HCL AXON is a UK-based

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which sells its services to customers using

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and

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as their

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(ERP) system modeling tools. Previously listed on the

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, and a

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constituent, the company has been a subsidiary of Indian

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firm

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since December 2008, after the reverse merger of Axon Group and HCL SAP practice.

History

The company was founded by Mark Hunter, Donald Kirkwood and Paul Manweiler in 1994. It acquired ''Feanix'' in 2005. In August 2008 Infosys Technologies offered £407m to acquire the business. This offer was subsequently beaten by a rival offer for £441m by

. The acquisition by HCL was completed in December 2008. On 7 September 2005, HCL Axon expanded its operations base in the counties of Armagh and Belfast in Northern Ireland. At the 2006 UK Trade and Investment India Business Awards in New Delhi, then

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, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced the expansion, which is aimed at creating more IT and BPO jobs in the area. HCL Armagh and HCL Northern Ireland acquired the Armagh-based Answerall Direct earlier in 2005. HCL BPO services in Ireland are carried out through its main delivery centers in Armagh and Belfast. On 17 July 2009 HCL AXON announced the acquisition of South Africa-based UCS Group's Enterprise Solutions SAP practice. On 1 July 2010, HCL AXON became the Enterprise Application Services part of HCL Technologies, incorporating SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft offerings. In November 2011, after HCL revealed an expansion plan in the

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county of

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, its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) division in Northern Ireland won a contract for back-office services from the

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. It was aimed at increasing the number of jobs and other employment opportunities in the region.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:HCL AXON Companies based in Surrey Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange British companies established in 1994