The company has also expanded its SAP services in the utilities industry, supply chain management and customer relationship management domain.
Banerjee was one of the people instrumental in shaping the future of Wipro's IT business in its early days.
Among the Sensex firms, Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, Maruti, Wipro, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and UltraTech Cement were the biggest laggards. Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel were the gainers.
'There is not one discussion with a client without a discussion around AI. They all have it on their mind.'
IT and interest rate-sensitive bank, realty, and auto stocks ended with sharp gains.
Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat.
From the Sensex firms, Wipro, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC and Reliance Industries were among the biggest laggards. IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and State Bank of India were among the major gainers.
From the Sensex basket, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, JSW Steel, Maruti, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank and ITC were the major gainers. Nestle India, HCL Technologies, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors and Infosys were among the laggards.
"Three-five years is the ideal time frame for a CEO to continue in the same position in a company," says Girish Paranjpe.
According to the 18th version of Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, Wipro has topped the list of 16 electronic companies across the world based on their commitment and progress in three environment criteria: energy and climate, greener products and sustainable operations.
Wipro has been quite aggressive among Indian IT services companies in acquisitions as a strategy to buy the capabilities in emerging technologies.
Wipro is poised for double-digit growth in the coming years as the US market is recovering and consumer spending improving, Chairman Azim Premji said.
Trading in stock markets this week will be majorly influenced by the upcoming quarterly earnings from IT majors TCS and Infosys, along with global trends, analysts said. Besides, global oil benchmark Brent crude, rupee-dollar trend and trading activity of foreign investors would also dictate the movement, they said. "On the domestic front, all eyes will be on the beginning of corporate performance for the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
One of the good things about our business is, if customers are under pressure and in a cost-cutting mode, we are able to provide more efficient solutions.
A chess buff, Neemuchwala enjoys volunteering, travelling, Indian music, reading fiction, and golf.
Plans to enter the Southeast Asian market through acquisition.
Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro has decided to elevate Chairman Azim Premji's elder son Rishad as the chief strategy officer (CSO) of its information technology (IT) business from January 1, 2011.
Company aims to cross $1 billion in revenue for its BPO business.
Wipro Chairman and CEO Azim H Premji received the highest annual remuneration in the company for the fiscal 2006-07. Premji who also holds 79.58 per cent stake in the company, got an annual remuneration of $721,522.
'When it is unpaid, sometimes, they don't take you seriously.' 'Work is not reviewed, and there is no effort in making interns learn.'
No financial details of the deal were disclosed.
Under the terms of the alliance, Wipro Technologies will work with Unisys to jointly provide deskside and hardware support services and multi-lingual service desk services for global customers.
Wipro continues to retain the top position with a disclosure score of 98/100.
Infrastructure major HCC's realty arm, Lavasa Corporation, that has floated a firm, MyCity Technology, in partnership with IT major Wipro, today tied-up with networking leader Cisco to provide Information and Communication Technology services in the newly-created Lavasa city.
Since a week ago, better-than-expected results from Infosys Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited and HCL Technologies Limited sparked a 13 per cent rally in the sector subindex that grinded to a halt on Friday.
Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty wilted under selling pressure on Friday after a five-day rally as investors pared exposure to banking, financial and consumer durable stocks amid mixed trends in global markets. Rising global crude prices, a depreciating rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows further weighed on sentiment, traders said.
With a Score of 95 on 100, Wipro is one of seven IT companies from across the world to find a place in the listing.
It is in these segments that the attrition rate is higher. Wipro witnessed an attrition rate of around 17 per cent in the last quarter. Even as the market awaits its results for the June quarter, the company is not willing to take any chance with its employees.
It has replacements ready even for senior managers, in case someone quits.
Wipro Infotech, the IT products and services division of Wipro, which was recently challenged by international non-profit organisation Greepeace, has finally come out with an e-waste disposal service. \n
On the prowl for more buyouts, software major Wipro would pursue the strategy of acquisitions more aggressively in future along with other initiatives.
From the Sensex basket, Titan, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, UltraTech Cement, Wipro and ITC were the major laggards. ICICI Bank, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Nestle and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the major gainers.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services firm, is planning to increase salaries by an average of 7-8 per cent for its offsite employees and 2-4 per cent for its onsite staffers in 2024-25. High performers can expect a raise of 12-15 per cent. The company, which had a headcount of 603,305 as of December 31, 2023, will be closely looking at the promotions and the process may also get pushed to the first quarter of FY25, revealed a source on condition of anonymity, because he is not authorised to speak to the media.
For the March 2017 quarter, Wipro expects revenues from IT services business to be in the range of $1,922 million to $1,941 million.
Members of the CCC include world leaders in auto manufacturing, mobile communications and consumer electronics.
From the Sensex basket, Power Grid, Asian Paints, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and JSW Steel were among the major gainers. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Wipro, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank were among the laggards.
Country's third-largest software services firm Wipro has said it has been chosen as the official digital and IT partner for Chelsea Football Club.
