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| AXON Puerto Rico, Inc., a Joint Venture between Pratt & Whitney and HCL AXON, Inaugurates SAP® Services Center in Puerto Rico Employee Recruitment to Reach 300 jobs in Computer Sciences, Information Systems and Engineering |
Isabela, Puerto Rico (March 18, 2010) – AXON Puerto Rico, Inc. (APR), a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney
and HCL AXON, today inaugurated its SAP® Services Center in Isabela and announced plans to grow to 300
employees. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, made the announcement with executives from both
global companies.
APR provides SAP® application management, solutions implementation and near-shore delivery and consulting
services for projects in the Americas. It serves various business segments, including: defense, government,
export markets and private enterprise. Due to the Center’s bilingual capabilities, it also serves the Latin America
market. HCL AXON, the biggest global provider of SAP® solutions services, is a division of HCL Technologies, a
Business Transformation consultancy that delivers significant value to large, complex organizations through
support of SAP® technologies. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies company (NYSE:UTX).
The new 33,444-square-foot Services Center is located on the property of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development
Company (PRIDCO) at the Mora Guerrero Industrial Park in Isabela.
“Pratt & Whitney is highly committed to Puerto Rico. Our joint venture with Infotech Aerospace Services, Inc.
currently employs 660 people and AXON Puerto Rico already surpassed the 100-job mark,” said Rita Peralta,
AXON Puerto Rico President. “After the goal of 300 high-technology jobs is reached at AXON Puerto Rico, there
will be nearly 1,000 employees within the Isabela operations. This makes us very proud.”
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About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion
systems and industrial gas turbines.
About United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and
services to the global aerospace and building industries.
About HCL AXON
HCL AXON (www.hcl-AXON.com), a division of HCL Technologies, is a business transformation consultancy that
delivers significant value to large, complex organizations through the innovative implementation and support of
SAP technologies. HCL AXON has over 4,700 of the industry’s most experienced professionals specializing in the
delivery of sustained business improvement through technology-enabled transformation programs. HCL AXON's
consultants bring in-depth industry expertise alongside best practice functional knowledge to address the
strategic, operational, information management and organizational challenges faced by organizations today. HCL
AXON is renowned for its global ability to help clients define more ambitious strategies, build more effective
organizations and shape more successful futures.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company, working with clients in the areas that impact and
redefine the core of their businesses. Since its inception into the global landscape after its IPO in 1999, HCL
focuses on ‘transformational outsourcing’, underlined by innovation and value creation, and offers integrated
portfolio of services including software-led IT solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering and
R&D services and BPO. HCL leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and network of offices in 26
countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services,
Manufacturing, Consumer Services, Public Services and Healthcare. HCL takes pride in its philosophy of
‘Employee First’ which empowers our 55,688 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL
Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.5 billion (Rs. 11,833 crores), as
on 31st December 2009 (on LTM basis). For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com.
SAP is a trademark of SAP AG.
and HCL AXON, today inaugurated its SAP® Services Center in Isabela and announced plans to grow to 300
employees. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, made the announcement with executives from both
global companies.
APR provides SAP® application management, solutions implementation and near-shore delivery and consulting
services for projects in the Americas. It serves various business segments, including: defense, government,
export markets and private enterprise. Due to the Center’s bilingual capabilities, it also serves the Latin America
market. HCL AXON, the biggest global provider of SAP® solutions services, is a division of HCL Technologies, a
Business Transformation consultancy that delivers significant value to large, complex organizations through
support of SAP® technologies. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies company (NYSE:UTX).
The new 33,444-square-foot Services Center is located on the property of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development
Company (PRIDCO) at the Mora Guerrero Industrial Park in Isabela.
“Pratt & Whitney is highly committed to Puerto Rico. Our joint venture with Infotech Aerospace Services, Inc.
currently employs 660 people and AXON Puerto Rico already surpassed the 100-job mark,” said Rita Peralta,
AXON Puerto Rico President. “After the goal of 300 high-technology jobs is reached at AXON Puerto Rico, there
will be nearly 1,000 employees within the Isabela operations. This makes us very proud.”
# # #
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion
systems and industrial gas turbines.
About United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and
services to the global aerospace and building industries.
About HCL AXON
HCL AXON (www.hcl-AXON.com), a division of HCL Technologies, is a business transformation consultancy that
delivers significant value to large, complex organizations through the innovative implementation and support of
SAP technologies. HCL AXON has over 4,700 of the industry’s most experienced professionals specializing in the
delivery of sustained business improvement through technology-enabled transformation programs. HCL AXON's
consultants bring in-depth industry expertise alongside best practice functional knowledge to address the
strategic, operational, information management and organizational challenges faced by organizations today. HCL
AXON is renowned for its global ability to help clients define more ambitious strategies, build more effective
organizations and shape more successful futures.
About HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company, working with clients in the areas that impact and
redefine the core of their businesses. Since its inception into the global landscape after its IPO in 1999, HCL
focuses on ‘transformational outsourcing’, underlined by innovation and value creation, and offers integrated
portfolio of services including software-led IT solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering and
R&D services and BPO. HCL leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and network of offices in 26
countries to provide holistic, multi-service delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services,
Manufacturing, Consumer Services, Public Services and Healthcare. HCL takes pride in its philosophy of
‘Employee First’ which empowers our 55,688 transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL
Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.5 billion (Rs. 11,833 crores), as
on 31st December 2009 (on LTM basis). For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com.
SAP is a trademark of SAP AG.
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