HCL TO BECOME PRIME IMPLEMENTER FOR

JDA SOLUTIONS IN INDIA

Partnership to provide comprehensive solutions to the retail and

CPG community

New Delhi, March 30, 2005: HCL has today signed a partnership agreement with JDA to become the prime implementer for JDA solutions in India and the preferred implementation partner for APAC. This partnership lays the foundation of a strong and mutually beneficial relationship between both companies and uniquely positions JDA, the partnership vehicle to leverage the strengths of both the partners. HCL has been the hardware supplier to retailers in India and this association makes it a one-stop shop for hardware, software, and support for the retail and CPG community. HCL has taken the first step in bringing this IT solution to the Indian market and is well positioned to leverage this partnership to expand its integrated software solutions to retailers in India and across Asia Pacific countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. With approximately 4,700 retail, manufacturing and wholesale clients in 60 countries, JDA Software Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) is a global leader in delivering integrated software and professional services to handle the demand chain for Retail and CPG industries. JDA's cutting edge solutions in merchandising management, space & category management, data mining & profiling, forecasting & replenishment and workforce management have generated high customer satisfaction and loyalty.

HCL's Retail and Consumer practice combines significant years of technical experience and domain knowledge, to provide software services to retail customers across the globe. Many of HCL’s overseas customers including AS Watson, JAG, Dairy Farm, GSI Commerse, Coles Myer, Coop, and VF already use JDA.

According to the Indian Retail Report 2005 survey, the organized retail sector has grown at a CAGR of 47% in the last 5 years and it is predicted to scale up to Rs.10,000 billion by 2010. This has led the gigantic Indian players in this industry to entertain aspirations of going global and they envisage the need to use JDA services in order to provide unmatched services to their customers. Commenting on the trend, Hamish Brewer, CEO JDA Software Group, said, “JDA signed our first Indian retail customer, Shoppers’ Stop Ltd., in 1998 and we are proud that our relationship with this and other Indian retailers has expanded steadily since then. Over the past five years in particular, the Indian retail sector has grown significantly with the introduction of modern retailing formats and the escalating demand for global brands. As the world's second largest consumer market continues to open its doors to foreign retailers, we see tremendous opportunity for JDA solutions to help local retailers and manufacturers embrace more competitive business processes and an advanced, scalable technology platform.”

Regarding the transaction Brewer added, “By partnering with HCL Technologies, we will augment our ability to support our customers throughout India and the entire Asia Pacific region through access to the extensive resources of India's leading global IT services and product engineering company.”

Rajiv Sodhi, Vice President, HCL Global Retail Delivery organization said, “India is primed for the great opportunity in retail and with IT solutions from JDA this dream will become a reality soon. As retail space is no more a constraint for growth, Indian consumers are rapidly evolving and accepting modern formats overwhelmingly. India is on the radar of global retailers, where suppliers/brands worldwide are willing to partner with retailers here.” The HCL JDA agreement will translate into JDA installing its products at the “HCL Center of Excellence for JDA”, where JDA will provide the software, training material, e-learning access and support while HCL will provide the hardware training. HCL will set up a core team for training on JDA as part of ramping up the capacity to offer these services. In the beginning of the association JDA employees will be part of the core HCL team to ensure seamless and excellent quality of service. HCL has aligned with JDA for many of the products and solutions within their JDA Portfolio® suite. The partnership will provide MMS®, Win/DSS(tm), Intactix(tm) Space Planning and Floor Planning, E3, Arthur Enterprise Suite, and Performance Analysis by IDEAS® data warehouse. It is however, the implementation services that will be the key for retail businesses and this is where the HCL-JDA partnership will leverage the alliance benefits to considerable advantage.

About HCL HCL Enterprise is one of the leading Global Technology and IT enterprises with annual revenues of around $2.0 billion, with IT Products and Services contributing to revenues of $1.1 billion. The HCL Enterprise comprises of two companies listed in India, HCL Technologies (www.hcltech.com) & HCL Infosystems (www.hclinfosystems.com). The 29-year-old enterprise, founded in 1976, is one of India’s original IT garage start-ups. Its range of offerings span Product Engineering, Technology and Application Services, BPO, Infrastructure Services, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, and distribution of technology and telecom products in India. The HCL team comprises 24,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who operate from 26 offices across 15 countries including 170 offices in India. HCL has global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including several IT and Technology majors. HCL Technologies is one of India’s leading global IT services company, providing software-led IT solutions, BPO and Infrastructure Management services. Making a foray into the services domain in 1997-98, HCL Technologies focuses on technology and R&D outsourcing, working with clients in areas at the core of their business. The company leverages an extensive offshore infrastructure and its global network to deliver solutions across select verticals including Banking, Insurance, Retail & Consumer, Aerospace, Automotive, Semiconductors, Telecom and Life Sciences. For the twelve-month period ended 31st December 2004, HCL Technologies along with its subsidiaries had revenues of $ 664 million and 20,249 employees. For more information, please visit www.hcltech.com

About JDA Software Group With over 4,700 retail, manufacturing and wholesale customers in 60 countries, JDA Software Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) is a global leader in delivering integrated software and professional services for the retail demand chain. By capitalizing on its market position and financial strength, JDA commits significant resources to advancing JDA Portfolio, its suite of merchandising, POS, analytic and collaborative solutions that improve revenues, efficiency and customer focus. Founded in 1985, JDA is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and employs more than 1,100 associates operating from 25 offices in major cities throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit www.jda.com, email info@jda.com or call 1-800-479-7382. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies/ entities in which we have made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.

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