Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, today announced that it has joined the GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics industry association which drives the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform.
This will support vehicle infotainment applications such as music, news and multimedia, navigation and location services, telephony, internet services and more.
“Mahindra Satyam’s global business and information technology services expertise will be a welcome addition to GENIVI and will help us with our mission of delivering an open platform for the non-competitive portions of the IVI software,” said Graham Smethurst, GENIVI president.
With this, Mahindra Satyam will adopt an open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform and drive development of globally competitive infotainment solutions. Mahindra Satyam will leverage GENIVI specifications and implementation guidelines to develop Infotainment solutions to Automotive OEMs and Tier-1s to reduce development costs and time to market and the overall total cost of ownership for end consumers. Using GENIVI specifications and compliance/certification programs, Mahindra Satyam will enhance the quality of the infotainment solutions, focus on accelerating innovation and deliver a compelling value proposition to its customers.
“In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) is a rapidly evolving field and GENIVI is leading the way forward by developing reusable, open source platform comprising necessary core services required by IVI systems,” said Karthikeyan Natarajan, Global Head and Vice President, Integrated Engineering Services business at Mahindra Satyam. “Our association with GENIVI will help us leverage the open source platform to reduce development cost and shorten the time-to-market. We will focus on innovative applications in IVI and offer differentiated products and services”
About GENIVI Alliance
GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source development platform. GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements, delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI’s work will result in shortened development cycles, quicker time-to-market, and reduced costs for companies developing IVI equipment and software. GENIVI is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. http://www.genivi.org/
About Mahindra Satyam
Mahindra Satyam is a leading global business and information technology services company that leverages deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology practices, and an advanced, global delivery model to help clients transform their highest-value business processes and improve their business performance.
The company's professionals excel in enterprise solutions, supply chain management, client relationship management, business intelligence, business process quality, engineering and product lifecycle management, and infrastructure services, among other key capabilities.
Mahindra Satyam is part of the $11.1 billion Mahindra Group, a global industrial federation of companies and one of the top 10 business houses based in India. The Group’s interests span automotive products, aviation, components, farm equipment, financial services, hospitality, information technology, logistics, real estate and retail.
Mahindra Satyam development and delivery centers in the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Egypt, UAE, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia serve numerous clients, including many Fortune 500 organizations.
For more information, see http://www.mahindrasatyam.com/
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This will support vehicle infotainment applications such as music, news and multimedia, navigation and location services, telephony, internet services and more.
“Mahindra Satyam’s global business and information technology services expertise will be a welcome addition to GENIVI and will help us with our mission of delivering an open platform for the non-competitive portions of the IVI software,” said Graham Smethurst, GENIVI president.
With this, Mahindra Satyam will adopt an open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform and drive development of globally competitive infotainment solutions. Mahindra Satyam will leverage GENIVI specifications and implementation guidelines to develop Infotainment solutions to Automotive OEMs and Tier-1s to reduce development costs and time to market and the overall total cost of ownership for end consumers. Using GENIVI specifications and compliance/certification programs, Mahindra Satyam will enhance the quality of the infotainment solutions, focus on accelerating innovation and deliver a compelling value proposition to its customers.
“In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) is a rapidly evolving field and GENIVI is leading the way forward by developing reusable, open source platform comprising necessary core services required by IVI systems,” said Karthikeyan Natarajan, Global Head and Vice President, Integrated Engineering Services business at Mahindra Satyam. “Our association with GENIVI will help us leverage the open source platform to reduce development cost and shorten the time-to-market. We will focus on innovative applications in IVI and offer differentiated products and services”
About GENIVI Alliance
GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source development platform. GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements, delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI’s work will result in shortened development cycles, quicker time-to-market, and reduced costs for companies developing IVI equipment and software. GENIVI is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. http://www.genivi.org/
About Mahindra Satyam
Mahindra Satyam is a leading global business and information technology services company that leverages deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology practices, and an advanced, global delivery model to help clients transform their highest-value business processes and improve their business performance.
The company's professionals excel in enterprise solutions, supply chain management, client relationship management, business intelligence, business process quality, engineering and product lifecycle management, and infrastructure services, among other key capabilities.
Mahindra Satyam is part of the $11.1 billion Mahindra Group, a global industrial federation of companies and one of the top 10 business houses based in India. The Group’s interests span automotive products, aviation, components, farm equipment, financial services, hospitality, information technology, logistics, real estate and retail.
Mahindra Satyam development and delivery centers in the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Egypt, UAE, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia serve numerous clients, including many Fortune 500 organizations.
For more information, see http://www.mahindrasatyam.com/
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mahindra_satyam
