HCL FORAYS INTO THE MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET
HCL the leader in Desktops PCs unveils India's first segment specific range of notebooks
brand - 'HCL Leaptops'
HCL announces manufacturing of Laptops in India
New
Delhi, February 23, 2006 -- HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling
company & market leader in desktop computers, today announced its foray into the
mobile computing space with the launch of India's first
segment specific range
of notebooks brand -
'HCL Leaptops'- more than just laptops. Exhilarated
over the company's foray into the mobile computing market, Mr. George Paul, Executive
Vice President, HCL Infosystems Ltd. said, "Today, HCL has emerged as a brand
of choice, among enterprise & home users, in desktop computers.
We have led
the desktop PC segment ahead of multinational companies for the fifth year consecutively."
"The Notebook market in India is poised for growth and our strategy
to foray into the mobile computing market is dictated by the voice of our customers
demanding mobility, making it easier for them to work and live in new and flexible
ways." added Mr. Paul.
"We aim to repeat the same success as in desktop
PC and hope to receive even better response from customers to our segment
specific range of HCL notebook offerings" said Mr. Paul "
HCL Notebooks
come with award winning HCL's Best Assured Services that give customers several
convenient options of service anywhere in India. These options include
real
time tele-support for prompt resolution of soft issues, qualified technical
online support through instant messaging and email,
built-in online
access to 'easy to use', self - help guides / user manuals &
with 'return
to bench' offering to 'HCL Service Points' manned by skilled, well-trained
support engineers for home & SOHO users.
For Enterprise users, onsite
support is available at
300 locations across the country with the facility
of stand by unit support at metros for the traveling professional.
HCL
Leaptops come with a
comprehensive insurance coverage from theft, accidental
damage, breakage and liquid spill, ensuring complete peace of mind to its users.
HCL, a clear leader in the enterprise, government and consumer space
is all poised to meet the growing mobile computing needs of its customers. Leveraging
its inherent strengths of pan-India sales & service infrastructure, HCL's launch
of solution centric offerings addresses the application requirement of different
segments of customers.
Starting from Rs. 27,490/-, HCL is offering a
very wide range of Leaptops including multimedia, ruggedised, ultra thin
and light notebooks with Intel & AMD platforms. HCL has pioneered the concept
of
financing consumer PCs through various tie-ups and has now made its
notebooks available on easy to avail finance options with
EMI starting
at Rs 699/- per month.
The new range of HCL Notebooks are
designed
as per the requirements of various target groups such as Architects, Engineers,
Doctors, Info-kiosks (for Jewelers, Opticians, Banks), Women, Defence etc.
Explaining the
personalized attributes of the new range of notebooks,
Mr. Rajan Rahi, National Marketing Manager, Consumer PC, HCL Infosystems said
"There will be something for everyone like for instance the notebook for student
has a
special carry bag, which is designed to fit their daily routine and
support their usage pattern. Similarly
security features like data encryption,
biometric authentication, two-factor authentication and anti-theft lock are
introduced for the executives in the Govt, Corporate, IT & ITES and PSU sectors.
For the knowledge worker HCL has launched India's
first multimedia notebook
powered by Microsoft Media Centre and for aspiring women executives / homemakers
a sleek ultra thin and light laptop."
HCL is also the first brand in
India to launch a Notebook powered by
Windows Starter Edition.
HCL also unveiled
ruggedised notebooks, which confirm to MIL - STD 801F
and are designed for
computing in extreme conditions like -15 degree C
to +65 degree C, rain, snow, extreme vibration etc. These offer great value to
defence personnel in army, navy and air force, construction sites, personnel working
in oil rigs.
The notebook market has already witnessed exponential growth
for the last two years and is estimated to grow at more than 50% year on year.
HCL has become the
first company to go for mass volume manufacturing
of notebooks in India at its state-of-the art ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certified
manufacturing plants. This will help HCL meet the unique requirement of various
customer segments at India and also have efficient logistic and supply chain.
''We will focus on the fast growing segment of mobile computing and target professionals,
from all the business sector and semi-urban markets, which are witnessing faster
growth in laptop consumption,'' concluded Mr. Paul.
HCL has also created
its range of Notebooks with a host of accessory options, in order to generate
extended usage models and enhance the experience of mobile computing. Each accessory
is designed to delight customers.
About HCL Infosystems
HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling and integration company offers its customers technology solutions across multiple platforms. It has partnerships with some leading global player like Intel, AMD, Toshiba, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Apple and Zee among others.
HCL Infosystems has direct customer services center across 300+ locations and two ISO 9001 certified state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. With a mission to provide world-class information technology solutions and services to enable its customers to serve their customers better, HCL Infosystems is forever setting new standards of IT in the country. For more information please visit
www.hclinfosystems.in
About HCL Enterprise HCL Enterprise is a leading Global Technology and IT enterprise with annual revenues of US $2.9 billion. The HCL Enterprise comprises two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems. The 3-decade-old enterprise, founded in 1976, is one of India's original IT garage start ups. Its range of offerings span Product Engineering, Technology and Application Services, BPO, Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of technology and telecom products. The HCL team comprises of 32,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 15 countries including 300 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 us at
www.hcl.in
