New Delhi, Delhi, India:  HCL Infosystems Ltd (HCL Insys), India's premier technology integration company, today announced that its Office Automation (OA) Division has won the prestigious Gold award for the year 2000 from the Electronic Imaging Department of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd (TSP, EID), a subsidiary of US$ 46 billion Toshiba Corporation. HCL Insys has been adjudged the best partner out of the 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Akira Inai, President, Toshiba TEC Corporation, presented the award to Mr V Rajendren, General Manager, OA Division, HCL Insys at a function held in Bangkok recently. The OA Division had earlier won the "Excellent Support Company" award in the year 1999 from Toshiba. HCL Insys has been the exclusive marketer and service provider of Toshiba's color, analog and digital copiers in India for more than 22 years. This award, instituted in the year 1998 aims to recognize and honor the partner who contributes most significantly to Toshiba copiers growth in the Asia-Pacific region. The award evaluates partners' performance on various parameters including the commitment to the business, the market penetration, market share achieved in the partner country, innovative marketing programs initiated by the partner and last but not the least customer support provided. Mr Isao Sugehara, Deputy General Manager, Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd, said, "The award is a recognition of the excellent results achieved by HCL Insys in developing the Indian copier market for Toshiba. India is strategically one of the most important country in the Asia-Pacific region and HCL Insys has proved its mettle by establishing a strong brand equity for Toshiba." Mr JV Ramamurthy, Chief Executive, Office Automation Division, said, "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire marketing team for their efforts. I am sure this will enthuse new spirit into the efforts and we aim to retain this top slot in future also. With Toshiba's global dominance in innovative digital solutions and HCL Insys' expertise in IT, we are in a unique position to exploit the emerging market for digital multi-function products."