Press Releases 2009
Proud Dreamliner Team Member Company, HCL Technologies Salutes The Boeing Company On Its First Flight Of Dreamliner 787
SUNNYVALE, CA; NOIDA, India - Dec. 16, 2009 - HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider and SUPPLIER to The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), today offers its congratulations and support to the Boeing 787 team as the aircraft makes its first flight.
“HCL salutes The Boeing Company and the thousands of its dedicated employees around the world who have made today’s first flight a reality,” said G H Rao, Global Head of Engineering and R&D Services, HCL Technologies. “It has been a great privilege to be working on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the past five years and we look forward to our continued work with Boeing and more than 10 of its Tier 1 systems suppliers.”
The 787 integrates diverse leading-edge technologies to deliver an environmentally preferred solution with hitherto unmatched efficiency, for a medium capacity long-range aircraft. HCL Technologies, the only Indian Software company selected by Boeing to work on the 787 Dreamliner, is a key player in Boeing's 787 flight test program. HCL created the hosting platform for the flight test computing system to support the requirements of the 787 Boeing global team, including 10 Tier 1 and Sub Tier partners. With more than 4 million hours of engineering hours contributed to date, HCL has been involved with development and testing of the onboard software on the 787 aircraft.
In 2008 HCL Technologies received The Boeing Performance Excellence Award for 2008. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. HCL Technologies maintained a Gold performance composite rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. Last year, Boeing recognized 411 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. HCL Technologies is one of only 86 suppliers to receive the Gold level of recognition.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company, working with clients in the areas that impact and redefine the core of their businesses. Since its inception into the global landscape after its IPO in 1999, HCL focuses on ‘transformational outsourcing’, underlined by innovation and value creation, and offers integrated portfolio of services including software-led IT solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering and R&D services and BPO. HCL leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and network of offices in 26 countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Consumer Services, Public Services and Healthcare. HCL takes pride in its philosophy of ‘Employee First’ which empowers our 54,443 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.3 billion (Rs. 11,270 crores), as on 30th September 2009 (on LTM basis). For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com.
About HCL Enterprise
HCL is a $5 billion leading global Technology and IT Enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups, a pioneer of modern computing, and a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings spans Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL team comprises over 60,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 26 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL has global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms. For more information, please visit
www.hcl.in.
For details, contact:
Geetanjali Bhatia
HCL Technologies
Mob +91 9811987765
Email: geetanjali.bhatia@hcl.in
Kirsten Paragona
HCL Technologies
Phone:+1 857-350-5393
Email: kparagona@hcl.in
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