Harman Connected Services, often abbreviated to HCS, an American subsidiary of Samsung Electronics through Harman International Industries. The Connected Services Division supplies software services to the mobile communications industry. HCS is a technologies company leader in Cloud, Mobile, Analytics Capabilities, Design, and Software Services. Harman has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. On January 22, 2015, Harman acquired Symphony Teleca from the Symphony Technology Group. The deal was valued at US$780 million.