IT major HCLTech has announced the launch of an AI Innovation Zone in Chennai to enable enterprises to innovate and operationalise Intel-based AI products and HCLTech AI solutions.The centre will have HCLtech’s enterprise AI solutions powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors with integrated Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel AMX) and Intel® CoreTM Ultra.“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 organisations 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 effectively across the entire continuum – from data centres to the cloud to the edge,” said Sangeeta Roy, Director, Global Partner Business at Intel.Published on June 18, 2026