HCLTech signs partnership with Anthropic and sets up a dedicated Anthropic business unit
The Noida-based IT services company will build industry solutions on Claude, Cowork and Claude Code, and its software arm will add Claude to products such as HCL BigFix and HCL AppScan.
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In short
HCLTech announced a “Global Premier Partnership” with Anthropic on 12 October 2026. It will set up a dedicated Anthropic Business Unit with a Center of Excellence, and HCLSoftware will embed Claude in products including HCL BigFix and HCL AppScan. No financial terms were disclosed.
What was announced
HCLTech announced a “Global Premier Partnership” with Anthropic on 12 October 2026, in a press release datelined Santa Clara and Noida.1 The companies say the aim is to speed up enterprise use of agentic AI, with a focus on safety, cybersecurity and governance.12
What HCLTech will do
HCLTech will set up a dedicated Anthropic Business Unit with a Center of Excellence.12 According to the release, the centre will build agentic AI solutions and provide secure sandbox environments for Claude deployments, using forward-deployed engineers.1
HCLTech’s services teams will build industry solutions on Claude, Cowork and Claude Code.1 The company will also add Claude and Claude Code to its AI Force platform for IT support, code remediation and digital employee services, with policy guardrails and human oversight for high-impact changes.12
The software side
HCLSoftware becomes an Anthropic independent software vendor (ISV) partner. It will embed Claude in selected products, including HCL BigFix and HCL AppScan.12
What the companies said
Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei said: “AI can only be as useful as it is trustworthy.”12 HCLTech chief executive C Vijayakumar said the partnership strengthens the company’s ability to deploy agentic AI at scale.12
What is not known
Neither company disclosed financial terms, staffing numbers for the new unit, or named clients.12 HCLTech reports more than 223,000 employees in 60 countries.1
Disclosure: Anawords uses Claude, made by Anthropic, as one of its research tools. Anthropic has no say in our coverage.
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How labels workQuestions readers ask
What is the Anthropic Business Unit?
A dedicated unit inside HCLTech, with a Center of Excellence, to build agentic AI solutions on Claude and support client deployments.
Which HCL products will include Claude?
The release names HCL BigFix and HCL AppScan, plus HCLTech’s AI Force platform.
How much is the deal worth?
No financial terms were disclosed.