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Alan Samuel to head Tata Interactive Systems, UK
London: Alan Samuel has been appointed as the UK head of operations at Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), the global e-learning pioneer. Samuel has been heading up TIS's activities within the publishing and education sector of the UK market, as well as looking after the requirements of TIS customers British Airways and the Royal Mail for the last four years or so.

Before joining TIS Alan Samuel spent a number of years working within the Tata Group of Companies.

TIS, which provides custom-built e-learning materials and related consultancy services across all sectors of the UK economy, including the education and public sectors, is continuing to further develop its UK-based instructional design, project management and technical consultancy activities. It now employs some 20 people in the UK, which places TIS among the largest developers of e-learning in the UK - not only in terms of turnover but also in terms of headcount.

TIS officials said that having grown rapidly, by over 45 per cent CAGR, in the last decade, TIS is poised for further expansion and utilisation of market opportunities.

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) is a global pioneer in e-learning. A part of the £7bn Tata Group, TIS has 15 years of experience in designing and developing innovative and cutting-edge e-learning solutions.

TIS employ a global team of 850 multi-disciplinary specialists - a mix of project managers, software engineers, instructional designers, content developers, visual designers and animators. Its service bouquet includes Simulations, Systems Training, New Hire Training, Business Processes and Skills Training, Regulatory and Compliance Training, Sales and Customer Service Training, Adaptive Assessments, Story-based Learning Objects and EPSS.

TIS has developed over 950 e-learning solutions for more than 300 clients - including 50 Fortune 500 companies - across the UK, Europe, US, Australia and Asia. Its client roster includes leading corporations, renowned educational institutions and government bodies such as British Airways, BECTA, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobil, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, McGraw-Hill, NHS, ntl, Orange, Pearson Education, Qwest, Royal Mail, Swiss Re, UNICEF, University of Phoenix, University of Maryland and Vodafone.

Apart from holding ISO 9001 and BS7799 certification, TIS is the only e-learning organisation in the world to be assessed at Level 5 in both the SEI CMM and P-CMM frameworks.
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Saluja is new IIPE chief
New Delhi: The Managing Director of Indo-Russian joint venture company, Romelt-SAIL (India) Ltd, J.S. Saluja, has taken over as the Chairman of Management Committee of Indian Institution of Plant Engineers (IIPE) for the year 2005-06.

The Director (Tech), Steel Authority of India Ltd, K.K. Khanna, was appointed as Chairman of steel division of IIPE.
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