BWI: Wipro Launches Consulting Academy in the United States

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WIPRO
Thursday, August 13, 2009 07:48 PM IST (02:18 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Wipro Launches Consulting Academy in the United States
Collaborates with Clients to Institute 'EAS Consulting Academy', Plans to Train 300 Consultants Over Next 12 Months

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that it has undertaken a key initiative to strengthen the consulting and customer management skills of its frontline employees.

The EAS (Enterprise Application Services) Consulting Academy aims to go beyond training to inculcate the right engagement behavior at an early stage that will go beyond improving customer satisfaction.

The academy offers a six month certification programme to all Wipro employees who are involved in delivering consulting solutions to our clients. The program includes a combination of class room sessions followed by implementation of the learnings at the client workspace.

The EAS consulting academy has received very positive response from its clients, with some getting actively involved as faculty at the academy and acting as "guides" to pre-assigned students throughout the training period.

"It is great to see Wipro making these strategic investments into consulting, inspite of the prevailing economic conditions." said Joe Simon, CIO, Viacom. "The EAS consulting academy is a win-win proposition for Wipro and the client, since it will help us in the future"

Speaking on the occasion Sangita Singh, Senior Vice President ,Enterprise Application Services, Wipro Technologies said "The EAS consulting academy is a key Wipro initiative to align our workforce closely to the business objectives of our clients, we are extremely happy with the overwhelming support that we are getting from our clients."

The program will be run by Wipro's Corporate Human resource Development in conjunction with Enterprise Application Services business unit as well as eminent academicians and luminaries from the industry. The study will be facilitated through case studies, anecdotal learning interspersed with rigorous assignments in all areas. Wipro plans to certify around 300 consultants globally in the current financial year. The first batch of 60 consultants will get certified by September 2009.

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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