Noida, India- June 12, 2019 - HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has been rated a ‘Leader’ by Forrester in their inaugural “The Forrester Wave™: Global IoT Services For Connected Business Operations, Q4 2018”. In this first report by Forrester on assessment of the state of global IoT Services for connected business operations, HCL is cited as one of the five leaders from among 14 players evaluated.
With this ranking, HCL has now been rated a leader in all the IoT assessments done by leading analyst firms globally like IDC, Everest, Zinnov, ISG and HFS.
“We believe our recognition as a leader by Forrester in their debut report on IoT Services for Connected Business Operations is a testimony of how we are delivering measurable outcomes for our customers through creation of more efficient processes, new revenue streams and IoT enabled business models. HCL's well rounded IoT-led transformation strategy, industry specific customer centric problem-solving approach in our IoT COLLABTM at Seattle and Noida have been instrumental in helping our customers maximize the ROI, effectiveness and efficiency of their Internet of Things (IoT) enabled transformational initiatives”, said Sukamal Banerjee, Corporate Vice President - ERS Sales (Hi Tech & Comm) & Head - IoT WoRKSTM, HCL Technologies.
According to the Forrester report, “HCL is a strong fit for IoT opportunities that require strong platform engineering capabilities. If a customer is seeking a supplier capable of an ongoing operational relationship, HCL is an appropriate choice”
HCL Technologies market focus on supporting customers’ product development, R&D, and engineering efforts has been the wellspring of the company’s approach to IoT opportunities; it is now expanding to encompass additional opportunities in connected processes. Its business unit IoT WorKsTM offers a family of enabling software products, although the company also supports a broad array of IoT platform alternatives.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies (HCL) is a leading global technology company that helps global enterprises re–imagine and transform their businesses through Digital technology transformation. HCL operates out of 44 countries and has consolidated revenues of US$ 8.6 billion, for financial year ended 31st March, 2019. HCL focuses on providing an integrated portfolio of services underlined by its Mode 1–2–3 growth strategy. Mode 1 encompasses the core services in the areas of Applications, Infrastructure, BPO and Engineering & R&D services, leveraging DRYiCE™ Autonomics to transform clients' business and IT landscape, making them 'lean' and 'agile'. Mode 2 focuses on experience–centric and outcome–oriented integrated offerings of Digital & Analytics, IoT WoRKS™, Cloud Native Services and Cybersecurity & GRC services to drive business outcomes and enable enterprise digitalization. Mode 3 strategy is ecosystem–driven, creating innovative IP–partnerships to build products and platforms business. HCL leverages its global network of integrated co-innovation labs and global delivery capabilities to provide holistic multi–service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Travel, Transportation & Logistics and Government. With 137,965 professionals from diverse nationalities, HCL focuses on creating real value for customers by taking 'Relationships Beyond the Contract'. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com
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