HCL Technologies (HCL), a global engineering, R&D and IT services firm, has launched FIRST 2.0, a proven methodology and suite of end-to-end engineering services that enables enterprises to compete effectively in the world of Web 2.0.
It is a multi-service delivery comprising infrastructure, applications and product engineering. It includes the following:
*Full Product Development - End-to-end engineering for new product introduction, including complete breadth of development services
*Integration Services - Integration of Web 2.0 technologies into existing products and platforms
*Re-engineering Services - Re-engineering of existing products and services to ensure they are Web 2.0-ready
*Support for Phase-out - Complete support for phase-out of existing legacy products to next-generation technologies
*Technology Consulting - Ability to leverage HCL expertise in Web 2.0 in order to transform product offerings
Sandeep Kishore, vice president, Hi-Tech, HCL Technologies, said, "HCL adds strength to companies' product development teams by offering a suite of products, and services that addresses the challenges inherent in Web-based technologies - like reduced time to market, rapid innovation, and IT-infrastructure management. We provide significant transformational value through our FIRST 2.0 suite, with the ability to quickly deploy the expertise and initiate experienced resources to bring customers' Web 2.0 applications, and solutions to market."
HCL's Web 2.0 includes developing a social networking portal for an online real estate broker community; and creating an enhanced user interface for a location-based service provider, using AJAX technology.
First 2.0 is a service offering that is available from the HCL pool of services from the technical vertical, particularly for companies, who are in the internet space, like Yahoo and so on.
Currently available, Web2.0 is applicable to a range of verticals such as real estate, search, shopping, internationalization, media & publishing, and entertainment.
