Noted for top scores for experience across geographies and industries, and strategic investments in BI
Bangalore, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA - December 9, 2014:
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company today announced that it has been named a "Leader" by technology global research and advisory firm Forrester Research Inc. in its report, "The Forrester Wave™: Business Intelligence Service Providers,Q4 2014".
Forrester Research Inc. evaluated 12 leading Business Intelligence (BI) Services providers across 30 criteria relating to current offerings, strategy and market presence based on past research, user needs assessments, and vendor and expert interviews. The report said that Wipro was amongst vendors that present formidable management consulting capabilities, capable of tackling not just tactical, but most of the strategic and advisory initiatives.
The report cites how customer references highlighted Wipro's "set of strengths in its flexibility, commitment, and willingness to adapt to changing demands." Forrester also acknowledged Wipro's "boosting its management consulting and various industry vertical capabilities." Wipro received top scores for its experience across geographies and industries (specifically financial services, manufacturing and hi-tech, retail, consumer goods and transportation, energy and utilities, and media and telecom), and strategic investments in BI. According to Forrester, clients gave Wipro high scores for overall client satisfaction and delivery capabilities.
Part of the recently established ‘Advanced Technologies & Solutions' business, Wipro's BI, Data & analytics services help customers make informed decisions, strengthen risk management, identify new business opportunities, and create sustainable competitive advantage by enabling them with actionable insights using data science algorithms, BI and advanced visualization technologies. Wipro has also made significant investments in emerging technology areas like visualization, in-memory computing, Big Data, Mobile BI.
In recent years, Wipro has significantly enhanced its portfolio strength in Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Information Management, with strategic acquisitions like Promax, Opus CMC and key investments in Opera Solutions and Axeda.
Elaborating on Wipro's vision and focus for BI Services, Jeff Heenan-Jalil, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Advanced Technologies & Solutions (ATS), Wipro Limited said, "Our business is aligned to deliver business value to our customers and help them achieve leadership in the digital economy, leveraging the convergence of analytics, cloud, mobile, and social technologies. I believe that the recognition from Forrester reflects the impact of our investments, our capabilities in BI and Analytics and success in partnering with our customers worldwide to drive growth, enhance business processes and deliver exceptional customer experience."
About Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Business Process Services company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology" - helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation, and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has a workforce of over 150,000, serving clients in 175+ cities across 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com
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