Wipro Launches Mission10X program

Wipro Launches Mission10X program

IT Major to equip 10,000 academicians by 2010

Bangalore, September 5, 2007 – Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) today announced the launch of Mission10X, which is aimed at promoting systemic changes to current teaching-learning paradigms in Engineering Education. Wipro is doing this in collaboration with Academia to enhance Graduate Engineer’s employability significantly.

Mission10X is an outcome of intense research work done by Wipro’s Innovation team. Mission10X has arrived at a unique “Wipro Learning Model” that enables a faculty to make a student imbibe ‘higher levels of understanding’ of a subject taught in classrooms along with development of ‘key behavioral skills’ in parallel.

Mission10X program involves a layered set of capability building workshops to help Engineering Faculty nurture talent pool across the country. It will be launched across the country in a phased manner. Mission10X will equip 1000 faculty in the current Financial Year and another 3000 faculty in the next year. The aim is to cover 6000 faculty in the third year taking the total number of faculty to 10,000 by the year 2010.

Mission10X.com portal would enable healthy interaction of faculty across the country by sharing their experiences of using Wipro Learning Model.

Commemorating Teacher’s Day, Mr. Azim H Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd., launched Mission10X amongst a gathering of senior academicians of the country which included Vice Chancellors, Deans, Principals, Vice-Principals, and Directors from various Engineering Colleges across the country.

About Wipro

Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development center’s. 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 development and maintenance 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 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 websites at www.wipro.com http://www.wiprocorporate.com

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