HCL Technologies Limited announced the launch of an AI Innovation Zone in Chennai on June 18, 2026. The facility is designed to enable enterprises to innovate and operationalize Intel-based AI products and HCLTech AI solutions, accelerating the transition from experimentation to production-ready, cost-efficient AI deployments.
The AI Innovation Zone features enterprise AI solutions powered by:
- Intel® Xeon® 6 processors with integrated Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel AMX)
- Intel® CoreTM Ultra processors
The facility spans the full AI stack from data center infrastructure to end user experiences on AI PCs, enabling hands-on exploration of Intel® Xeon®-based HCLTech solutions.
Key solutions and capabilities showcased include:
- Small language model (SLM) optimization
- AI Platform-as-a-Service capabilities built on Red Hat OpenShift and OpenShift AI
- HCLTech's AI Force (GenAI-led service transformation platform)
- VisionX 2.0 (vision and video-based AI analytics platform)
- AI Factory (end-to-end "edge to cloud", factory-integrated AI infrastructure platform)
- Real-world use cases including retrieval augmented generation (RAG), Agentic AI notebooks, and cognitive AI
Management commentary from Raghu Kidambi, CVP, Ecosystems AI Partnership at HCLTech, stated: "This AI Innovation Zone reflects our shared intent to move AI from experimentation to business outcomes. By aligning platform innovation with practical engineering and economics, we are creating a repeatable model that helps organizations adopt AI with confidence, efficiency, speed and measurable value."
Sangeeta Roy, Director, Global Partner Business at Intel, commented: "By combining Intel's scalable heterogeneous compute systems including Intel® Xeon® 6 and Intel Core Ultra platforms with HCLTech's deep engineering capabilities, we are enabling businesses to deploy and scale AI effectively across the entire continuum – from data centers to the cloud to the edge."
The disclosure was filed with BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited under the signature of Manish Anand, Company Secretary of HCL Technologies Limited.
Company Background
HCLTech is a global technology company with:
- More than 227,000 people across 60 countries
- Industry-leading capabilities in AI, digital, engineering, cloud and software
- Consolidated revenues of $14.7 billion for 12 months ending March 2026
- Client coverage across Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Semiconductor, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, Mobility and Public Services