HCL Technologies Signs New Five-Year Deal with Dr Pepper Snapple Group to Enhance IT Services and Solutions

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Dubai: 30 June 2009 - HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today announced that it will provide IT application and infrastructure operations and management for Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS), a leading producer of flavored beverages. HCL will deliver application support and maintenance, and manage and monitor infrastructure support and operations leveraging its Managed Services Model. DPS will become HCL's anchor service desk customer at HCL's Raleigh, N.C. global services delivery facility.

"After evaluating a number of global service providers, we selected HCL due to the strong team and comprehensive technical solution tailored to our business needs. With its Axon acquisition, HCL also offers deep SAP capabilities, an area of importance to us," said Virginia Guthrie, CIO and senior vice president of information technology for Dr Pepper Snapple Group. "The transparency and flexibility that was provided by HCL throughout the entire RFP process was unmatched, and we look forward to working with the HCL team on our IT and business process initiatives."

DPS will leverage HCL's Integrated Operations and Management Center (IOMC) approach to ensure that the applications and infrastructure teams work out of the same facility to reduce silos and improve technology-enabled services and solutions. The five-year engagement will assist DPS in the following areas: application support and maintenance, end-user computing, integrated service desk and network management.

"Our main objective in working with DPS is to help the company achieve its business-aligned IT goals and increase the value of IT to the business," said Shami Khorana, president, HCL America. "With a world-class customer like DPS, we continue to expand our leadership in our Consumer Packaged Goods Vertical and bring on new staff at our new facility in North Carolina."

HCL will also deliver managed print services for DPS.  The services will be delivered through HCL's partnership with Xerox.  This global partnership was announced in November: http://www.hcltech.com/pdf/press-releases/2008/hcl-xerox-alliance.pdf .

HCL was recently ranked as the World's No.1 Best Performing IT Infrastructure Services by Global Services 100 Survey 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.hcltech.com/

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About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) is the leading producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. Its success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. DPS has 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 9 of its 12 "power brands" are No. 1 in their respective categories. In addition to its flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, the DPS portfolio includes Sunkist soda, 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Crush, Mott's, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Penafiel, Clamato, Schweppes, Rose's, Venom Energy and Mr & Mrs T mixers. To learn more about DPS's iconic brands and Plano, Texas-based company, please visit www.drpeppersnapple.com.

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 20 countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, Telecom, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Travel, Transportation & Logistics, Automotive, Government, Energy & Utilities. HCL takes pride in its philosophy of 'Employee First' which empowers our 54,026 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.0 billion (Rs. 9,842 crores), as on 31st March 2009. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com  

About HCL
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 23 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

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For details, contact
Zulfia Nafees
Mob: +91-9810495138
Email: zulfian@hcl.in 
 
Radhesh Menon
Mob: +971 50 925 97 18
Email: radhesh.m@concept.com

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