Customer

The client is a leader of the Information Age and the world's largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry. The company has manufacturing, marketing and service capabilities on three continents to serve the world's leading semiconductor makers. They wanted to set up a communication hub and liaison office (GDC Centre) in India to securely connect all their offshore partners.

Challenge

Wipro was responsible for design, selection of platforms, product supply, integration and project management. The project involved supply and integration of Cisco Network equipment, Compaq Servers, Sun Servers, Nokia Firewalls, IBM Desktops, Avaya and Aria EPABX, Octel Voice mail system, Printers, Fax and Videocon equipment. It also required getting the appropriate approvals from the regulatory authorities for commissioning the network.

Solution

The project was taken up on a Turnkey basis including Design, Construction of Data Center, Product sizing & selection, Product installation, configuration and commissioning. Wipro also performed the Vendor coordination for civil work, electrical work and cabling, WAN link, EPABX, video and voice equipment.

The entire project was completed in 60 days amidst stringent deadlines. The deliverables included documentation of Low level design, Equipment configuration, End-user manuals, System Administration documentation and Test results.

Benefits

Wipro implementation proved to be a Single point of Contact for complete setup and sustenance of the ODC thereby reducing operational overheads. The project was successfully completed and handed over in the stipulated 60 day timeframe on schedule and on budget, leading to overall cost reduction.