HCL announces 'HCL eSafe' program

New Delhi

10 October 2007

HCL Infosystems Limited announced the unification of its various environment
protection initiatives under the comprehensive 'HCL eSafe' program. The
pronouncement of this program was marked by launch of a new line-up of 'HCL
eSafe' desktop PCs that are compliant with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) directive.

Earlier this year, HCL had introduced India's first range of RoHS-compliant
notebooks. HCL said in a statement that under the program, the company will
bring together its several voluntary initiatives to protect and safeguard the
environment.

Announcing 'HCL eSafe', George Paul, Executive VP, HCL Infosystems
Limited, said, “HCL eSafe is our endeavor to protect the environment, health
and safety of all our stakeholders. Over the years, we have pioneered several
voluntary initiatives in environment protection, ranging from
environmentally-efficient manufacturing to e-waste recovery and disposal
programs. Our desire to give a common and unified thrust forward to these as
well as our future initiatives has given birth to the 'HCL eSafe' program.
We are also glad to announce a new range of PCs with the 'HCL eSafe' logo
that are RoHS-compliant and are thus environment-friendly.”

“We are certain that 'HCL eSafe' will not only provide our customers
with the satisfaction of buying environment-friendly PCs from their trusted
company, but also go on to set new industry benchmarks in environment protection
measures,” Paul added.

PCs complying with RoHS standards contain negligible or zero quantities of
hazardous materials like lead, cadmium and mercury and are therefore cleaner and
easily recyclable. Complying with the RoHS standards is a key step towards
minimizing the future impact of e-waste on environment.