HCL STORY HOME HCL STORY HCL Story HCL for Sports HCL Concerts HCL Jigsaw Brand Guidelines HCL Brand Store HCL Story: The journey of a 45 years old start-up. 1978 I. THE BIRTH OF COMPUTERS HCL creates PC, 6 months before IBM HCL 8C was born, India’s first indigenous computer. Built at the same time as Apple. 1982 HCL begins computer education Shiv establishes NIIT, creating a pipeline of skilled workforce for the IT industry 1985 HCL introduces NUS to UNIX Develops India’s first Unix based computer, delivering multi-platform capabilities to users 1983 II. THE INFORMATION AGE HCL Invents RDBMS Indigenously develops Relational Database Management Systems, to help manage large volumes of data 1988 HCL invents symmetric processor Develops Magnum – a symmetric multi-processor system, bringing benefits of Unix to small businesses 1991 HCL ties up with HP JV with HP helps HCL build up its R&D skills and make mainframes affordable for everyone 1993 III. THE DAWN OF THE MOBILE HCL digitizes National Stock Exchange Digitized the National Stock Exchange and made it more transparent and accessible 1995 HCL ties up with Nokia Leveraging its vast distribution network for Nokia to help build the Indian mobile market 1999 HCL helps make flying cheaper Brings flexible pricing systems to Indian airlines, making air travel accessible to more people 2000 HCL helps to simplify banking HCL transformed the Indian Banking sector through digitization 2001 IV. GEOGRAPHY IS HISTORY! HCL set up first Global Delievery Center HCL emerged as a leading global player in Remote Infrastructure Management 2003 HCL sells 100,000 PCs First Indian company to achieve this, democratizing power of technology. 2007 V. THE BIRTH OF BIGFOOT HCL builds up RIM business Providing remote backend services, helping businesses focus on their core competence 2011 HCL helps launch Dreamliner 787 By providing comprehensive, through-the-line support across both software and hardware systems 2011 HCL Foundation established HCL Foundation was established as a CSR arm of HCL Tech to create a source code for sustainable socio-economic development 2016 VI. THE ERA OF BRAINS HCL beigns IBM partnership on Platforms and IP Builds features, functions on existing IBM platforms & products, and hybrid & public cloud SaaS platforms 2015 HCL partners with Manchester United F.C. Creating one of the world’s largest fan engagement platforms for Manchester United by connecting over a billion fans 2017 HCL supports Volvo Ocean Race Providing end-to-end solutions for sailing’s greatest round-the-world challenge running over 8 month 2020 HCL extends its 12+ partnership with Fonterra HCL extended the partnership with Fonterra to bring its IT infrastructure services under one umbrella 2019 HCL made the biggest Indian IT deal with IBM Buys select IBM software products in the biggest IP deal by an Indian IT firm, worth $1.8 Billion Sitemap Terms of use Cookie Statement Privacy Statement Disclaimer Gallery Contact © Copyright 2021 HCL Cookie Preferences We use cookies for the best user experience on our website, including to personalize content & offerings, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic. These cookies include targeted media cookies and advanced analytics cookies. By clicking “Accept All Cookies” you agree to our use of cookies. You can also manage your cookies by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" and selecting the categories you would like to accept. For more information on how we use cookies please visit our Cookie Statement and Privacy Statement Cookie Preferences Accept All Cookies