Solution Expected to Upgrade and Enhance Existing SAP® Solution-based Footprints
Orlando, FLA - May 12, 2009 - HCL AXON, the world’s largest services provider dedicated to SAP® solutions, announced today that Jet Aviation has selected HCL AXON’s proprietary maintenance, repair and overhaul MRO) solution, iMRO, to optimize the management of MRO operations within their existing installations of SAP solutions. In addition to Jet Aviation, three other global aerospace and defense organizations have chosen HCL AXON’s iMRO solution to address their MRO needs.
Jet Aviation, a long time user of SAP solutions, is in the process of upgrading and enhancing its SAP solution-based footprint. The goal of this project is to better support cabin completion complex project management, MRO operations, and shop-floor usability.
“iMRO will provide enhanced usability features that will allow us to further optimize the use of our SAP solution,” explained Andreas Haller, director of IT Solutions for Jet Aviation. “This, combined with the increased functions available in SAP ERP 6.0, will help ensure we have a strong IT platform to move our business forward.”
“HCL AXON is fully committed to deploying a first-class iMRO solution for our aerospace and defense industry customers, whether they are existing or new SAP clients,” said Ian Greenhalgh, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing at HCL AXON. “Jet Aviation’s decision to work with HCL AXON speaks volumes about the capability of the platform and demonstrates that iMRO is the solution for organizations that face complex maintenance challenges. We look forward to helping them reach their MRO transformation goals.”
HCL AXON introduced iMRO in 2008 as an industry solution add-on to the SAP ERP application for aviation and aerospace organizations. iMRO expands and enhances SAP maintenance capabilities with specialist tools and functionality for users such as maintenance technicians, planners and engineers to improve productivity, data accuracy and to cut down the unexpected process variations normally encountered by complex asset maintenance businesses.
Today’s announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® 2009, being held here May 11-14, where HCL AXON is exhibiting in booth 945.
About HCL AXON
HCL AXON (www.hcl-axon.com), a division of HCL Technologies, is a Business Transformation consultancy that delivers significant value to large, complex organizations through the innovative implementation and support of SAP technologies. HCL AXON has over 4,700 of the industry’s most experienced professionals specializing in the delivery of sustained business improvement through technology enabled transformation programs. HCL AXON's consultants bring in-depth industry expertise alongside best practice functional knowledge to address the strategic, operational, information management and organizational effectiveness challenges faced by organizations today. HCL AXON is renowned for its global ability to help clients define more ambitious strategies, build more effective organizations and shape more successful futures.
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 20 countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, Telecom, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Travel, Transportation & Logistics, Automotive, Government, Energy & Utilities. HCL takes pride in its philosophy of ‘Employees First’ which empowers our 54,026 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.0 billion (Rs. 9,842 crores), as on 31st March 2009. 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. The 3-decade-old Enterprise, founded in 1976, is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. Its range of offerings spans Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products. The HCL team comprises over 59,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 20 countries including 360 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
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Michelle Deschenes
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Kirsten Paragona – HCL Corporate US
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