JERSEY CITY, New Jersey and NOIDA, India, August 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies - an organization that delivers significant business value through innovative implementations of SAP(R) solutions - announced today a strategic development and Go-To-Market Partnership with Sybase Inc., an industry leader in enterprise and mobile software. The partnership will support a number of HCL AXON's key industries where the demand for a comprehensive mobile solution tightly integrated with SAP is driving rapid advances in workforce productivity. Built on the industry-leading Sybase(R) Unwired Platform (SUP), the mobile solution will focus on delivering key SAP capabilities in industries such as Utilities, Travel & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Financial Services.

HCL AXON is committed to meeting the exponentially growing needs of field workforces and SUP is the natural platform to address this market. Worldwide, mobile worker growth currently accounts for 29 percent of the workforce and is expected to grow to over 35 percent of the worldwide workforce by 2013 - representing a total of more than 1.2 billion workers. The joint HCL AXON and Sybase solution will boost worker productivity by delivering seamless integration between enterprise information resources and a broad range of mobile devices. The resulting ability to make informed, timely decisions while staying in close contact with key stakeholders will transform the way organizations operate their field workforces.

"Over the past year, HCL AXON has helped show customers the vast potential of mobile and multi channel access to their SAP solutions," said Ian Greenhalgh, executive president, Solution Management, HCL AXON. "As a result, the demand for anytime, anywhere access to SAP solutions using mobile devices has never been stronger. Our partnership with Sybase allows us to deliver instant value to our customers around the globe. With the Sybase Unwired Platform, we can provide any information required on any platform. It is a truly transformational solution."

"We are pleased that Sybase and HCL AXON have strengthened a partnership where the two companies team up to mobilize SAP solutions by using the Sybase Unwired Platform," said Willie Jow, vice president of mobility marketing, Sybase. "Enterprises in industries such as travel, transportation and utilities will receive tremendous productivity increase by enabling their workforce to access SAP applications on a mobile device."

HCL AXON is rolling out its first Mobile Solution for the Travel and Transportation industry. The solution will help railroad companies support their maintenance and inspection in the field with significantly more data and access to maintenance records for faster maintenance turnaround.

About HCL

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 64,000 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 http://www.hcl.in.

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 64,557 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.7 billion (Rs. 12,565 crores), for the year ended on 30th June 2010. For more information, please visit http://www.hcltech.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the statements containing the words 'planned,' 'expects,' 'believes,' 'strategy,' 'opportunity,' 'anticipates,' 'hopes' or other similar words. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding impact of pending regulatory proceedings, fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services, Business Process Outsourcing and consulting services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, customer acceptances of our services, products and fee structures, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, our ability to integrate acquired assets in a cost effective and timely manner, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, the success of our brand development efforts, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies /entities in which we have made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property, other risks, uncertainties and general economic conditions affecting our industry. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made herein will prove to be accurate, and issuance of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that the objective and plans of the Company will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made herein are based on information presently available to the management of the Company and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

    For details, contact:

    Kirsten Paragona
    HCL Technologies
    Phone: +1-857-350-5393
    Email: kparagona@hcl.com

    Jill Newberry
    BluePoint Venture Marketing for HCL Technologies
    Phone: +1-781-861-7800
    Email: jill@bluepointmktg.com

SOURCE HCL Technologies