UST in tie-up with Virgin Racing

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: California-based IT services major UST Global, which has a major base at the Technopark here, has tied up with Virgin Racing for a collaborative IT services partnership for the 2010 Formula One season.

UST Global officials said the company would provide technology services to support and enhance Virgin's track performance over the next three years. They said that in the primary assignment, UST Global had built an integrated control panel display that assimilates wireless data from the cars on the track, GPS feeds, trackside camera feeds, external weather information and FIA Atlas server feeds.

UST Global president Joe Nalkara said his company had the expertise to help clients gain competitive advantage through technology and process innovation.