Wipro Technologies

Azim Premji, chairman

 

 

 

 

Wipro Infotech is a part of US$ 5 billion Wipro Limited with US$ 24 billion market capitalization. Wipro is known for its quality. It is the first global software company to attain Level 5 SEI-CMM as well as the first IT Company in the world to achieve Six Sigma and Level 5 PCMM. Wipro has 13 regional offices across India. It also has offices in different places across the world including Egypt, UAE, KSA and Bahrain.

Brief History

Wipro Ltd. started its journey in 1947 as a vegetable oil trading company (Western India Palm Refined Oils) in Amalner, Maharashtra, India. It was M. H. Premji, father of its current Chairman Azim Premji, who founded Wipro. After his death in 1966, his son, a Stanford University graduate in Electrical Engineering, took the onus of leadership at the age of 21. Azim Premji repositioned the company into a consumer goods company and started producing hydrogenated cooking oils, laundry soap, wax and tin containers. Later Wipro Fluid was set up, which started manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

In 1977, after IBM left Indian IT sector, Wipro entered into the market. It started developing its own computers. Within a couple of years, Wipro Ltd. started selling finished products. It licensed technology from Sentinel Computers in U.S. Wipro is also the manufacturer of India's first mini computers.

In 1980, Wipro Ltd. moved towards software development, when they started providing customized software to their hardware customers. This was just a beginning of a new era for Wipro. It spread its roots off shore in U.S. in 1992. By 2000, Wipro Ltd. managed to get enlisted on the New York Stock Exchange.

Financials

Wipro Limited saw a whooping growth in terms of its revenue which soared up by 450% from 2002 to 2007. In the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the IT Services business of Wipro Ltd. reported revenue of ` 49.96 billion with a growth rate of 5% YoY. It also recorded PBIT of ` 11.87 billion with a growth rate of 19% YoY. During the quarter, the operating income to the revenue was 23.8%.

During the quarter, Wipro Ltd. also added 37 new clients to its list. Currently (as of September 30, 2009), Wipro has employee strength of 97,891.

Products and Services

Wipro Ltd. offers a range of products and services to its clients. Moreover, its business solutions cover a wide array of domains.

Services
Following services are offered by Wipro Ltd.
 
System Integration
Platform Integration
Network Integration and Security
Storage Integration
Security Services
Enterprise Management Services
Contact Centre Technology Integration
Data Centre Integration
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
Retail Automation
Telecom Integration
 
Managed Services
 
IT Service Desk
End User Services
Data Centre Services
Contact Centre Technology Management Services
Application Management
Managed Security Service
Business Service Management
 
Total Outsourcing
 
Consulting Services
Technology Infrastructure Services
Enterprise Application Services
Banking and Finance
Retail
ITES
Airline
 
Application Development and Portals
 
New Application Development
Existing Application Enhancement
Portal Development
Content & Document Management
Application Migration
Application Integration Services
Real time Solution – In Memory Database
SOA Solution
 
Business Transformation Services
 
Business Process Management System (BPMS)
Business Process Improvement
Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
 
Security Governance
 
Security Advisory Services and Assurance Services
Identity Management Services
Technical Risk Assessment
Compliance
 
Data Warehousing and Biz Intelligence
 
DW / BI Consulting
DW / BI Architecture
DW / BI Integration
DW / BI Management
ERP Analytics
CRM Data Warehouse
E-business Intelligence
 
Availability Services
 
24x7 Toll-free Contact Centre
SimpleConnect
ExpertConnect
Field Support

Products
 
Wipro Ltd. offers following products.
 
Wipro Computing Products
 
UltraLight Notebook
Performance Desktops
Wipro's Enterprise Servers
 
Technology Alliance
 
Enterprise Products
Enterprise Platforms
Networking Solutions
Data Storage
Enterprise Information Security
Enterprise Management
Emerging Technologies
Contact Centre Infrastructure
 
Packaged Software
 
Enterprise Applications (SAP, PeopleSoft, MS Dynamics, Oracle)
Solutions for fast emerging business
Application Development and Portals
Application Maintenance
Third Party Testing
Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence
Point Solutions

Domains

Wipro Ltd. offers solutions in the following domains.
 
Banking and Finance
 
Web Services Migration / Reengineering Services
Maintenance Services
Legacy Modernization Services
Business Integration
Business Intelligence
Portal / eChannel Integration
 
Application Development and Maintenance
Reference Data Integration
Single Customer Window
 
Telecom
 
Strategy Consulting
System Integration
Application Development and Maintenance
Packaged Applications
Infrastructure and Testing
Operations
 
Healthcare
 
Hospital Information System
Clinical Information System
Laboratory Information System
Retail Pharmacy Solution
 
Government
 
E-Governance Advisory Services
E-tendering
Departmental Applications
Infrastructure Services & Solutions

Enterprise
 
Energy
Utilities
Manufacturing
Retail

Address

Wipro Ltd.
Doddakannelli
Sarjapur Road
Bangalore – 560 035
India
Tel: +91-80-2844-0011
Fax: +91-80-2844-0256