Bangalore, India - June 14, 2011:
Wipro Technologies, the Global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced that its Integrated Governance, Risk & Compliance solution has won an award at the 6th Annual '2011 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards' organized by 'Network Products Guide', a leading technology research and advisory guide, in the Governance, Risk & Compliance category.
The global industry awards from 'Network Products Guide' honored achievements in multiple aspects of the global IT industry such as annual organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations, at a ceremony held in Las Vegas.
Wipro's Integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (iGRC) solution provides a holistic view of organizations' risk exposure by integrating governance, risk and compliance activities. iGRC solution leverages automation solutions to help the customers achieve compliance with multiple regulations, manage risk across their organization and ensure that IT and security initiatives meet strategic business objectives. The service delivery is optimized by using a combination of onsite-offshore model that is based on Wipro's proven ITRO (IT Risk Outsourcing) model.
"This esteemed industry and peer award recognition of Wipro's iGRC by Network Products Guide is great honor in the IT industry", said Prasenjit Saha, Vice President and Global Head, Enterprise Security Solutions, Wipro Technologies. "We are focused on providing proactive solutions to mitigate and manage risks and security threats leveraging our deep industry expertise and technology leadership. This award further validates our position as a company poised to successfully manage the complex risk and compliance issues faced by global organizations today."
A jury panel of esteemed security experts from various industries decided the winning entries. The winners were judged using special online collaboration tools which allowed the jury to review and rate the nominations.
Wipro's Enterprise Security Solutions (ESS) practice delivers integrated end-to-end security & compliance solutions globally across a multitude of industry verticals. Wipro ESS addresses key challenges enterprises face with improving the agility of information security & compliance programs to cope up with dynamic business and IT risks. Leveraging a large pool of experienced security professionals and a Global Delivery Model, Wipro ESS assists customers in defining their security & compliance needs, best practice recommendations, technology evaluations, implementations and delivering managed & hosted security services.
About Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, the global IT business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro Technologies 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 Technologies has 120,000 employees and clients across 54 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com
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