BWI: Wipro is a Leader in SAP Implementation Services - Independent Research Firm

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Source: WIPRO
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 04:26 PM IST (10:56 AM GMT)
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Wipro is a Leader in SAP Implementation Services - Independent Research Firm
Wipro has some of the Strongest SAP Skills of Indian Providers

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, August 11, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) announced that it has been cited by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, as a leader in SAP Implementation services in a report in August 2009 titled "Forrester WaveT: SAP Implementation Providers, Q3 '09".

Forrester evaluated nineteen global vendors providing SAP services across 60 criteria. The report states "Wipro excels at technical and operational elements of SAP services. It also continues to build out consulting skills under its WCS (Wipro Consulting Services) brand as well as (at the other end of the spectrum) its hosting capabilities, including its acquisition of Infocrossing".

Elaborating on the strategy of Wipro's SAP practice, Sangita Singh, Senior Vice President -Wipro Technologies, said, "We believe this recognition by Forrester reflects our position as a leader in the SAP services space. Our strategic investments in building deep industry expertise and co-innovation with SAP have been instrumental in helping our clients succeed".

According to the report "Wipro has strength in the technical-/development-focused elements of SAP implementation as well as particular strength in SCM, HCM, and BI. Key industries include energy and utilities, CPG, and manufacturing. Wipro also has a significant focus on SOA and eSOA".

The report highlights Wipro's SAP AMS capabilities stating "Wipro is a leading provider of AMS services" with its FlexDelivery model and notes that Wipro has been one of the early adopters of Run SAP.

In a related development Wipro also announced last week that it has become the first SAP Partner to be Certified Globally in Implementation of Run SAP® Methodology.

About Wipro

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 profitable 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.

For more information, please visit our website at www.wipro.com.

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.

Media Contacts:

Wipro Technologies

India:
Radhika Mahadevan
Wipro Technologies
+91 9945042603
radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com

Mangala Koti Singhal
Gutenberg Communications
+91 9686446789
mangala@gutenbergpr.com

US
Eric Belove
Wipro Technologies
+ 1 (732).216.6242
eric.belove@wipro.com

Lavanya DJ
Gutenberg Communications
+ (212).239.8740
lavanya@gutenbergpr.com

UK
Rahul Kadavakolu
Wipro Technologies
+44 792 020 5496
rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com

Shalini Siromani
Gutenberg Communications
+44.79.6066.3200
shalini@gutenbergpr.com



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