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HCL stands for Hindustan Computers Limited. Established in 1976, it is an Indian multinational IT company with its head office in Noida. It was one of India’s original IT start-ups and is the founder of multiple modern computing creations like the introduction of PCs focused on an 8-bit microprocessor in 1978.
There are three companies that come under the HCL group, namely, HCL Infosystems, HCL Innovations, and HCL Healthcare. The scope of services provided by HCL enterprise has increased since before and now it also offers services in the following sectors:
- Technology
- Talent management solutions
- Healthcare.
Operations of HCL
HCL operates in 44 countries, across the globe. These countries include Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Israel, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UAE, Qatar, South Africa, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Finland, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and the US.
Features Of HCL
- Established in 1976
- HCL Technologies (R&D division of HCL), HCL Infosystems, and HCL Healthcare are the first three companies under the HCL group.
- Mainly concentrates on hardware, though software and services are also a primary focus via HCL Technologies.
- Revenue generated in 2007 was 4.9 billion US dollars. In 2017 it was US$ 6.5 billion, with overall more than 105,000 professionals employed. The generated revenue for 2018 was US$ 9 billion, with more than 110,000 experts hired.
- Formation of HCL Enterprise Solutions (India) Limited in 2001.
- HCL Technologies is currently a subsidiary of Vamasundari Delhi owned by Shiv Nadar who holds the majority of shares in most of the companies in the HCL group.
- Acquired a few IBM products in the areas of R&D, marketing, sales, delivery, and support on 1 July 2019. It also took complete ownership of BigFix, AppScan, Notes Domino, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience, and Unica.
Business lines of HCL
- Engineering and R&D Services
- Infrastructure Management Services
- Applications Services and Systems Integrations
- Business Services/BPO
- GRC Services and Cybersecurity
- DRYiCE
- Digital and Analytics