HCL Technologies Enters Into Multi Year end-to-end IT Infrastructure Management Engagement With Purdue Pharma L.P.

Noida, India, November 30 (ots/PRNewswire) - HCL Technologies Ltd.
(HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today announced that it
has signed a multi year end-to-end IT Infrastructure Management
engagement with pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma L.P. The scope
of this engagement covers management of two data centers and all
remote locations of the client in the U.S.

HCL Technologies will also be responsible for transforming
Purdue's IT environment by implementing its world class processes as
per ITIL V3 and MTaaS platform, which is HCL's award winning
business-ready hosted platform for enterprise tools. HCL will also be
implementing its shared Remedy V6 ITSM ticketing platform that is
based on the MTaaS reference architecture.

Speaking on the engagement, Mr. Larry Pickett, Chief Information
Officer, Purdue Pharma L.P said, "We were looking for an IT service
provider who could ensure successful transition from our staff
augmentation model to a proactive IT management services model to
ensure a scalable and agile IT environment while improving our
internal processes. In HCL, we found an IT Infrastructure vendor who
could support this strategic transformation as well as provide a cost
effective solution. As an added benefit, this initiative enables us
to free up permanent staff time to work on strategic, value-added
projects. We look forward to leveraging HCL's globally benchmarked
tools, processes and IT management best practices to reach our
business objectives. "

Commenting on the engagement, Mr. Anant Gupta, President, HCL
Technologies Infrastructure Services Division (HCL ISD), said "HCL's
engagement with Purdue Pharma is another feather in the cap for HCL
Technologies in the Life Sciences Industry. HCL already enjoys the
success of managing IT infrastructure for 8 out of the top 15 global
pharmaceutical companies and 7 out of top 15 global medical devices
companies. We are committed towards ensuring operational
transformation for Purdue Pharma by moving its IT infrastructure to a
proactive IT management services model that is based on a robust
governance framework and look forward to a long and mutually
rewarding partnership."

HCL Technologies will also be installing MyDashboard, the real
time reporting tool for the complete visibility of different layers
of the IT infrastructure for management reporting at Purdue Pharma.
The Dashboard will provide an integrated view of the entire IT
infrastructure and ensure a powerful trend analysis.

HCL's Infrastructure Services in recent past has been Ranked No.
1 in Traditional Infrastructure and Remote Infrastructure Management
Outsourcing by Datamonitor-Brown Wilson Group Survey 2009-10 and was
also named amongst 2009 Top 10 Infrastructure Providers by TPI. HCL
Technologies has also been positioned in the Magic Quadrants for
Desktop and Helpdesk Outsourcing in Europe. The company has recently
announced many landmark global engagements like Singapore Stock
Exchange, Al- Majdouie group, Electrolux, Nokia, Reader's Digest
Association, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Energy Future Holdings and
Viacom Inc.

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 29 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 'Employees First' which empowers our
70,218 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL
Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues
of US$ 2.9 billion (Rs. 13,145 crores), as on 30th September 2010 (on
LTM basis). For more information, please visit http://www.hcltech.com

About HCL

HCL is a $5.5 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise
comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL
Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT
garage start-ups. A pioneer of modern computing, HCL is a global
transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings includes
product engineering, custom & package applications, BPO, IT
infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems integration, and
distribution of information and communications technology (ICT)
products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL
team consists of over 77,000 professionals of diverse nationalities,
who operate from 29 countries including over 500 points of presence
in India. HCL has partnerships with several leading Global 1000
firms, including leading IT and technology firms. For more
information, please visit http://www.hcl.com.

About HCL ISD

HCL 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, HCL ISD seeks to provide
simplified infrastructure solutions through delivering
high-performance management services for complex, distributed
infrastructure environments encompassing the Internet, Client and
legacy based infrastructures. HCL ISD addresses the growing demand
for the cost-effective 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
http://www.hclisd.comwww.hclisd.com

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For details, contact
Akanksha Jain
HCL Technologies
Mob +91-9871900447
Email: akankshaj@hcl.com
Deepika Bansal
Six Degrees PR
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Email: deepikab@sixdegreespr.co.in

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