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Cisco and Wipro Announce Strategic Alliance
Companies Collaborate to Provide Customers With New IT Services and Solutions Based on the Network Platform
Cisco Solution Centre Established at Wipro Campus in Bangalore
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
BANGALORE, INDIA--(Marketwire - October 31, 2007) - Cisco® (NASDAQ : CSCO ) and Wipro Ltd
(NYSE : WIT ) today announced that they have entered into a strategic
alliance to jointly develop and deliver information technology (IT) service
solutions to help both companies meet their customers' needs, particularly
in fast-growing markets around the world. Under the agreement, Cisco and
Wipro together will build new IT infrastructure service solutions that
combine Cisco's industry-leading networking solutions with Wipro's
infrastructure and managed services portfolio. The companies also announced
the establishment of the Cisco Solution Centre at the Wipro Campus in
Bangalore, India, which will develop and showcase new services and
solutions, such as Cisco Unified Communications, that will take advantage
of the network platform to help enterprise customers drive innovation and
business growth.
"Over the years, Wipro, with its expert system integration services, and
Cisco, with its industry-leading products, have partnered to add value to
HDFC Bank's network strategy. Working with these two world-class
organizations has been a great experience," said Aditya Puri, managing
director, HDFC Bank Ltd.
Under the agreement, Cisco and Wipro will jointly develop and deliver new
solutions that incorporate their intelligent-networking technology and
unmatched services in business processes and IT. Wipro will offer solutions
based on Cisco products and services on a global basis, with initial focus
in India, Middle East and Africa regions. Cisco will also become the
preferred networking partner for Wipro's portfolio of services, including
outsourcing, managed-services and other solutions. Wipro will invest in
developing competencies in Cisco's leading-edge products and services
through its Cisco Solution Centre.
"Wipro is a global leader in the industry for delivering IT services to
enterprises and is implementing IT innovation that helps businesses achieve
new levels of productivity," said Wim Elfrink, chief globalization officer
of Cisco. "This strategic alliance illustrates Cisco's commitment to
building relationships with new partners in emerging parts of the world
that will take advantage of new virtualised approaches such as 'software as
a service,' and service-oriented network architecture."
The companies will provide joint services and solutions that take advantage
of the network as a platform. The joint offerings will incorporate Cisco's
advanced technologies for such areas as application networking services,
data centre, security, telepresence, and unified communications, with
Wipro's industry-leading IT global service and business process models that
help customers maximize their business performance. In the future, Cisco
and Wipro will collaborate to develop innovative solutions that support
specific vertical industry models such as health care, financial services,
retail, real estate and transportation.
"The pervasiveness and intelligence of the network is the key to driving IT
innovation," said Suresh Vaswani, president of Wipro Infotech. "This
alliance brings together Cisco's industry-leading network solutions and
Wipro's vertical expertise, quality standards and global presence to
deliver innovative new solutions to our customers. We are excited by the
possibility of combining the strengths of Cisco and Wipro to deliver unique
value to our customers."
Now that Cisco is the global network platform and networking solutions
partner for Wipro, Cisco is able to expand on its worldwide market
leadership. Additionally, Cisco will be able to take advantage of Wipro's
world class services and business process re-engineering expertise to
pursue new growth opportunities in the areas of remote services delivery.
"Wipro offers a unique approach for delivering service solutions based on
infrastructure. Combined with Cisco's innovation, in making the network the
platform, we know we will help meet customers' needs around the world,"
said Steve Steinhilber, vice president of strategic alliances for Cisco.
"We are looking forward to working with Wipro to help us expand both our
business opportunities in the high-growth emerging markets and the
innovation it can bring to address unique customer requirements in those
markets."
The Cisco Solution Centre at the Wipro Campus in Bangalore, India is
scheduled to be functional in November and will expedite the development of
network-based IT solutions, test frameworks, and illustrate proof of
concepts of IT and networking methodologies for client-specific business
processes.
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About Wipro Limited (NYSE : WIT )
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems
integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation,
software application development and maintenance, and research and
development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first
PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally.
Wipro's Global IT Services business was recently assessed at Level 5 for
CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centres.
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 infrastructure engineering,
and consumer products & lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East
markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations.
Wipro's ADSs 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 websites at
www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.in
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