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HCL Tech bags $170 m Microsoft contract

2009-04-06 09:53:09
 

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Mumbai: HCL Technologies Ltd has bagged a five-year IT services contract worth close to $170 million from software giant Microsoft Corp, the Economic Times business daily reported on Monday.

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A spokesman for the Indian software firm confirmed the deal but declined to provide further details.

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Under the transaction, HCL will provide technology services for Microsoft's online service business, the report said citing a person familiar with the negotiations.

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HCL is likely to deploy 600 employees on the Microsoft contract, with about 250 of them already working on the project, the report added.

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This will be HCL's third outsourcing deal in four weeks, following a six-year $100-million deal from Xerox that was announced on Sunday and a $350-million seven-year contract from Reader's Digest Association secured last month.

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