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Executive Movements

Deepak M Satwalekar appointed to the Board of Wipro

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, announced the appointment of Deepak M Satwalekar to its Board of Directors for five years effective July 1 ,2020. In his new role, Deepak will serve as an Independent Director on the Board and will bring a wealth of experience to Wipro […]

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Wipro recognised as Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services, Worldwide

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it has been positioned as a ‘Leader’ in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services, Worldwide. The report authored by Craig Lowery, To Chee Eng, Scot MacLellan, Ross Winser, and Brandon Medford was published on […]

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Wipro recognised as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Europe

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services (MWS), Europe.  “Gartner evaluates the MWS providers based on the quality and efficacy of the processes, systems, methods and procedures that enable each provider’s performance […]

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Corporate News

Wipro repurpose its Pune office into 450-bed Covid-19 hospital

Indian IT major Wipro recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government of Maharashtra under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-19 hospital in four weeks and hand it over the state government. The hospital […]

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Corporate Talent Ecosystem

Wipro gets Pune Labour Commission’s notice for benching employees amid lockdown: Report

Indian tech company Wipro was recently sent a notice by the Pune Labour Commission after complaints and media reports regarding the company benching 300 employees surfaced. As per the notice sent by the commission, the company has been asked to take necessary steps regarding the same, failing which legal action will be taken against them. […]

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Press Release

Wipro partners with Nutanix to launch its Digital Database Services

Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, and Wipro Ltd, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced the launch of Wipro’s Digital Database Services (DDS) powered by Nutanix Era and Nutanix HCI software. This offering will enable enterprises to efficiently manage databases, optimizing time and effort of IT teams. “Wipro’s […]

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Corporate

Wipro resumes operations in Kochi office

As the government issued guidelines for companies to resume operations after April 20, employees in the IT sector seem to be returning to work. Recently, Rashid Premji, the Chairman of Wipro through a tweet announced that his company has resumed operations at its Kochi campus with 120 employees joining the office. However, he also highlighted […]

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Insights

India Inc. pitching in towards the fight against Covid-19

Leading corporations and business leaders have announced their support to fight Covid-19 pandemic, and apart from their direct efforts, and work being done by their respective foundations or CSR initiatives, some of them have committed funds to the union and state governments relief funds. Most of these funds are expected to be directed towards putting […]

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How India Inc is protecting employees from COVID-19

The novel coronavirus has engulfed the world in fear of its rapid spread and lack of medication. The virus which was first discovered in Wuhan City, China has so far claimed more than 3,000 lives and put at risk the lives of 90,000 people worldwide. As we speak today, the virus has entered India and […]

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Corporate

Wipro cancels employee travel to coronavirus hit cities

Indian software major, Wipro recently announced that it has suspended employee travel to coronavirus-hit China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The Bengaluru-based company on Wednesday told news agency IANS in a statement that, “Wipro has suspended travel to and transit through mainland China, including Hong Kong and Macau, until further notice. Employees have also been advised […]

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Investment

Grooming startup LetsShave raises funding from Wipro

Chandigarh-based personal care and grooming startup LetsShave recently announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Wipro Consumer Care Ventures, the venture capital fund of Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting. Existing investor Dorco also participated in the funding round.  Although there is no confirmation by the company, media reports suggested that with […]

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Press Release

Wipro recognised as a Global Market Leader by ISG

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™: Network- Software Defined Solutions and Services Global 2019 quadrant report authored by Kenn Walters. The ISG Provider Lens™ Network – Software Defined Solutions and Services Global 2019 quadrant report […]

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Wipro and Retail Info Systems reveal retailers investing in new technology solutions to succeed with today’s consumers

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, in collaboration with US-based retail magazine, Retail Info Systems (RIS) have developed a report titled,’Smart Store Strategies for Digitally Savvy, Time-Crunched Shoppers’.  The study, based on a poll conducted with senior executives from national and large regional retail organisations, reveals how retailers need […]

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Corporate

Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji’s to lose executive role due to SEBI rules

In the wake of the new guidelines proposed by market regulator SEBI, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji might lose his executive powers in the tech company after 1 April, as per a TOI report. In 2018, SEBI through its rules had directed the top 500 listed companies in India to ensure that their chairperson is a […]

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Wipro recognized as top employer in Australia for 2020

Wipro Limited, an information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer in Australia, for 2020. The Top Employers lnstitute Global Certification Programme is a prestigious certification in the region and has recognised more than 1500 Top Employers in 118 […]