HCL Technologies took the spot in this survey; ahead of global majors a trend which it has consistently followed having recently taken the top slot in another globally respected survey by Brown & Wilson group where of the 276 qualified global vendors who qualified HCL was ranked No.1.
The Global Services 100 survey ascribed HCL's leadership in the Infrastructure services space to it being one of the early providers of RIM as a service offering. "Having started off with offering a cosourcing type of engagement years back, HCL continues its leadership position in RIM with a bevy of customers that include Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies", the report reads.
The survey enlists the Top 100 global IT and BPO service providers covering a range of services including IT application services, infrastructure, FAO, HRO and contact centers. The top 100 list and the ranks in the 10 categories are based on scientific methodology, starting with the responses being clubbed under four broad buckets: size (revenue, employee strength, geographies covered, etc.); customers (customer base, testimonials and references, average contract size, etc.); skills (depth and breadth of offerings, delivery capability, quality initiatives, verticals covered, etc.) and others (attrition, training etc). A weighted scoring scheme, designed by a panel of Global Services' and neoIT's practice experts was used to rate each question.
Commenting on the company's top rankings in the survey, Anant Gupta, President, HCL Technologies Infrastructure Services Division (HCLT ISD) said, "HCL's unique delivery model and expertise in the IT Infrastructure Management Services space has provided Transformational benefits to many Global/Fortune companies across the world in the form of assured savings and returns on their IT investment. We have constantly innovated and pioneered new propositions and delivery frameworks like Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM); Business Ready Infrastructure (BRI)/SaaS from Offshore; Enterprise Management Tools through a utility model; Integrated Operations and Management Services (IOMS) and the Glocal model of Service Delivery (based on the "Think Global and Act Local" approach with an ecosystem of local and global partners). Needless to say, these are delivered with a sharp focus on value and customer satisfaction and have consistently provided returns beyond mere cost savings to our clients. It is this guarantee of an innovation and value lifecycle blended with 'riskfree transitions' which has generated confidence amongst many Fortune/Global 1000 enterprises to make us their preferred IT Infrastructure vendors over our competitors and edged us to the top spot in our space.
Our No. 1 position in this survey is an endorsement of HCL's continued focus on differentiating with new paradigms for delivery of IT Infrastructure Services. Our distinct focus on transformation is witnessing a lot of traction among customers, which is also reflected in the sheer size and scope of the recent engagements we've won and the many accolades we have received from the industry".
HCL pioneered the concept of Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) with a cosourcing model of engagement, which has added substantial value to customers including 70 + Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. HCL created a new uncontested market space which today has become a leading trend. HCL is widely acknowledged as a pioneer and a leader in global delivery of infrastructure management. The company was cited as a leader in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing in an independent vendor evaluation study by Forrester Wave TM, Q2, 2007 and No.1 'Specialty Offshore Infrastructure Services Provider' by NeoIT and 'Managing Offshore' magazine. HCL has also been ranked as the World No. 1 in Infrastructure Outsourcing Vendor by BrownWilson Group for the Black Book of Outsourcing, 2007
About Global Services
Global Services 100 is a joint venture by Cybermedia LLC, India and CMP Media LLC, New York, two of the leading hightechnology businesstobusiness multimedia companies that provide essential information and integrated marketing services to the technology and healthcare professionals worldwide. Global Services is a monthly magazine for globalsourcing managers. The publication examines both onshore and offshore outsourcing among shared and captive offshore operations. The vision of Global Services is aimed at providing strategies for sourcing the right people, processes and technologies. For more information visit www.globalservicesmedia.com.
About HCLT ISD
HCLT ISD is a leading IT services company and a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Ltd. (also known as HCL Comnet in the domestic market). A focused player in the IT services arena, HCLT ISD seeks to provide simplified infrastructure solutions through delivering highperformance management services for complex, distributed infrastructure environments encompassing the Internet, Client and legacy based infrastructures. HCLT ISD addresses the growing demand for the costeffective management of technology infrastructure across geographically dispersed locations. With a mission to develop innovative solutions for enterprises worldwide, the company has developed a unique model for Remote IT infrastructure management that enables customer organizations to achieve superior infrastructure performance and significantly reduced costs through a global delivery model. For more information, please visit www.hclisd.com
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies is one of India's leading global IT Services companies, providing softwareled IT solutions, remote infrastructure management services and BPO. Having made a foray into the global IT landscape in 1999 after its IPO, HCL Technologies focuses on Transformational Outsourcing, working with clients in areas that impact and redefine the core of their business. The company leverages an extensive global offshore infrastructure and its global network of offices in 18 countries to deliver solutions across select verticals including Financial Services, Retail & Consumer, Life Sciences & Healthcare, HiTech & Manufacturing, Telecom and Media & Entertainment (M&E). For the quarter ended 31 st December 2007, HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries had last twelve months (LTM) revenue of US $ 1.6 billion (Rs. 6715 crores) and employed 47,954 professionals. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com
About HCL Enterprise
HCL Enterprise is a $4.7 billion (Rs. 19,215 crore) leading Global Technology and IT enterprise that comprises two companies listed in India HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. The 3decadeold enterprise, founded in 1976, is one of India's original IT garage startups. Its range of offerings span Product Engineering, Custom & Package Applications, BPO, IT Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of ICT products. The HCL team comprises approximately 53,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 18 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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