HCL Technologies and SNIA India joint tutorials

New Delhi

17th May, 2007

HCL Technologies and Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) India,
have announced that they have joined forces to promote awareness on storage
networking technologies for end-users and professionals aspiring to join the
storage networking practice. This joint initiative is aimed at building a talent
pool of trained storage professionals.

SNIA India and HCL Technologies will hold a series of tutorials in Chennai
for the benefit of end users from May 19 to June 30. All end users of storage
products and technologies would find the program useful for enhancing their
skills and domain expertise. Industry veterans would train them on specific
storage technologies.

According to GH Rao, Corporate VP, HCL Technologies, "This is a
significant initiative because it addresses the gap that exists in training
needs in this highly specialized domain. It is only apt that the SNIA India and
HCL Technologies come together to train end users and prospective employees as
that would help meet the growing demand for highly specialized skills in this
rapidly developing field."

According to Sharad Srivastava, Chairman SNIA India, "These tutorials
will help the attendees attain SNIA SNCP (Storage Networking Certification
Program). These tutorials will also make them more employable as they'll get to
learn contemporary practices in the industry. These kinds of industry-academia
initiatives are a must for bridging the void that exists between demand and
availability as far as trained storage networking professionals are
concerned."

Interested end-users can register for the tutorial by sending a mail to snia-tutorials@hcl.in.