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Mr Kevin Turner (right), Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation Worldwide, and Mr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman & CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd, at a press conference to launch its laptop in Mumbai on Friday. Our Bureau Mumbai, April 11 Microsoft Corporation India and HCL Infosystems have joined hands to set up a new centre of excellence (CoE). The two companies have also collaborated to train up to 50,000 students on Microsoft technologies in the next three years. The proposed CoE will be setup within HCL’s facilities in Noida; it will develop IT solutions for the domestic market in verticals such as telecom, BFSI, power, defence, retail, eGovernance and others, according to Mr George Paul, Executive Vice-President (Marketing), HCL Infosystems Ltd. Ms Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, Microsoft India, said that the centre will start off with 500 technology professionals. However, both camps were tight lipped about the financial details regarding the CoE. According to the NASSCOM Strategic Review 2008, domestic IT services spends are estimated to be growing at about 43 per cent. Microsoft and HCL Infosystems will jointly train and certify 50,000 students on Microsoft technologies at HCL development centre, which provides training in high-end software, hardware and networking integration. The goal of the Microsoft-HCL training initiative is to enhance the employability of students and help the Indian IT industry retain its competitive edge, according to a jointly released press note. Financial details of the engagement were not shared. It is estimated that there will be a shortage of 2.3 million technology professionals by 2010. HCL MileapHCL, which launched the MiLeap series of laptops earlier this year, has now rolled out Windows XP-enabled MiLeap. Available at Rs 16,990, it is the lowest priced Microsoft Windows XP powered laptop in the market; it runs on Windows XP Home, has a 30-GB HDD and is broadband ready. The MiLeap was earlier available with Linux as the operating system for Rs 14,990, said Mr Paul. The HCL Infosystems scrip was up by 6.44 per cent to close at Rs 167 on the BSE on Friday. More Stories on : Software | Alliances & Joint Ventures | HCL Technologies Ltd
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