HCL Technologies has collaborated with Volvo Ocean Race as the strategic IT services provider. The leading global IT services company has provided end-to-end infrastructure support as well as connectivity between the Race Village and the Command Centre in Alicante further connecting them to 12 Host Cities on the race route globally. The world's longest and toughest professional sporting event begun on October 22, 2017 at Alicante and will finish eight months later at The Hague.

Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President, ITO and Infrastructure Services Sales EMEA HCL Technologies, said, ''HCL Technologies is elated to have partnered with the Volvo Ocean Race as its strategic IT services provider. The world has become hyper dynamic and sailing is amongst the most dynamic of sports. We see our association with the Volvo Ocean Race as another example of our Mode 1-2-3 strategy to meet customer's business objectives and demonstrate leadership capabilities across next gen technologies. We are uniquely placed to develop lean and agile 21st century enterprise solutions.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 14.45, or 1.57%, to trade at Rs 936.10. The total volume of shares traded was 16,574 at the BSE (9.59 a.m., Monday).