HCL Info's unit bags S $2.7 m. order

NEW DELHI: Indian infotech firm, HCL Infosystems announced on Tuesday that

its Singapore unit had bagged an S $2.7-million order from Singapore's

Commercial & Industrial Security Corp (CISCO) for an enterprise-wide

resource planning system.

In a statement, the computer hardware and networking services firm said its

Singapore arm, FEC Infosystems, had received the order despite stiff competition

from leading multinational consultants. "For FEC Infosystems, this is the

third major SAP implementation contract in its first year, as the national

implementation partner of SAP in Singapore," the statement said.

FEC Infosystems will implement the project for CISCO in 12 months and

integrate an artificial intelligence system for its guard and vehicle-scheduling

module, the release said. HCL Infosystems shares were up 7.66 per cent at Rs

228.30 in afternoon trade on the Bombay exchange while the 30-share benchmark

index was down 1.01 per cent at 4,361.84 points.

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