NCR Corporation a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced that it is joining the Executive Council of the Business Analytics Center of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Georgia Tech is one of the leading research universities in the USA, and its Business Analytics Center housed within Scheller College is a major source of innovation, knowledge creation, and thought leadership in the field of business analytics.

NCR provides services to many different customers worldwide and big data analytics is of a crucial importance for its business. NCR will bring big data analytics experience to BAC and also enhance its understanding of various aspects of business analytics through collaborative research and activities with Georgia Tech faculty and students.

“We built our new global headquarters campus in the heart of Midtown Atlanta to be close to Atlanta’s academic institutions and important innovation centers and to deepen our relations with universities like Georgia Tech Scheller College,” said Bill VanCuren, NCR Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. “Becoming a member of the Executive Council of Scheller College Business Analytics Center is a demonstration of our commitment to strengthen our Atlanta presence. We are truly excited about this partnership and we look forward to working together to advance in the growing field of business analytics and big data.”

“We are delighted to welcome NCR to the Scheller College BAC Executive Council,” said Sri Narasimhan, Professor and co-Director of the BAC, Scheller College of Business. “When you partner our positioning at the intersection of business and technology with their expertise in omni-channel solution and big data analytics, it strengthens our Executive Council. The proximity of NCR’s new campus in Tech Square within steps of Scheller College will help to further facilitate collaboration and interactions between students, faculty and NCR representatives.”