HCL Technologies launches FIRST 2.O® Packaged Services and Proven Methodology for Rapid Web 2.0 Innovation

HCL Technologies Ltd on November 08, 2006 has announced that the Company launched FIRST 2.0® a proven methodology and suite of end-to-end engineering services that enables enterprises to compete effectively in the world of web 2.0. The announcement is in line with the Company's focus on creating transformational value for customers through service innovation. The foundation methodology for the suite is based on deep domain experience with more than 65 software product companies whose Web service offerings were developed by the Company.

FIRST 2.0 includes:

- Full Product Development - End-to-end engineering for new product in introduction, including complete breadth of development services.

- Integration Services - Integration of web 2.0 technologies into existing products and platforms.

- Re-engineering Services - Re-engineering of existing products and services to ensure they are web 2.0 - ready.

- Support for Phase-out - Complete support for phase-out of existing legacy products to next-generation technologies.

- Technology Consulting - Ability to leverage the Company expertise in web 2.0 in order to transform product offerings.

As companies strive to compete and remain on the cutting edge of the market with product enhancements and features, the Company combines the expertise of delivering software as a service with the support of remotely managed infrastructure services. The Company will demonstrate its proven competency at the Web 2.0 Conference on November 7-9, 2006, in San Francisco, CA, and is the only Indian-based software engineering services provider participating in the highly-recognized thought leadership event.

"HCL is a leader in providing end-to-end software engineering services around the various disruptive Web-based technologies collectively known as Web 2.0," said Sandeep Kishore, Vice President, Hi-Tech, of the Company "Web 2.0 is transforming the way people access information, collaborate and communicate. HCL, with its proven engineering background and its suite of FIRST 2.0 offerings is uniquely positioned to increase our customers’ competitive advantage by partnering with them to drive transformation for their businesses by leveraging the true potential of Internet."

Kishore continued, "HCL adds strength to companies’ product development teams, by offering a suite of products and services that addresses the challenges inherent in Web-based technologies - including reduced time to market, rapid innovation and IT-infrastructure management. We provide significant transformational value through our FIRST 2.0 suite, with the ability to quickly deploy the expertise and experienced resources to bring customers Web 2.0 applications and solutions to market."

The Company’s Web 2.0 experience includes providing content aggregation using Deep Crawl technology for a leading internet search engine provider; developing a social networking portal for an online real estate broker community; and creating an enhanced user interface for a location-based service provider, using AJAX technology.

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