Atlanta, Georgia, USA - January 27, 2011:
Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), today announced the launch and inauguration of its Mobile Computing Lab at its Atlanta Strategic Delivery Center in the United States. This mobile computing lab will enhance the engagement between Wipro, the local Atlanta community, its customers and its developer partners.
Wipro’s Atlanta Strategic Delivery Center serves as a hub of near shore solutions for IT business outsourcing processes. Established in late 2009, the Center has grown to over 550 employees with at least 88% being local hires. Services provided from the Center include Enterprise Applications Services, Enterprise Security Solutions. Business Process Outsourcing, Business Intelligence and Information Management, Technology Infrastructure Services, and Testing Services for clients in a range of industries including IT, Telecom, Banking, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Retail.
The addition of the Mobile Computing Lab will enable Wipro to provide subject matter expertise and end-to-end mobile application lifecycle management - from development, validation, testing to deployment, on new and next generation devices. The lab will bring together leading mobile technologies that help US carriers plan and manage new releases. New mobile applications and devices are critical to enhance user experience and bolster the competitiveness of enterprises of all sizes.
“The launch of the Wipro Mobile Computing Lab represents a milestone in our effort to build a mobile ecosystem to drive the development and launch of mobile applications and next-generation devices,” said Sid Nair, Chief Sales and Operations Office – North America, Wipro Technologies. “It is also a demonstration of our commitment to the mobility market, and our commitment to the local Atlanta community,” he added.
About Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application management, and datacenter managed services to corporations globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.
Wipro also has a strong presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.
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Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
