Bangalore, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA - June 2, 2014:
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, today announced an agreement with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the market leader in enterprise application software, through which Wipro will deliver managed mobility services for SAP® mobile solutions.
Through this offering, Wipro intends to help customers improve business outcomes, increase agility and help reduce costs. Wipro’s managed mobility services offering will bring together its industry-domain expertise and systems-integration experience with SAP’s industry-leading mobile solutions.
Wipro’s cloud-based, managed mobility services offering for SAP mobile solutions will span SAP solutions including the SAP Mobile Platform, the SAP Work Manager mobile app and the SAP Mobile Secure solution for mobile device and application management.
“Offering managed mobility services for SAP mobile solutions is another milestone in our global partnership with SAP,” said Gaurav Dhall, Global Head - Mobility, Wipro Ltd. “We are happy that Wipro now provides a solution that helps customers fast-track their enterprise mobility journey. We see an increase in investments in mobility from companies across the utilities, mining, government and retail sectors and believe this offering will enable a game-changing proposition in the enterprise-mobility space.”
Mobility is on top of the technology agenda for enterprises today. They are investing in mobility solutions for increased productivity and agility within the organization’s workforce, and to improve customer engagement. Wipro will provide robust, enterprise-grade, ready–to–deploy mobile solutions, leveraging existing enterprise systems, to enable our customers gain incremental business value quickly. Wipro’s model of engagement helps eliminate the need for upfront investment in licenses or mobile infrastructure, providing customers more flexibility and scalability when building their mobile enterprise.
“Mobility is a key focus area for enterprises, and we welcome Wipro’s managed mobility services in support of SAP solutions,” said Rick Costanzo, Executive Vice President And General Manager, Global Mobility Solutions, SAP. “We anticipate that with Wipro’s mobility-domain and vertical-industry expertise supported by cloud-based services and SAP’s leading mobile solutions, enterprises can quickly benefit from fast deployment of SAP’s flexible mobile solutions.”
Wipro is a global SAP services partner and one of the first SAP partners to be globally certified as a provider of solution operations using the Run SAP methodology. With mobility consultants across global delivery centres, Wipro supports customers in various industry segments such as banking, insurance, mining, utilities, retail, consumer goods, government and higher education.
For more information, visit Wipro in booth 500 at the SAPPHIRE® NOW conference being held June 3-5 in Orlando, Fla.
About Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing 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 140,000 serving clients across 61 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.
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