Microsoft Corporation India and HCL Infosystems announced a set of initiatives which will further strengthen their long alliance. The companies announced plans for the creation of a joint centre of excellence (CoE) for development of vertical specific customised solution frameworks for India; the launch of the world's lowest cos Windows OS enabled laptop at Rs l7,000 under the MiLeap brand of HCL laptops; and generating an industry ready workforce certified in Microsoft technologies at the HCL Crest Development Centres, which will offer a unique learning experience.HCL, which launched the MiLeap series of laptops earlier this year, on April 11, 2008 announced the roll out of the Windows OS enabled MiLeap. Available at Rs I 7,000, it is the lowest price Microsoft Windows XP powered laptop in the market. The MiLeap XP Home, has a 30 GB HDD and is broadband ready.
Microsoft and HCL Infosystems also announced the establishment of a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) with over 500 software professionals to create, design and deploy Microsoft technologies based solution framework across various industry verticals.
The third part of the strategic alliance includes an agreement by Microsoft and HCL Infosystems to train and certify 50,000 students on Microsoft technologies, in three years, across 100 training centers - the HCL Career Development Centres - set up by HCL.
The company made this announcement after the trading hours on Friday, 11 April 2008.
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