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IDC rates HCL as top PC company for 2001

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NEW DELHI: According to the recently published IDC report, HCL Infosystems (HCL

Insys), an Indian information enabling company has been rated as the number one

desktop PC Company in India for the year 2001. HCL Insys has notched the top

slot with 8.6 per cent market share and has registered a 27 per cent growth over

the last year. According to the IDC report, HCL Insys shipped 151,104 PC's

during the year as compared to 118,902 PC's last year.

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Speaking on maintaining the number one position, HCL Infosystems chairman and

CEO, Ajai Chowdhry said, "Our long-standing presence in the Indian market

has given us tremendous insight and expertise in servicing and anticipating all

kinds of customer needs ranging from a home PC user to multi-location complex

enterprises and coupled with our ability to provide leading edge technology, has

helped us to consistently maintain an edge in the market".

"Further this achievement is significant from the perspective that for

us hardware is a critical entry point to build a robust systems integration

business. We plan to continue introducing the best products and latest

technologies and combined with an aggressive marketing strategy, we are

confident of continuing our leadership", he added.

The company maintained its dominance in the education, government, small

business, banking and insurance sectors. The company has always been successful

in being the first to introduce latest products and technologies and recently

was the first to launch & ship Pentium 4 powered PC under the Rs 40,000

price barrier (@ Rs 39,500), simultaneously with the global launch. The company

was also the first to launch the Pentium 4 powered PC's and followed it with the

launch of the DDR-SDRAM based desktop PCs and India's first Pentium 4 powered

servers.

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