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HCLA journey full of achievements, learning, and growth has made HCL what it is today. Any ups and downs only strengthened the company and helped it in becoming one of the leaders in the digital world. From a garage start-up to a conglomerate, supreme efforts and dedication have gone into the making of this great company

P ioneering the digital era with its world-class IT services and solutions, Hindustan Computers Limited, popularly known as HCL, established

its leadership with the introduction of innovative ideas and products that changed the face of the technology in India. Over the years, the company has surpassed every milestone in its way of success.

Today, it offers services such as IT consulting, enterprise transformation, remote infrastructure management, engineering and R&D, and business process outsourcing (BPO) across a number of sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer electronics, energy and utilities, financial services, government, industrial manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, etc.

CLIMBING HIGHA front runner in modern computing, HCL embarked on its digital voyage in the year 1976 as one of the original IT garage start-ups of the country. It brought revolution in the IT industry by introducing various technologies such as the 8-bit microprocessor-based computer in 1978.

The company was first established as Microcomp Limited led by Shiv Nadar and his team but later changed its name to HCL on 11 August 1976.

Today, the HCL Technologies Limited marks its presence across various sectors including technology, healthcare, and talent management solutions. With more than 110,000 employees from 100 nationalities, the company functions in more than 31 countries including the United States, France, Germany, and Northern Ireland across the globe. It has four companies, namely, HCL Infosystems, HCL Technologies, HCL Healthcare, and HCL TalentCare.

HCL INFOSYSTEMSIt is one of the premier distribution and IT services solutions companies of India having one of the largest sales and distribution networks. The company has an impressive portfolio that caters to the need of its customers by providing value, connect, and support in marketing in the Computing, Storage, Networking, Security, Telecom, Imaging, and Retail sectors.

HCL TECHNOLOGIESCovering the sector of technology solutions and services, HCL Technologies has become a leader in the entire industry with its services such as infrastructure

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management, application development, BPO, Engineering, and R&D services. The company has shown an outstanding growth in the past years and has emerged as one of the only eight 21st century listed technology companies in the world to cross $1bn in net profit, $5bn in revenue, and $15bn in market capitalization.

With a vast presence in 31 countries, HCL is known for offering cutting-edge services in sectors such as financial services, manufacturing, consumer services, public services, and healthcare.

HCL TALENTCARE An integrated global talent-solutions company, HCL TalentCare helps the youth of the country by refining their skills and developing them for future endeavors. The company offers various training programs that are specially designed to enhance the ‘Jobability Quotient’ of the young generation for various industries such as IT, Banking, Insurance and Healthcare sectors among others.

The company is actively involved in various CSR activities with an aim to make effective contribution towards the nation and its people. It runs programs such as Power of One and Go Green to focus on sustainable environment with transformed society. Under Project Samudhay, the company has adopted 100 villages to transform their present scenario related to water, women’s welfare, education, health and malnutrition, and sanitation.

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• Itisthefirstcompanytolaunchindigenous8-bitmicroprocessorbasedcomputer.

• Intheyear2015,HCLsecureditspositionamongTheWorld’sMostInfluentialCompanies.

• Withanoverallscoreof90,HCLwasrankedin“IndiaClimateDisclosureLeadershipIndex(CDLI)2015”.

• Thecompanyreceived“AecusInnovationAward”forimplementinganoperationalcontrolcentreforUnilever.