Tata Interactive Systems

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MPS Interactive Systems (previously known as Tata Interactive Systems)
Company typePrivately held company
Industryed-tech
Founded1990
FounderSanjaya Sharma
FateAcquired by MPS Limited
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesE-learning services and solutions
Number of employees
300
Parent MPS Limited
Website www.mpsinteractive.com   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) was an Indian developer of custom e-learning based in Mumbai, India. It was founded by Sanjaya Sharma in 1990. [1] The company was acquired by MPS Limited (a publishing and content platform developer) in June 2018. [2] The company was represented across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, the Middle East, India, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Switzerland. [3] TIS' offered corporations, universities, schools, publishers and government institutions training including simulations, story based learning, courseware and curriculum design & development, special-needs education, assessment tools, electronic performance support systems (EPSS), mobile learning, game-based learning, consulting services and training outsourcing services. Until the acquisition, TIS was a part of the $100 billion Tata Group. [4]

TIS was the only e-learning organization in the world to be assessed at Level 5 in both the SEI-CMM (Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model) and P-CMM (People-Capability Maturity Model) frameworks. [5]

History

Tata Interactive Systems was founded in 1990 as part of the Tata Group, with Sanjaya Sharma serving as its founder and CEO. [6] In 2013, it had acquired Tertia Edusoft AG (Switzerland) and Tertia Edusoft GmbH (Germany) from the Tertia Group. [7]

In January 2013, Tata Interactive Systems launched ClassEdge, a learning platform for the Indian school education sector, with an initial investment of ₹100 crores from Tata Industries. [8]

In April 2018, MPS Limited acquired Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) India along with its Swiss and German subsidiaries, Tata Interactive Systems AG and Tata Interactive Systems GmbH, for ₹80 crore ($12.3 million). [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sanjaya Sharma". events.development.asia. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tata Will Sell Its 27 Year-Old E-Learning Platform, Tata Interactive Systems To MPS Ltd". Inc42 Media. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Business / Companies : Tata Interactive Systems deepens engagement in school segment". The Hindu . Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "TATA Interactive Systems announces its entry into school segment". News.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Newswire - PR / Tata Interactive Systems Successively Bags Three Record Orders Globally - Education/e-Learning/Training - Bob Little Press & PR". NewswireToday. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tata e-learning biz CEO quits". The Times of India. 1 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tata Interactive buys two overseas companies". Business Standard. 6 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tata Interactive Systems Enters The School Segment". Firstpost. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Sharma, Shweta (25 April 2018). "Tata Industries sells e-learning unit to listed digital publishing firm". VCCircle.
  10. ↑ "Tatas to sell e-learning solutions unit for Rs 80 crore". The Times of India. 25 April 2018.
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