HCL Technologies Receives an ITSMA Diamond Award for Marketing Excellence

SUNNYVALE, CA and NOIDA, INDIA, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE)
--
HCL Technologies Ltd. ("HCL"), a leading global IT services company, has
been named a 2009 Diamond Award winner by the IT Services Marketing
Association (ITSMA), the leading marketing association for technology,
communications and professional services providers.

Honored with the Targeted Demand category award, HCL is one of only two
companies to receive this distinction. This award recognizes HCL's
corporate-wide ability to use multiple demand generation tactics and
create innovative and focused campaigns. In addition, this award reflects
the substantial results HCL has achieved in identifying and closing new
business opportunities.

Evaluated by a panel of recognized industry experts, organizations are
judged upon innovation, execution and business results, three critical
aspects to marketing success. Now in its eleventh year, the ITSMA award is
a highly regarded honor for companies that market and sell
technology-related services and solutions.

"HCL has long believed that marketing is a strategic weapon in the IT
Services industry. This award bears testimony to that belief," said Shami
Khorana, president of HCL America.

"Each year I am amazed at the level and number of excellent award
submissions we receive, this year was no exception," said Dave Munn,
president and CEO of ITSMA. "What really made the HCL submission stand out
was the company's thorough upfront research, excellent proposition
development and testing, comprehensive execution and outstanding business
results they achieved."

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 54,443 transformers to create a real
value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries,
had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.3 billion (Rs. 11,270 crores), as on
30th September 2009 (on LTM basis). For more information, please visit
www.hcltech.com

About HCL Enterprise

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 60,000
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 www.hcl.in

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
Direct Line +978 356-3342
Email: kparagona@hcl.in

Danielle Millerick
BluePoint Venture Marketing for HCL Technologies
781 861-7800
Email: danielle@bluepointmktg.com

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