HCL Technologies Limited has launched an AI Innovation Zone in Chennai, featuring enterprise solutions powered by Intel processors, to help enterprises move AI deployments from experimentation to production-ready systems.
The facility integrates Intel Xeon 6 processors with Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions and Intel Core Ultra platforms, spanning the full AI stack from data center infrastructure to AI PCs. HCLTech said the zone enables hands-on exploration of Intel Xeon-based solutions.
The AI Innovation Zone provides small language model optimization and AI Platform-as-a-Service capabilities built on Red Hat OpenShift and OpenShift AI. Demonstrations include testing and validation of AI Force, the GenAI-led service transformation platform; VisionX 2.0, a vision and video-based AI analytics platform; and AI Factory, an end-to-end edge-to-cloud AI infrastructure platform. Real-world use cases such as retrieval augmented generation, Agentic AI notebooks and cognitive AI are also featured.
"This AI Innovation Zone reflects our shared intent to move AI from experimentation to business outcomes," said Raghu Kidambi, CVP, Ecosystems AI Partnership at HCLTech. "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."
"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 across the entire continuum from data centers to the cloud to the edge," said Sangeeta Roy, Director, Global Partner Business at Intel.
HCLTech reported consolidated revenues of $14.7 billion for the 12 months ending March 2026. HCLTech employs more than 227,000 people across 60 countries.
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