HCL Info, Department of Posts sign MoU

NEW DELHI: HCL Infosystems Ltd. and Department of Posts has signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby HCL Infosystems will market its entire

consumer product range through the extensive network of post offices across the

country.

The MoU executed through HCL Infosystems's Office automation division, will

allow the company in a revenue sharing agreement, to display and retail its

customers products including Bean Stalk PC's, Toshiba laptops, HCL InfiNet's

Internet access packs, Nokia cell phones, franking machines, Pitney Bowes mail

inserting systems and mass mailing solutions through the post offices across the

country. The company will provide sales training to post office personnel.

Signing the MoU, BN Som, Secretary, department of Posts, Government of India

said, "It is our vision to make the department more consumer focussed and

providing value added services like these is very much a part of our business

strategy."

Speaking on the occasion, HCL Infosystems Ltd. chairman and CEO Ajai Chowdhry

said, "The department of posts has an unmatched reach and penetration with

its 1,50,000 strong post offices network in the country. By using this extensive

network of post offices, we will be able to reach out to customers in the

remotest part of the country. It will help us to achieve deeper penetration and

make our products more accessible to the consumers."

To begin with, HCL Infosystems will undertake a pilot project for 3-6 months

in two states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh at six post offices in Chennai,

Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Erode and Secunderabad. Following this, the company

will by the end of the year target 500 post offices for marketing its products.