Wipro secures spot in top 10 listing of Leading outsourcing vendors for North America

03 March 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced winning a spot in the top 10 leading outsourcing vendors in META Group's recently released METAspectrumSM for Leading Outsourcing Vendor– North America. META Group is a leading research and consulting firm that focuses on information technology and business transformation strategies.

Wipro Technologies licenses its USB 2.0 software IP to Wind River

02 March 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, a leading provider of technology solutions for the networking and connectivity markets, today announced the licensing of its USB 2.0 host software stack to Wind River, a worldwide leader in embedded software solutions. Wind River today stands as the clear leader worldwide in integrated, embedded software solutions and has a roster of customers that include global giants like NASA JPL, HP, Siemens VDO, Sony, and Honda.

Wipro to provide competence center services for the Series 60 product creation

01 March 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global technology services division of Wipro Limited announced a Series 60 Competence Center agreement with Nokia today. Wipro will provide smart phone development and integration services for handset manufacturers that have the licensed Series 60 Platform.

Wipro Technologies amongst the first organizations to receive BS 15000 certification

28 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited has been awarded the BS 15000 certification by IT Service Management Forum an accreditation body, for its Global Command Center. Wipro's Global Command Center is a specialized operations center for delivery of Remote Infrastructure Management Services to Wipro's global customers.

Closer ties with Cypress Semiconductors with one year completion of offshore development center

27 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the Global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced the completion of one year of a very successful Offshore Development Centre relationship with Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Cypress Semiconductor Corp.is a leading market supplier of high-performance solutions for personal, network access, enterprise, metro switch and core communications-system applications. T J. Rodgers, Founder, President and CEO of Cypress Semiconductors visited the Wipro Campus on this occasion.

Wipro launches India's first RFID enabled apparel store

26 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced the launch of its RFID enabled concept store at its Electronic City campus.

Wipro signs a multi year contract with Loyalty Gate Ltd.

25 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it had been awarded a multi-year contract for application maintenance, support & development of Loyalty Gate's business critical loyalty application. The application is used for providing loyalty services to three leading European airlines.

Wipro-GM clarification

04 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro would like to clarify that the $300 Million number which has been reported as the value of the Wipro/GM IT re-sourcing announcement of February 2, 2006 is not accurate. Wipro has won in direct bid, the Middleware Systems and IS&S tools worth $27 million over five years.

5-year agreements provide support for GM information systems and services globally

02 February 2006 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies today announced the signing of a global service contract with GM designed to integrate the company's Middleware Systems and Information Systems and Services software tools around the world.

Acquires mPower, a US headquartered company with an offshore Chennai-based facility

22 December 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire mPower Inc, a Princeton, New Jersey, US headquartered company with a development center in Chennai and MPACT Technology Services, based in Chennai, for an all cash consideration of $28 million.

Acquisition to establish Wipro's global leadership in the Wireless LAN and Bluetooth space

19 December 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services arm of Wipro Limited, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Austrian firm NewLogic in an all cash deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Wipro, the world's largest third party R&D services provider, will pay approximately €47 Mn (US $56 Mn) to acquire 100% stake in privately held NewLogic. The consideration includes cash payment on closure of the transaction as well as earn outs on achieving targeted financial conditions over a 3 year period. NewLogic's estimated 2005 revenues is €14Mn.

Partnership agreement with SAP America to provide implementation services for SAP Business One

15 December 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro today announced a global partnership agreement with SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG to provide implementation services for SAP Business One, SAP's affordable, integrated business management solution for small and mid-size enterprises, subsidiaries and operating locations of large enterprises in the U.S.

Independent research firm ranks Wipro as a top offshore vendor

12 December 2005 - Wipro Technologies In an independent survey report by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited has been ranked as a top offshore vendor in the global delivery of infrastructure management in the Global Delivery Infrastructure Management Scorecard Summary: Key Findings From 'The Forrester Wave: Global Delivery Infrastructure Management, Q4 2005', Forrester Research, Inc, December 2005

Next generation global command centre for remote infrastructure management services

01 December 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited unveiled its Next Generation 'Global Command Centre', the remote managed services hub at Bangalore today. Set up at a cumulative investment of over Rs.22 .5 Cr. ($5Mn) in new generation technology and tool sets, the GCC provide s Wipro customers a technology agnostic, secure managed services environment.

Wipro helps Friends Provident relaunch its individual personal pension suite of products

29 November 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited announced that it had assisted Friends Provident Plc, one of leading financial services group in the UK, relaunch their Individual Personal Pensions suite of products with significant technology enhancements to enable greater ease of transaction and multi-location support. The new technology backbone will enable Friends Provident to tap new markets, improve quality of service and increase market share in the Individual Pension space.

Wipro wins the Global Make 2005 award

22 November 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro has been presented the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises 2005 award, a global recognition in the area of knowledge enterprise. The award is the result of the the MAKE study, that was conducted by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network. This year, Wipro has won the MAKE 2005 awards at every level, the India and the Asia level and now has made it to the global list of MAKE awardees.

IEE presents the prestigious Faraday Medal to Azim Premji

11 November 2005 - Wipro Technologies The Institution of Electrical Engineers, the largest professional engineering society in Europe, today presented its most prestigious honor 'The Faraday Medal' for the year 2005 to Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro. Mr. Premji is the first Indian ever to be honored with this coveted award.

Wipro announces recognition as a lead innovator and contributor to SAP developer network

10 November 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited has announced that its SAP NetWeaver Competence Group has been recognized by SAP Developer Network as a lead innovator and contributor to SAP NetWeaver.

Independent research firm rates Wipro as leader best suited for large scale, global SAP projects

27 October 2005 - Wipro Technologies In an independent survey report by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited has been ranked as 'leader best suited for large scale, global SAP projects'.

GlaxoSmithKline improves efficiencies in their sourcing strategy using Wipro's Factory Model

25 October 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that its innovative delivery methodology called the 'Factory Model' has helped its client GlaxoSmithKline improve their sourcing efficiencies through strategic offshore factories initiatives. Wipro has been a strategic partner to GlaxoSmithKline and has been consistently delivering IT solutions that add business value to GlaxoSmithKline.

DotVision speaking at LONWORLD 2005

25 October 2005 - Wipro Technologies DotVision's Managing Director, Christophe Orceau, will be a conference speaker at LONWORLD 2005, on the 21st of Oct in Paris. More information at : www.lonworldexpo.com

Wipro's proprietary workflow framework Flow-briX finds new markets for growth

29 September 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced that its proprietary Flow-briX BPM / Workflow solution has found new acceptance among its telecom customers, opening up new market opportunities in the Business Process Management space.

Wipro announces development of device IP based on certified wireless USB

28 September 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies demonstrates 'Video Transfer over UWB' in Wireless USB Devcon, Tokyo. With Wipro's proven WiMedia MAC Intellectual Property core and third party PHY and RF modules, this demonstration features video being streamed between two laptops using the UWB protocol as per the WiMedia Alliance's Common Radio Platform. Wipro also announces its Development plan and roadmap for the Device Intellectual Property Core based on the Certified Wireless USB specification from the USB-IF at this conference.

ONLINE.VISION the first online Web HMI design service

27 September 2005 - Wipro Technologies ONLINE.VISION is the first ever made online web service that enables you to design your supervisory graphical screens online. Then save them, publish them in your web gateway such as the iLON100.

Wipro becomes the first Indian IT Service Provider to be awarded Gold-Level Status

15 September 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it has been awarded Gold-level membership in the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program as a System Integrator and Independent Software Vendor.

Empower Technologies announces Wipro, Ltd. The Authorized LDK5910 Service Provider & System Integrator

25 July 2005 - Wipro Technologies Empower Technologies and Wipro, Ltd. today announce the signing of Letter of Engagement. Under the terms and conditions of the engagement, Empower has appointed Wipro as the authorized service provider and system integrator of LDK5910, the first LEOs Development Kit for Texas Instruments' OMAP5910 dual core processor. LEOs stands for LinuxDA Embedded Operating System, it is a Linux based operating software optimized for OMAP5910 dual core embedded processor.

Wipro appoints P R Chandrasekhar as Chief Executive, Americas & Europe

24 July 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Ltd. today announced the appointment of P R 'Sekar' Chandrasekhar as the Chief Executive of Americas and Europe. Sekar has been leading the European Operations for Wipro.

DotVision launches STREETLIGHT.VISION, the universal Streetlight Monitoring System

15 July 2005 - Wipro Technologies Streetlight.Vision is the first Streetlight Management System, providing Cities and their Facility Managers with an Online Software Platform to automatically identify failures on thousands of Streetlights, provide trends and details about each streetlight, analyze their energy consumption and savings, automatically compute Business Indicators (service level quality, energy, environemental impact), but also to actually configure, remote control, test and dim each and each group of lamp from the Central Service Center and from Service Cars.

Wipro announces new organization structure, Vivek Paul moves on to a new innings

30 June 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Ltd. today announced that after six successful years at Wipro, Mr. Vivek Paul is moving on to play a significant role in the technology and life sciences space, by becoming a Partner at the Texas Pacific Group, a leading private investment firm. Wipro also introduced the leadership team that will drive the next phase of growth.

E-OPS signs exclusive partnership with Wipro BPO for offshore back-office processing services

14 June 2005 - Wipro Technologies The nation's first offshore around-the-clock mortgage processing service has been announced by E-OPS. The service is conducted in a paperless fashion, with originators either faxing, uploading or entering data into the E-OPS web-based system and offshore processors handling all processing tasks required prior to closing.

In-depth report finds that on per-patching event basis, Windows-based systems require less effort

07 June 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today unveiled the results of a major study aimed at determining the total cost of security patch management for Windows-based and OSS systems.

TK Kurien appointed as the Chief Executive of its BPO operations

06 June 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Ltd today informed the stock exchanges that it had appointed Mr. T K Kurien as the Chief Executive of its Wipro BPO business. The appointment has been made consequent to Mr. Raman Roy's decision to resign from Wipro after a successful stint of over 3 years, to pursue interests outside Wipro.

Wind River & Wipro Technologies announce alliance to provide Best-in-class device software technology

23 May 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wind River Systems, Inc, the global leader in Device Software Optimization, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced a strategic partnership that will more closely align Wind River's leading DSO products and device design services with Wipro's product engineering services portfolio.

Wind River Wipro Technologies announce alliance to provide best-in-class device software technology

23 May 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wind River Systems, Inc, the global leader in Device Software Optimization, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced a strategic partnership that will more closely align Wind River's leading DSO products and device design services with Wipro's product engineering services portfolio. Joint customers of Wind River and Wipro will now have access to a larger team of development engineers trained on the latest Wind River DSO product lines, thereby enabling them to develop and run device software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. This strategic partnership furthers the long standing bi-lateral customer relationship between the two companies which began in 1998.

Wipro demonstrates its MBOA MAC IP at Wireless USB DevCon

23 May 2005 - Wipro Technologies MultiBand OFDM Alliance enjoys the support of many industry players from the Consumer Electronics and PC industry and from industry bodies such as WiMedia-MBOA, USB IF and 1394 TA. Wipro's MBOA MAC is feature-rich as well as customizable. It can be integrated into devices such as Set Top Boxes, Digital TVs, Digital Still Camera, Printers, Wireless Media Players and other wireless digital peripherals. Wipro is one of the earliest providers of MBOA-based Intellectual Property cores.

Wipro partners Akzo Nobel in IT infrastructure management across multiple locations

27 April 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it has signed a three year, multi-million Euro agreement with Akzo Nobel NV (NASDAQ: AKZOY, Amsterdam: 0AKZO.AS), an international company active in the areas of pharmaceuticals, coatings and chemicals.

Wipro Technologies adopts cadence design systems for Nanometer Designs

11 April 2005 - Wipro Technologies Cadence Design Systems, Inc today announced that Wipro Technologies has renewed an agreement under which Cadence will provide Wipro access to Cadence's electronic design automation technologies. Cadence also announced that Wipro taped out its largest design to date using Cadence SoC Encounter.

Wipro Technologies announces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11a MAC and Baseband IPs

06 April 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it has obtained Wi-Fi certification for its 802.11a suite of Wireless LAN IPs. Wipro is the first Indian company to obtain Wi-Fi certification.

Wipro Technologies successfully tapes out its largest design to date with Cadence SoC encounter

16 March 2005 - Wipro Technologies Cadence Design Systems, Inc today announced that Wipro Technologies has renewed an agreement under which Cadence will provide Wipro access to Cadence's electronic design automation technologies. Cadence also announced that Wipro taped out its largest design to date using Cadence SoC Encounter.

Enhancing Wipro's philosophy of being a global company with a local face

04 March 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced the opening of its new office in Munich. The office will be staffed by local language consultants and, driven by business growth, will expand into a local language delivery and development centre. The Munich office becomes Wipro's third major centre to be located in Germany, after Kiel and Düsseldorf, and marks the next phase of the company's plans for investment in expanding its German infrastructure.

Wipro to broaden managed services offering using NetIQ's security solutions

02 March 2005 - Wipro Technologies NetIQ Corp., a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Wipro Enterprise Security Solutions will incorporate NetIQ Security Manager and NetIQ Vulnerability Manager as part of its Integrated Security Management Service.

Offering provides deep security expertise, proven products

02 March 2005 - Wipro Technologies NetIQ Corp., a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Wipro Enterprise Security Solutions will incorporate NetIQ Security Manager and NetIQ Vulnerability Manager as part of its Integrated Security Management Service.

Managed services offering using NetIQ's security solutions

25 February 2005 - Wipro Technologies NetIQ Corp., a leading provider of Systems & Security Management and Web Analytics solutions, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Wipro Enterprise Security Solutions will incorporate NetIQ Security Manager and NetIQ Vulnerability Manager as part of its Integrated Security Management Service.

NYSE partners with Wipro on Corporate Governance Web Site

25 February 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today visited the New York Stock Exchange to showcase the successful launch of eGovDirect.comsm, an electronic filing platform to assist NYSE listed companies with the submission and management of their corporate compliance information.

Wipro IT Management Group gets BS15000 certified

11 February 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that the Wipro IT Management Group has been recommended for the prestigious BS15000 certification by Det Norske Veritas. The IT Management Group at Wipro is responsible for support in the areas of computer hardware, network infrastructure (data, voice, and video) management, network security and messaging for all its users across the globe.

TestQuest & Wipro form partnership to provide test automation solutions for mobile & wireless

10 February 2005 - Wipro Technologies TestQuest, Inc., the leader in functional test automation solutions for the mobile and wireless industry, and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced a strategic alliance to provide TestQuest's test automation solutions to Wipro's expanding mobile and wireless customer base.

Wipro recognized by leading IT market research firm for having a strong vision & strategy

07 February 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it has been ranked in the 'fast followers' category in a recent research report from IDC, titled 'European Managed Services - 2004 Competitive Landscape (IDC #RI14L, November 2004)'. Wipro has been profiled extensively and is the only Indian player to be featured in the report.

Wipro unveils Compuware CoE for application reliability testing & service management

27 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and Compuware Corporation, today inaugurated a dedicated Center of Excellence. This CoE will provide training and Proof-of-Concepts (PoC) on Compuware's automated testing and service management solutions for Wipro's Interops Horizontal.

Wipro's global application portfolio management services helps Exel improve their supply chain performance

25 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, is providing global application portfolio support to Exel, the world leader in supply chain and distribution solutions. Wipro's support and development covers Exel's AS 400 based legacy Freight Management System for business processes such as operations, finance and freight tracking.

Offshore 100 honors global service providers for leadership, innovation & outstanding performance

19 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited announced today that it has been named to the Annual Offshore 100 ranking of top global suppliers by Managing Offshore and offshore outsourcing advisory expert neoIT. Wipro has also been ranked as the leader among offshore call center firms in the customer and business awards category.

Offshore 100 honors global service providers for leadership, innovation and outstanding performance

19 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited announced today that it has been named to the Annual Offshore 100 ranking of top global suppliers by Managing Offshore and offshore outsourcing advisory expert neoIT. Wipro has also been ranked as the leader among offshore call center firms in the customer and business awards category.

Wipro's MBOA MAC IP scheduled for release by early Q2, 2005

10 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced the availability of MBOA MAC IP by Q2 2005. MBOA MAC enjoys the support of many industry players from the Consumer Electronics and PC industry and from industry bodies such as WiMedia, USB IF and 1394 TA. Wipro's MBOA MAC is highly customizable and can be integrated into devices such as Set Top Boxes, Digital TVs etc.

DotVision Monitoring Software to be demonstrated in 22 European Cities

05 January 2005 - Wipro Technologies DotVision Studio i.LON(r)100 Edition has been selected to design the Supervisory Human-Machine Interface for the ECHELON Demonstration Booth on the Echelon Building Open Tour. DotVision's Software will be demonstrated in 22 cities across Europe.

Wipro signs a five year multi-million dollar deal with TUI UK

14 December 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it had been awarded a five year, multi-million dollar contract, for infrastructure support and management by TUI UK. TUI UK is part of TUI AG, the largest travel company in Europe, with over 3,700 travel agencies, 100 aircrafts and 285 hotels with over 157,000 beds in 25 countries.

Wipro ranked as the leader in remote data center management

08 December 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it has been ranked as the leader in an AMR Research report titled 'Remote Data Center management, Low cost and high quality from India'.

Mid Day Big Break and DAKS awards Wipro Technologies with 'HR Excellence Award

02 December 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services arm of Wipro Ltd was awarded the Mid Day Big Break and DAKS awards for HR Excellence during the awards ceremony hosted in Mumbai last week.

European firms attending Wipro's Strategym event affirm global sourcing is strategic imperative

25 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies' annual global sourcing event, 'Strategym' held in London on October 14 confirmed that Global sourcing is becoming a strategic imperative with European companies. Over 100 senior management executives from European end-user organizations including industry experts explored successful global sourcing strategies. The Strategym topics covered key learnings, best practices and exploring next steps in the evolution of global sourcing.

Global sourcing gets vertical

24 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies US companies are sourcing industry/domain specific applications more than ever before according to a recent survey conducted by Wipro Technologies.

Closer ties with Omron Corporation, Japan by setting up a Solutions & Innovation Center

21 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Omron Corporation, has formalized plans with Wipro to setup the Omron Solutions and Innovation Center. The center will provide engineering and design services primarily in the embedded domain at Wipro's development centers in Bangalore and Pune. Omron Corporation is a world leader in industrial automation and electronic components.

Wipro inaugurates Kolkata development centre

19 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro, today inaugurated its software development centre at Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Kolkata is the 7th city in India that Wipro will be operating from. This center will cater to Wipro's customers in the IT and ITES services across multiple industry domains.

Wipro receives HP IPv6 solution partner award

18 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited announced that it has been awarded the 'HP IPV6-Ready Solution Partner' certification at the International Tandem Users Group Summit 2004, held in San Jose, California (USA).

Wipro and SAS team up for industry specific business intelligence solutions

18 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited has entered into a strategic technology alliance with SAS, market leader in business intelligence software, to provide a range of business intelligence applications, from intelligence storage to analytics, data integration, and query and reporting capabilities using the SAS Intelligence platform.

Wipro aligns closely with Microsoft Corp. to accelerate business

15 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited today announced several milestones in their five-year partnership with Microsoft Corp. The announcement was made in conjunction with a meeting between Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd. and Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corp. at Wipro's headquarters in Bangalore.

Quantum selects Wipro to bolster key software engineering and design services

08 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Quantum Corp, a global leader in storage and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced a strategic agreement in which Wipro will provide engineering and software design services to augment Quantum's internal storage systems resources.

National HRD Network Awards Wipro Spectramind with 'Trailblazers Award'

03 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Spectramind, the BPO division of Wipro Ltd was awarded the National HRD Network Trailblazers Award 2004, during the International NHRD Conference 2004, hosted in Bangalore. The prestigious award was conferred in the category of academic institutions, corporations and voluntary organizations that have created new paths and directions for others to emulate.

Wipro Technologies to help Property & Casualty insurance companies improve underwriting efficiency

02 November 2004 - Wipro Technologies The Insurance practice of Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced the launch of its underwriting transformation solution for Property & Casualty insurance companies. The solution would help these organizations bring down their combined ratios below the 100-mark by improving the efficacy of the underwriting process– both in terms of its 'risk assessment' and 'producing' capabilities.

Wipro Technologies named Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise

26 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies Asian companies dedicated to growth through innovation and knowledge management are outperforming their competitors across a range of financial and non-financial metrics, reports Teleos in the '2004 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises Study.'

Centre to showcase automated testing solutions leveraging Mercury's products

19 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimization, today unveiled the Mercury Center of Excellence at Wipro's Electronic City campus in Bangalore, India. The Center of Excellence is designed to provide Wipro customers and quality assurance professionals with direct access to the latest application testing products and best practices. The CoE was inaugurated by Girish Paranjpe, President, Financial Solutions, Wipro Technologies.

ASTD awards Wipro Technologies with 'BEST Award'

18 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Ltd. is proud to announce that it is among the winners of the American Society for Training & Development's 2004 BEST Awards Program. Wipro Technologies is among 24 organizations from five countries to receive an ASTD BEST Award and the only Indian IT services company to receive the honor this year.

Wipro building strong domain skills in insurance to compete with global majors

08 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies Understanding the significance of building business knowledge, Wipro has invested significant capital in setting up dedicated domain groups for its lines of business. Wipro services its insurance customers through a dedicated Insurance vertical which has more than a dozen marquee clients like Prudential, Aviva and Friends Provident.

Recognized for service breadth, vertical depth and brand recognition

07 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it has been ranked as a market leader in the META Group's METAspectrumSM report for offshore Outsourcing. META Group is a leading provider of information technology research, advisory services, and strategic consulting.

Wipro contracts for AT&T hosting and voice services

05 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies AT&T today announced it has won a contract renewal for hosting and voice services from Wipro Technologies, the global information technology services division of Wipro Ltd. Terms were not disclosed.

Wipro celebrates the fifth batch graduating from Wipro Academy of Software Excellence

01 October 2004 - Wipro Technologies October marks the 5th batch of WASEians graduating from the Wipro Academy of Software Excellence. WASE as it is popularly known has been an innovative and pioneering learning initiative championed by Wipro Technologies way back in 1995.

Wipro delivers a multi location SAP rollout for Olympus (Beijing) Sales & Service Co. Ltd.

27 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, one of the world's fastest growing global IT services organizations has successfully completed its first SAP implementation in China for Olympus (Beijing) Sales & Service Co. Ltd.

Project Management Institute registered education provider

22 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, known for its belief in adapting the best practices in any field has embarked on promoting the project management profession within the organization. In conjunction with the Project Management Institute which ranks as a global leader in the field of project management, Wipro's Talent Transformation team has set out an objective to get all its project managers certified by PMI.

VPS will use Wipro's BPM solution-Flow-briX

14 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited , today announced that it is partnering US based American Traffic Solutions, Inc., the leading technology and business solutions provider of electronic toll & traffic management technologies and services, in building key portions of its next generation Axsistm Violation Processing System product line.

Wipro Technologies develops Resilient Packet Ring solution for the Intel

12 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced the availability of IEEE 802.17 standard compliant Resilient Packet Ring solution for the Intel IXP2XXX product line of network processors.

Wipro's 1394 AV Link IP to help MediaTek reinforce market leadership in consumer electronic space

09 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, has licensed the 1394 AVLink IP Cores and 1394 Software Stack to MediaTek Inc, Taiwan. These IP cores provide the Firewire interface on Mediatek's DVD recorder chip. MediaTek, a fabless IC company in Taiwan with a strong focus on R&D, is recognized as the world leader in the digital media IC industry.

Offshore product development, The 'Next Generation' of global sourcing

08 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today unveiled the results of an objective market study conducted by META Group, a leading provider of IT research, advisory services and strategic consulting, on offshore product development. The study also details Wipro's engagement with one of the world's largest semiconductor makers in the area of SoC development.

Wipro broadens application integration offering with iBOLT application product suite

07 September 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and Magic Software, the leading provider of state - of – the - art development and integration technology , today announced a joint partnership to market and implement the iBOLT integration suite.

Wipro expands product life cycle management services by signing V5 development service provider agreement

25 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced an agreement with Dassault Systemes. The tie-up enables Wipro to blend its expertise in helping customers manage the product lifecycle management process with Dassault Systemes' CAA V5 PLMware.

Wipro leads global delivery model wave

23 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, is ranked ahead of the major IT service providers by industry analysts Forrester in a comprehensive study on Global Delivery Model and offshore capabilities.

Savvion and Wipro Technologies join forces to deliver business process solutions

19 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Savvion, Inc. and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver business process automation solutions to Wipro's clients. As part of the partnership, Wipro has joined the Savvion Process Partner Program and has standardized on Savvion BusinessManager to build targeted process solutions for Wipro's expanding client base.

Savvion and Wipro Technologies join forces to deliver business process solutions

19 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Savvion, Inc. and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver business process automation solutions to Wipro's clients. As part of the partnership, Wipro has joined the Savvion Process Partner Program and has standardized on Savvion BusinessManager to build targeted process solutions for Wipro's expanding client base.

IDC rates Wipro as the leader among worldwide offshore service providers

16 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, has been rated as a top leader among offshore service providers by industry analysts IDC in a comprehensive study of 21 offshore players around the world (including APAC, Europe and Latin America).

In-depth report sponsored by Intel

13 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today unveiled the results of a major global research study aimed at providing enterprises with valuable quantitative data to help them minimize the total cost of ownership of their desktop systems. Specifically, the report found that many enterprises can cut their annual desktop support costs by more than half (55%) by standardizing their PC configurations, and generate significant savings by replacing their desktop systems every three years.

Wipro Technologies keyed up for the launch of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System

11 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announces support for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System and looks forward to driving better integration between developers and IT administrators. Wipro feels confident that this will make designing, developing, and deploying applications a more efficient and predictable process.

Wipro licenses IEEE 1394 AVLINK software stack to Zoran for digital video recorder application

04 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced the licensing of its IEEE 1394 Audio Video LINK software stack to Zoran Corporation, a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets.

Wipro ranked 1 in investor relations in Asia among technology companies

03 August 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro has been ranked 1 in the Investor Relations function in Asia among Technology companies and 1 in India across all industries by the sell-side analysts in the latest Institutional Investor Asia Equities Market Report 2004.

eGain announces Strategic Global Alliance with Wipro Technologies

29 July 2004 - Wipro Technologies eGain Communications Corp., a leading provider of customer service and contact centre software, based in Sunnyvale, California, today announced a strategic global partnership with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, one of the world's fastest growing global IT services organizations. The new global alliance combines Wipro's world leadership in the system integration arena with eGain's best-in-class multi-channel customer service and contact centre software to create persuasive value for customers.

BMC Software aligns with Wipro to deliver security management solutions and services

17 May 2004 - Wipro Technologies BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise management solutions, today announced a strategic global partnership with Wipro Technologies, one of the world's fastest growing global software services and consulting organizations. Under terms of the agreement, Wipro will offer system integrator services and resell BMC Software's CONTROL-SA product suite as part of their Enterprise Solution offerings.

Wipro Technologies and Ultimus form strategic alliance to address business process management needs

27 April 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and Ultimus, the leading provider of complete business process management and workflow automation solutions, today announced a joint partnership to leverage the Ultimus BPM Suite as a flagship product within Wipro's Center of Excellence for BPM.

Increased interest in offshoring IT Infrastructure Management

26 April 2004 - Wipro Technologies Offshore outsourcing of IT infrastructure management is likely to be the next big wave, according to results of a survey conducted by Wipro Technologies recently.

Wipro beefs up its product portfolio as iPolicy expand its market reach

09 March 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and iPolicy Networks, the developer of the world's first unified network security systems, today announced a strategic alliance to resell, deploy and support the ipEnforcer suite of unified security systems. The alliance builds on the complementary strengths of the two companies by combining the global presence and execution excellence of Wipro Technologies with iPolicy Networks' next-generation unified security system.

Adobe and Wipro announce a global alliance

04 March 2004 - Wipro Technologies Adobe Systems Incorporated and Wipro Technologies, one of the world's fastest growing global software services and consulting organizations, today announced a strategic global alliance. The alliance will enable Wipro to offer integration and customization services for Adobe products as part of their Enterprise Solution offerings. Wipro will address the document generation, collaboration and process management challenges that organizations face as they move paper-based processes online.

Wipro and TI showcase reference design as part of OMAP Europe partnership

03 March 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global technology services division of Wipro Limited and Texas Instruments will be joint exhibitors at this year's embedded world conference in Nuremberg. As one of the few OMAP application processor Technology Centres worldwide, Wipro will be announcing their partnership with Texas Instruments based in an OTC programme for Texas Instrument's' OMAP platform for mass market.

Prominent Worldwide IT solutions and services organization embraces Embarcadero extreme test

25 February 2004 - Wipro Technologies Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of data lifecycle management solutions, and Wipro Technologies, today announced that Wipro's Interops Solution Group has chosen Embarcadero Extreme Test as a preferred application and performance testing solution for its application development projects. Wipro will feature Embarcadero Extreme Test in its Centre of Excellence in Bangalore, India, providing a platform to showcase it along with other Embarcadero data lifecycle management tools to prospective customers.

Aviva plc selects Wipro Technologies as a strategic partner for IT offshoring services

17 February 2004 - Wipro Technologies Aviva plc, the world's seventh-largest and UK's largest insurer, with principal business activities in long-term savings, fund management and general insurance has selected Wipro Technologies as a strategic partner for offshore IT outsourcing.

Integrated lead generation program bags top honours

07 January 2004 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced that it has been awarded the IDC CMO Advisory Best Practices Award for Marketing Measurement and Metrics, conferred by IDC, the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries.

Wipro Technologies selected to provide engineering and design services for Brocade

16 December 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Brocade Communications Systems, Inc has selected Wipro to provide engineering and design services for Brocade at Wipro's facilities in Bangalore.

CustomerPoint CIS/CRM solution and other Excelergy software platforms

15 December 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and Excelergy Corporation, a world leader in high performance software platforms for critical business processes in the energy and utility industry and other complex value chains, today announced they have signed a partnership agreement to jointly market, deploy and integrate the complete line of Excelergy platforms, including the CustomerPoint CIS/CRM solution.

NTL Home works with Wipro Technologies to develop its Broadband Plus customer portal

08 December 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced that NTL Home has worked with them to develop its Broadband Plus portal that will provide content from 15 leading premium content providers. Broadband Plus is a unique broadband service that provides an 'access all areas' pass to some of the best paid-for premium content on the web, bundled together for the first time, at a fraction of their standalone prices.

IP solution at the world's largest Wi-Fi business event - Wi-Fi Planet, San Jose

25 November 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced the launch of the next generation 'IEEE 802.11g' standard based Intellectual Property solution for wireless connectivity. As a leading Wireless LAN IP and design services provider, Wipro will be participating in the Wi Fi Planet Conference and Expo, Fall 2003, to be held at San Jose, California, from December 3rd to 5th, 2003.

First Indian company to join the privileged league

20 November 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced today that it has become a member of the EPCglobal Network, a joint venture between EAN International and the Uniform Code Council. Bullish about the growth of the Radio Frequency Identification Technology, Wipro Technologies is the first Indian software services company to enter this privileged league.

Wipro Technologies & MetaSolv Software forge strategic alliance to address Global OSS market

11 November 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in communications management solutions for next-generation and traditional networks and services, today announced a strategic alliance and reseller agreement.

Integrated Lead Generation program conferred top honors

29 October 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced that it has been awarded a 2003 Services Marketing Excellence Award by Information Technology Services Marketing Association, the leading global organization for services marketing professionals in the technology and professional services industries.

Exel and Wipro partner to provide superior customer service

21 October 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that Exel, a UK-based company providing a wide range of logistics solutions, has chosen Wipro as a strategic partner to provide offshore application development for its core freight forwarding system. By going offshore, Exel is setting new levels of customer care and operational efficiency, by optimising the cost, quality and delivery schedule of its application development work. The move has vastly improved Exel's business flexibility and tightened up delivery times, ensuring their customer service level agreements are consistently met.

Wipro wins the 2003 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise Award

16 October 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies has won the 2003 Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise Award. Wipro Technologies was recognized in the 2nd annual Asian MAKE study for creating a corporate-wide knowledge-driven culture and delivering knowledge-based products/services/solutions. The award was presented on October 15, 2003 in a glittering ceremony which was part of the World Knowledge Forum at Seoul, Korea.

Wipro provides high quality off-shore software development talent to Qpass

12 August 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, global IT services division of Wipro Limited, announced today it is providing an off-shore development center staffed with software engineers to Qpass Inc. for development of its Qpass Prosperity Series software.

Wipro Technologies licenses its wireless LAN IPs to STMicroelectronics

04 August 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and a leading provider of technology solutions for the wireless connectivity market, today announced the licensing of its multi-mode 802.11 MAC and BB IP to STMicroelectronics.

US businesses leveraging global sourcing for higher productivity & improved service levels

17 June 2003 - Wipro Technologies The path to successful offshore sourcing was explored at a forum held in San Francisco on June 11. Hosted by Wipro Technologies, the Global IT services division of Wipro Limited, this unique forum called 'Strategym' involved industry experts and practitioners sharing key learnings, best practices and examining next steps.

Wipro Technologies is the Key Level Sponsor of the 1394 Developers Conference, 2003

17 June 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the leader in the IEEE 1394 IP space, is the Key Level Sponsor of the IEEE 1394 Developers Conference being held at Tokyo, Japan from June 17th to June 19th. During the show, Wipro will be demonstrating its IEEE 1394 A/V Link + 5 C solutions targeted to the chip vendors for the consumer electronics market. Wipro enjoys a clear leadership position in IEEE 1394 IP space with a complete suite of multiple silicon proven IEEE 1394 Cores and software.

Wipro Technologies helps easyCinema raise the bar in eTicketing

16 June 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced the successful implementation of an e-Ticketing solution for easyCinema, an exciting new venture of the Europe-based easyGroup. easyGroup is a well-established European group with a reputation for offering innovative, low cost alternatives to customers with successful ventures such as easyJet, easyInternetCafe and easyCar.

First Company outside of US to be conferred this honor

04 June 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the Global IT services division of Wipro Limited, has become the first company outside the United States to be conferred the prestigious award for Software Process Achievement by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society. The SPA award was presented to Wipro Technologies on May 7th in an International Conference on Software Engineering held at Portland, Oregon USA.

Wipro Technologies & HighJump Software forge strategic alliance to capture global supply execution market

08 May 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and HighJump Software, provider of the industry's most adaptable, Internet based supply chain execution systems, have announced a strategic alliance to offer complete, integrated multi domain solutions in Supply chain execution market worldwide.

Cypress Semiconductor selects Wipro Technologies as strategic partner

29 April 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that Cypress Semiconductor has selected Wipro as a strategic partner. As part of the agreement, Wipro has created a dedicated global development center in India dedicated to service Cypress' non-silicon design requirements.

Wipro signs OSS Migration deal with Telia Sonera

23 April 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, and TeliaSonera, Nordic's major Telecom Operator, announced today that Wipro Technologies has won one of their major strategic projects for integrating the fixed Network production business unit for TeliaSonera Sweden's operational support systems to the next generation COTS based OSS systems.

Butler Group Endorses Wipro as Leader in Providing Offshore IT Services

06 March 2003 - Wipro Technologies A recent independent technology audit carried out by Butler Group has confirmed that Wipro Technologies offers industry-leading quality processes and standards on a range of services competing with the largest service providers worldwide.

Executive changes at Wipro Spectramind

26 February 2003 - Wipro Technologies In recognition of his leadership in driving Wipro's BPO business through Wipro Spectramind within the short span of its existence, Raman Roy has been appointed Chairman & Managing Director, Wipro Spectramind Services Pvt. Ltd. Raman will also serve as President, TIS, Wipro Technologies, with full responsibility over the Total Infrastructure Solutions business of Wipro Technologies. In both positions, Raman will report directly to Vivek Paul, Vice Chairman & CEO of Wipro Technologies.

Wipro Technologies and Axiom Forge Strategic Alliance to capture the Global OSS Market

25 February 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited and Axiom, an expert in Service Delivery software, have announced a strategic alliance to offer complete, integrated, multi-domain solutions to telcos worldwide. The partnership is expected to help them take on a $30 billion OSS market in a year, whilst assisting Service Providers in attracting and retaining customers.

Otis and Wipro - Taking customer service to new heights

10 February 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced that it has successfully partnered with Otis Elevator Company, to deploy e*Service, a web-based service management portal.

Wipro increases stake to 100% in Wipro Spectramind Services Private Ltd.

03 January 2003 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited announced today that it had acquired the entire equity holding, owned by Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited in Wipro Spectramind Services Private Limited for an aggregate consideration of Rs. 264 million ($5.5 million).

Mutually beneficial partnership highlighting the GIS value-addition for Transportation sector

17 December 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited and Magnasoft, a leading provider of end-to-end GIS solutions, today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to provide their customers in the Transportation sector, the combined benefit of Wipro's enterprise applications and system integration services and Magnasoft's niche fleet management solutions.

Streamline listings and compliance monitoring

10 December 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced the successful completion of the first phase of the Listed Company Administration project for The New York Stock Exchange. This project, developed by Wipro, employs the most advanced Java based technology, and will help streamline listing processes and monitor the eligibility criteria for companies listing on the NYSE. This offshore initiative demonstrates a well-managed model's ability to deliver sophisticated solutions at rapid speeds with the highest levels of quality. In addition, the solution will help the NYSE monitor the financial compliance of listed companies and maintain information about their issues.

Wipro clarifies on media reports about accessing capital markets

04 December 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited today stated that certain media reports attributing statement to Wipro Chairman that the company was planning to access capital markets to fund acquisition overseas, had been brought to its notice. In this context, the company today clarified that:

First of its kind Real Estate module implementation for a government agency

03 December 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro is partnering with City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. in its initiatives to transform Navi Mumbai into a preferred destination for IT Companies.

New development centre in Finland - Wipro gets closer to its customers with new investment

29 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Jari Vilén, the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade is today officially opening Wipro Technologies' first Development Centre in Nordic Countries. At a press conference held in Helsinki, he underlined the importance of joint Finnish-Indian initiatives of this kind and discuss how the exchange of technology personnel and skills can benefit both countries' economies.

Wireless LAN intellectual properties to advanced broadband communications, USA

25 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services divisions of Wipro Limited, today announced the licensing of its dual mode 802.11 MAC core to Advanced Broadband Communications, a leader in developing low cost Cable modem and Wireless solution for broadband access and distribution. 802.11 is an internationally recognized standard for wireless communication in Local Area Networks. Wipro's 802.11 MAC will be integrated into a chip that ABC plans to design and produce.

Relationship will enable best-in-breed media solutions for content-rich global organizations

19 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced it will partner with Artesia Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise Digital Asset Management solutions, to deliver comprehensive rich-media content management solutions to Wipro's customers worldwide.

Awarded KMWorld's prestigious KM reality award for best practices in knowledge management

18 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies has received Information Today's KMWorld - KM Reality Award validating Wipro's leadership in Knowledge Management. This award recognizes Wipro Technologies' efforts in building and maintaining a successful corporate-wide knowledge management program. The award was presented at a recent ceremony, KMWorld and Intranets 2002, in Santa Clara.

Gglobal energy practice of American Management Systems expands global Energy & Utilities market

12 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the global energy practice of American Management Systems, for an aggregate consideration of $26 million, payable in cash.

Wipro Technologies awarded 'BRAVO 2002' best IS partner award by Best Buy

07 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it received the Bravo IT award from Best Buy Co., Inc. recognizing Wipro as Best Buy's premier IS partner for 2002. The Bravo Award acknowledges outstanding vendor performance and recognizes those vendors that demonstrate a passion, vision and drive for operational excellence throughout the past year.

Wipro Technologies awarded 'BRAVO 2002' best IS partner award by Best Buy

07 November 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today announced that it received the Bravo IT award from Best Buy Co., Inc. recognizing Wipro as Best Buy's premier IS partner for 2002. The Bravo Award acknowledges outstanding vendor performance and recognizes those vendors that demonstrate a passion, vision and drive for operational excellence throughout the past year.

Wipro Technologies strengthens software execution through Rational Competency Center

29 October 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, today unveiled a state of the art Rational Competency center at the Floating Learning Center of Wipro's Electronic City campus at Bangalore, India. Wipro's competencies built through the Rational Competency Center will help improve quality and predictability of software projects and lead to faster implementations due to conformity of software platform with the client.

Wipro Technologies & Infogen Systems sign agreement with LBC, Global Number 2 in Liquid Chemical Storage

21 October 2002 - Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, in partnership with systems integrator Infogen Systems, has signed an agreement with LBC, the world's second-largest liquid chemical storage company, to integrate the Adonix X3 business management solution and associated Professional Services Automation software.