HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider and SUPPLIER to The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), today offers its congratulations and support to the Boeing 787 team as the aircraft makes its first flight.

"HCL salutes The Boeing Company and the thousands of its dedicated employees around the world who have made today's first flight a reality," said G H Rao, Global Head of Engineering and R&D Services, HCL Technologies. "It has been a great privilege to be working on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the past five years and we look forward to our continued work with Boeing and more than 10 of its Tier 1 systems suppliers."

The 787 integrates diverse leading-edge technologies to deliver an environmentally preferred solution with hitherto unmatched efficiency, for a medium capacity long-range aircraft. HCL Technologies, the only Indian Software company selected by Boeing to work on the 787 Dreamliner, is a key player in Boeing's 787 flight test program. HCL created the hosting platform for the flight test computing system to support the requirements of the 787 Boeing global team, including 10 Tier 1 and Sub Tier partners. With more than 4 million hours of engineering hours contributed to date, HCL has been involved with development and testing of the onboard software on the 787 aircraft.

In 2008 HCL Technologies received The Boeing Performance Excellence Award for 2008. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. HCL Technologies maintained a Gold performance composite rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008. Last year, Boeing recognized 411 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. HCL Technologies is one of only 86 suppliers to receive the Gold level of recognition.