BWI: Wipro and Oracle Launch Co-developed Solution for High-Technology Industry

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WIPRO
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 06:00 PM IST (12:30 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology; Technology
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Wipro and Oracle Launch Co-developed Solution for High-Technology Industry


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, May 05, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), announced today the launch of a co-developed solution, a Process Integration Pack (PIP) for the High Technology industry.

This solution is part of Wipro's offerings that provide a comprehensive solution footprint for the High Technology industry. Wipro is one of the first partners to sign an agreement with Oracle to develop end-to-end industry process solutions in the Campaign-to -Cash business process. The development effort underscores Wipro's thought leadership in Oracle applications-based services practice worldwide and is part of the collaboration initiatives between Oracle and Wipro, across high-technology.

The solution provides for optimization and accurate payment of commissions, thus enabling sales alignment to drive desired sales behaviors across industries. The solution allows increased efficiency of compensation management and can help reduce commission overpayments by 90%. The PIP integrates Oracle's Siebel CRM and Oracle Incentive Compensation using Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA), offering enhanced commission visibility for sales representatives and channel partners.

"In today's environment, companies need to accelerate their Campaign-to-Cash cycle times to help protect margins and healthy revenues," said Jonathan Oomrigar, Global Vice President, High Technology, Oracle. "This Siebel CRM to Oracle Incentive Compensation co-developed PIP helps to automate the end-to-end Campaign-to-Cash process by integrating critical components of the Oracle portfolio. Wipro's process capabilities and skills around Oracle applications combine to create this unique capability for the High Technology Industry."

"Wipro is excited to work with Oracle and we look forward to leveraging this partnership and global reach in the High-Technology industry to tackle the industry's challenges of customer acquisition, retention and cross-sell", said Pavan Goyal, Vice President, Computing, Peripherals and Consumer Electronics, Wipro Technologies. "The Campaign-to-Cash solution set provides a great platform for addressing these Industry challenges and leverages the best-of-breed functionality across the Oracle stack."

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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.
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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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