DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & BANGALORE, India - Tuesday, June 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global Information Technology,
Consulting and Outsourcing company today announced that it has been
selected as a strategic IT partner by Majid Al Futtaim Ventures LLC,
Dubai, one of the subsidiaries of the Majid Al Futtaim group of
companies. As a part of the five year engagement, Wipro will support the
implementation of an ERP solution as well as provide managed services,
including infrastructure platforms and applications support for Majid Al
Futtaim Ventures LLC, a leading developer of some of the region’s most
iconic leisure concepts and experiences.
Founded in 1992, Majid
Al Futtaim group of companies is one of the leading shopping mall,
retail and leisure pioneers with operations in 12 countries and over
24,000 employees. Majid Al Futtaim Ventures develops and operates all
the leisure and entertainment facilities at Majid Al Futtaim malls
including Ski Dubai in addition to growing its brand portfolio within
third-party malls across the region. It is also parent to a consumer
finance company and a fashion retail business.
Wipro’s managed
services offering will involve supplying the hardware, hosting it and
enabling Data Center and disaster recovery on cloud for Majid Al Futtaim
Ventures. This will ensure improved asset management, operational
efficiency, robust back office operations and business continuity. As
part of the ERP implementation, Wipro will also engage with Majid Al
Futtaim Ventures to set up a Finance Shared Services Center, thereby
allowing transactional accounting operations to be standardized, more
controlled, effective and efficient across the business.
Mukund
Seetharaman, General Manager & Business Head - Gulf, Wipro Ltd,
said, “We are happy to partner with Majid Al Futtaim Ventures LLC, which
is a value enhancing business arm of the prestigious Majid Al Futtaim
group of companies. This engagement will further strengthen Wipro’s
positioning in the Middle East market, a key focus area for us for the
past decade. We are confident that our global solutions will enhance and
streamline the business processes at Majid Al Futtaim Ventures and
propel their further growth.”
About Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Ltd.
(NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and
Outsourcing company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do
business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its
deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through
Technology" – helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses.
A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of
services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation and an
organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has over 140,000
employees and clients across 54 countries. For more information, please
visit 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.
Contacts
Wipro Ltd.
Purnima Burman
+91 9900512025
purnima.burman@wipro.com
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