HCL Technologies signs multi-year collaboration deal with OpenAI

HCL Technologies on Monday, June 30, said it has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration with OpenAI.

The Indian IT company aims to drive large-scale enterprise transformation through this collaboration, as its deep industry knowledge and AI engineering expertise will lay the foundation for scalable AI innovation with OpenAI, HCLTech said in a regulatory filing.

The collaboration will enable HCLTech’s clients to utilise OpenAI’s product portfolio along with the former's foundation and applied AI offerings for rapid and scaled GenAI deployments.

Furthermore, the Noida-based firm will embed the AI major’s models and solutions across its industry-focused offerings, capabilities and proprietary platforms, including AI Force, AI Foundry, AI Engineering and industry-specific AI accelerators.

The tech firm will also roll out ChatGPT Enterprise and OpenAI Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) internally to give its employees “secure, enterprise-grade” generative AI tools, the statement added.

Commenting on the multi-year deal, Vijay Guntur, Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Head of Ecosystems at HCLTech, said, “This collaboration underscores our commitment to empowering Global 2000 enterprises with transformative AI solutions. It reaffirms HCLTech's robust engineering heritage and aligns with OpenAI's spirit of innovation. Together, we are driving a new era of AI-powered transformation across our offerings and operations at a global scale.”

Further, the deal will help HCLTech’s clients modernise business processes, enhance customer and employee experiences and unlock growth opportunities, covering the full AI lifecycle from AI readiness assessments and integration to enterprise-scale adoption, governance and change management.

Commenting on the collaboration, Giancarlo Lionetti, Chief Commercial Officer at OpenAI, said, “HCLTech’s deep industry knowledge and AI engineering expertise sets the stage for scalable AI innovation. As one of the first system integration companies to integrate OpenAI to improve efficiency and enhance customer experiences, they’re accelerating productivity and setting a new standard for how industries can transform using generative AI.”

Shares of HCLTech closed in the green at ₹1,732 (+0.5%) on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday. However, the announcement was made after the market closed.