HCL Infosystems Ltd Company History

The company was established on 17th April. The object of the company

is manufacturing of and leading in complete range of Mini Computers

Micro processor based systems, Electronics Instruments, Micrographic

and reprograhic equipment and manufacturing and marketing of electronic

EPABX systems and electronics Teleprinters.

The company entered into an agreement with Hewlett packard of US for

the sale and leaving of the Super Mini and Mainframe computers to be

manufactured by Hewlett in India. The technical collaborator of the

Company Hewlett-packard, is the second largest computer company in the

world. It has some of the finest laboratories and manufacturing

facilities in the world. In 1991, these two companies, each a leader in

its own field, decided to join hands. And soon after HCL

Hewlett-packard was launced. HCL Finance & Investments Ltd is the

subsidiary of the company.

The performance was adversely affected due to rise in dollar exchange

rate, tight liquidity position in the market, political uncertainty

coupled with deferment of capital expenditure by the Government

Departments.

The Company set new industry standards with the launch of D and K

class HP 9000 Business Servers complemented by J class HP 9000

Workstations, simultaneously with the world wide launch of these

products by Hewlett-Packard Co.

The Company also recently announced the introduction of the most

powerful Workstations in the world based on the latest 64-bit

processors from Hewlett-Packard the PA-8000.

The Department of Electronics (DoE), the nodal department of the

Government of India for development of electronics industry awarded the

First Prize to the Company in the area of computer systems, as a part

of the prestigious DoE award of Excellence.

The Company commissioned its second state-of-the-art manufacturing

facility at Sedarpet near Pondicherry.

The Company has the largest network of spare-stocking locations,

supported by Test and Repair Centres which reduces the inventory level

and increases the spares availability at any time. To meet critical

requirements within 4-5 hours, the company has tied-up with Indian

Airlines to deliver spares in major metro cities.

The Company has the best skilled manpower created through years of

Campus recruitment and training at In-house Training Centres and by

providing Management Training in the best Management Institutes.

The Company set new industry standards by launching the most powerful

Workstations and Servers in the world based on the latest 64-bit

microprocessors from Hewlett-Packard - the PA-8000.

The Company further extended its indigenous Infiniti range of

business computing products as it introduced the Enterprise Class

Infiniti Super Server and the Infiniti ELS range of workgroup servers.

Mr. Suresh Rajpal, Director, Mr. Manuel F. Diaz, Director and Mr. Bob

Robertson, Alternate Director, resigned from the Board of Directors of

the Company w.e.f. 25th September.

The Company tied-up with Intel Corporation for Server technology,

resulting in the introduction of the Infiniti Global Line range of PC

Servers which incorporate building blocks from Intel and are integrated

and tested extensively for Indian condition.

The Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. Ajai Chowdhry as

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 5th November.

The Company launched its WWW.OW! initiative targeted at the internet

market with a range of services from providing complete infrastructure

to ISPs, to corporate Intranets, Cybercafes, Infokiosks and E-Commerce.

The Office Automation division has recently launched digital copiers

and multifunctional products from Toshiba and opened service centres to

cater to the increasing number of walk-in customers for service of

Nokia cellular phones.

The Company tied up with Lucent Technologies as an integration

partner for its SYSTIMAX range of structured connectivity solutions.

The Office Automation Division has entered into a relationship with

Samsung, Korea to market and support their range of Key Telephone

Systems.

The Office Automation Division tied up with InFocus, USA, for

marketing and supporting their range of LCD projectors.

The Frontline Division has tied up with Novell to become the largest

Novell Authorised Support Centre. The tie-up has been successfully

implemented across five locations in the country.

The Company tied-up with Microsoft Corp. for lates version of

operating systems, resulting in launch of preloaded systems and beta

testing for future technology and product like Windows 2000.

HCL has launched a new range of PCs (Ultima and Elite models) under

its BeanStalk range of PC's at its Pondicherry plant.

The Company entered into an agreement with US-based Infocus for

distribution and technological support of the latter's data and video

projection products in the country.

HCL Infosystems Ltd. has launched the Nokia professional Centre (NPC)

in Chennai as part of the expansion programme to open Nokia centres in

India which will enable customers to choose the right model and

accessories suiting their life style.

HCL Infinet, the Internet start-up of HCL Infosystems, and media

group, Asian Age, have set up a joint venture called Asian Age Infinet.

HCL Infosystems Ltd has launched in India the Swedish major

Ericsson's Generation X Business communication too, "Next Call Centre".

The Office Automation Division of the company has been recognised for

level 1 in business excellence.

HCL Infosystems has launched HCL BenaStalk personal computers powered

by Intel Pentium III 700 Mhz processor for the home segment.

HCL Infinet Ltd., the Internet services subsidiary of HCL

Infosystems, has tied up with UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd., one of

the largest distributors of books in the country, to sell books online

through its soon-to-be-launched portal.

HCL Infosystems has entered into a tie-up with BroadVision for

providing personalised e-business applications to is clients.

HCL Infinet, the Internet subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, launched its

business-to-consumer (B2C) horizontal portal, www.hclinfinet.com.

The preferential allotment of equity shares/Warrants upto 2% of the

issued equity share capital of the company.

HCL Infosystems Ltd,. and Unisys, a US-based provider of e-business

solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure, have entered

into an alliance for use of ES7000 range of servers and associated

hardware and middleware storage solutions.

HCL Infinet, the new internet services subsidiary of HCL Infosystems,

launched its value added internet services in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,

Bhopal, Coimbatore, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Noida, Pune and

Thiruvananthapuram.

HCL Infosystems Ltd. has implemented BroadVision B2B Technology for

East Lifestyle Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, a media and e-commerce

corporation with interests in print, Internet, television within the

timeframe of 50 days.

FEC Infosystems Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Ltd., has

implemented BroadVision B2B technology for East Lifestyle Corporation

Pte. Ltd. Singapore, a media and e-commerce corporation.

The Company has launched digital mail inserting systems -- 3 series

desktop, 5 series tabletop and 8 series -- in collaboration with the

US-based Pitney Bowes.

HCL Infosystems, a technology integration company, has bagged the

award for the Top PC Vendor by at the Dataquest award ceremony.

The Company Introduced Channel Support Certification program. This

ensures uniform quality of support across the country. HCL is the

first indian IT company to introduce this kind of certification program

in India.

The Company has introduced new products under Infiniti 2000, Infinite

Global Line Servers, Busybee and Beanstalk.

ICRA has assigned an `A1+' rating to the Rs 50-crore enhanced

commercial paper programme of HCL Infosystems Ltd., indicating highest

safety.

1,45,00,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10/- have been allotted at

par, by the subsidiary HCL InfiNet Ltd. against Rs 1450 lacs subscribed

in the previous quarter.

HCL Infosystems and Intel have jointly launched an e-business

solutions programme, targeting new market opportunities in segments

such as Internet service providers, application service providers,

banking and finance.

HCL InfiNet Ld., the Internet services subsidiary of HCL Infosystems,

has launched an authenticated payment gateway for its portal,

www.hclinfinet.com, in association with Citibank to enable customers to

carry out secure transactions online including buying Internet access.

HCL Infosystems is setting up a managed off-shore development centre

at its Noida software development facility for Stratech Systems -- the

Singapore-based IT systems and technology developer.

HCL Infosystems Ltd. launched a consumer friendly Internet appliance

(IA) -- Ezeebee.

HCL-Infosystems is entering the call centre business. The company has

tied up with US-based Stratasoft to offer consultancy services to

clients entering the call centre business.

Financial institutions hiked their stake in HCL Infosystems Ltd to

7.51 per cent representing 23.9 lakh shares as on June 2001, from 4.64

per cent stake amounting to 14.7 lakh shares in the previous year.

HCL Insys joins hands with Sun Microsystems India to provide end-to-end solutions to business.

HCL Insys says it is the No.1 PC Co in India in 2001.

HCL Tech restructures its treasury Investment portfolio.

HCL Infosystems launches its 'Bean stalk CD surprise' to promote PC sales.

HCL Infosystems introduces mailing system of Pitney Bowes, OfficeRight, the Digital

mail finisher and post perfect, and digital franking systems.

HCL bags Toshiba gold Award for the second time for the overall copier sales and

marketing performances.

HCL Insys launches the Toshiba Portege 3500 series Tablet PC in the nation.

HCL Info launches Dragon Naturally speaking, the latest speech recognition software.

HCL Infsys receives the project to completely automate the Value Added Services(VAT)

of Andhra Pradesh.

HCL Info registers 245% growth in their net profit for Q4.

The company has launched " HCL Beanstalk Media Center PC" The new product will offer user a single remote control device controlling music system, live television (including recording of TV programmes), DVD player, radio and TV games on a personal computer with a keyboard.

HCL provides technology for new police command centre

HCL Info forays into digital entertainment sector

HCL Infosystems has launched a new computer that will have multi-functional capability of a television, DVD, MP3 player, radio, gaming tool, Web browser and video recorder

HCL touches one lakh milestone in desktop sales

HCL Infosystems announced the launch of its new range of Infiniti Global Line 2700 series with Dual Intel Xeon processors promising to deliver faster speeds for enterprise applications

HCL Info launches new MP3 player

HCL Info ties up with Union Bank

Unveils 'RP2 System' a new technology which will ensure uninterrupted power supply to computers

Launches Micro Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Form Factor for desktops in India on February 10, 2005.

HCL Info unveils PC for Rs 12,990

HCL Infosystems launches Toshiba's notebook PCs

HCL inks 5 year pact with Dish TV

HCL Info sets up Enterprise Response Centre in Mumbai

Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Rs 2

HCL Infosystems Ltd has announced that the Company has been awarded one of the most prestigious contracts for establishing the Punjab State wide Area Network (PAWAN). HCL's specialized expertise in the e-governance vertical made it the primary choice for setting up this backbone infrastructure by Government of Punjab (GOP).

HCL Infosystems has bagged a 23-million dollar deal to implement IT infrastructure for the Pan-African e-Network Project, which provides tele-education and tele-medicine. The project would connect 53 African countries into one network.

HCL Infosystems Ltd has informed that Mr. Nikhil Sinha has been appointed as an additional Director of the Board of the Company.

HCL Infosystems announced its venture into partnership with BSNL for offering low-cost broadband-enabled computers in rural areas.

PC maker HCL Infosystems on March 26 unveiled its new 'ME Series 40' notebook, priced at Rs. 41,500, on the occasion of Earth Hour 2010. The notebook has BFR concentrations of less than 0.1 per cent, which makes the product 100 per cent recyclable and environment-friendly.

HCL Infosystems has been awarded a project worth Rs. 40 crores by Department of Higher Education, Government of Himachal Pradesh

HCL Infosystems bags Rs. 250cr order from BSNL.

HCL Infosystems bags IT order from Punjab and Sind Bank

HCL Infosystems bags over Rs. 300 crores (approx US$ 66 Million) order from Indian Air Force under its Systems Integration Defence Practice

HCL Infosystems implements IT infrastructure project for ONGC

HCL Infosystems wins Rs. 278 crore order from Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd.

HCL Infosystems appoints Neeraj Jaitley as President of Enterprise Solutions

HCL Infosystems emerges as a winner of Rs 2, 200 crore Aadhaar project from UIDAI

HCL Infosystem acquires EDURIX business from Attano Media

HCL Infosystems acquires remaining 40% stake in HCLI MEA

The the prestigious Golden Peacock Eco Innovation Award 2013 for eNBA project during the 15th World Congress on Environment Management .

The Company Won INDIA Public Sector Enterprises Award 2013

HCL Infosystems rallies on plans to phase-off manufacturing business

HCL Infosystems appoints Premkumar Seshadri as Executive Vice-Chairman

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of the Company

HCL Infosystems jumps nearly 5% on signing deal with Nokia

HCL Infosystems Partners with Symantec to Provide Enterprise Security Solutions.

The company issued rights shares of Rs. 2 in the ratio of 10:21 at a premium of Rs. 45 per share.

Amalgamation between Digilife Distribution and Marketing Services Limited and HCL Learning Limited, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company with HCL Infosystems Limited.