Wipro Wins Best New BPO Locator Award

Bangalore, India – April 6, 2009: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that its Business Process Outsourcing division, Wipro BPO has been recognized as the Best New BPO Locator of the year at the International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Awards, held recently in Manila.

Organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in partnership with Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), the International ICT Awards – Philippines, recognizes outstanding performance and contributions by organizations and individuals who contribute extensively in placing Philippines and Filipinos in the minds of global business leaders. BPO companies, whether captive or third-party providers, that set up in the Philippines in CY2008 were judged on the basis of size and growth in revenue and employees; size, quality, and diversity of international clients and evidence of quality, competence and management capabilities.

Sanjeev Bhatia, Vice President, International Operations, Wipro BPO said “Wipro BPO Philippines is uniquely positioned to service customer requirements by leveraging its tenets of quality, innovation, the best people talent, self-sustaining process framework and domain expertise.” He further added, “This award is a true recognition of Wipro BPO’s commitment to Philippines and it is indeed a proud moment for everyone at Wipro”.

In the past, Wipro’s commitment to the Republic of Philippines has been accredited by Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a company which has contributed significantly to the sustainable development of the Philippine economy by meeting its investment commitments, generating significant employment and contributing to the development of a vibrant ITES feeder sector. The testimony from BPAP, stating that, ‘Wipro BPO has especially added dynamism to the spread of the outsourcing industry by locating a strategic centre in Cebu and thereby highlighting the outsourcing potential of this country outside of the National Capital Region,’ further reiterated Wipro’s dedication.

Wipro BPO’s Cebu centre manages inbound and outbound customer services, billing, collections and end-to-end back-office operations for verticals such telecom, aviation, pharma and utilities.

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 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 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. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com and www.wiprocorporate.com.