Tata Steel has won the IT User Category Award in IT Awards Competition organized by CII & Department of Information Technology, Government of Orissa recently. The Awards competition showcased IT initiatives which have helped derive business values in organizations.

Eight teams from different companies participated in the competition under IT User and Service Providers categories. Balasore Ferro Alloy, Division of Ispat Group, Ferro Alloy Division, IMFA group, Nalco, Orissa Cement, Paradeep Phosphates, KK Birla Group Company and Tata Steel participated in IT User Category. Department of Primary Education, Government of Orissa and Enterprise Systems Solution participated in the IT Company in Service Providers category.

Tata Steel presented its IT implementation of generic system in supply chain, to help TOC replenishment model for distributors. The Tata Steel team was represented by Mr. P.K. Mishra, Head - IT Customer Services and Mr. Aniruddha Roy, Sr. Manager, TOC Supply Chain & Operation. Tata Steel was declared the winner followed by Nalco as runners-up in IT User category.

Project e-shishu, Department of Primary Education, was declared winner in the Service Provider's category.

The jury for the IT Awards was comprised of Dr Naik, HOD, Deptt of IT & Systems, XIM (Bhubaneshwar), Dr A Das, Country Head, Infosys Technologies and Mr Gautam Khanna, Delivery Manager - Manufacturing Vertical, Infosys Technologies.

Mr S N Tripathy, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of Orissa gave away the award.