
of T-Block is a step in continuation of growth. Rajesh Dhuddu, Global Practice intensive training program. Participating
Telangana Government’s endeavor to Leader, Blockchain, Tech Mahindra, said, startups will receive mentorship and
make Telangana as the ‘Blockchain “As partof our TechMNxt charter, we at guidance from leading experts in the
Capital of the World’. A Memorandum of Tech Mahindra have been bullish in our startup and blockchain space. The program
Understanding (MoU) had been signed efforts to expand blockchain adoption in includes workshops, presentations,
between the Government of Telangana India and globally. Our partnership with discussions, and assignments designed
and Tech Mahindra to this effect in 2018. the state government for the Telangana to impart the practical knowledge required
This initiative is aimed at startups that Blockchain District stems from our to build relevant blockchain products with
have a strong blockchain use-case; desire to build a world-class support real-world applications.

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