After HCL Infosystems, another IT major Wipro has decided to shut down its manufacturing of computers and servers due to changing market scenario and consumer preferences.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies soared to an all-time high of Rs 406.52 lakh crore on Monday thanks to a rally in equities where the BSE Sensex climbed over 1 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 941.12 points or 1.28 per cent to finish at 74,671.28. During the day, it zoomed 990.99 points or 1.34 per cent to 74,721.15.
As Wipro enters the new financial year, fresh after the organisational restructuring, it has given a muted revenue guidance for the next quarter, which has not gone in well with the market.
Quantum Corp, a global leader in storage and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro, on Monday announced a strategic pact where Wipro will provide engineering and software design services to augment Quantum's internal storage sy
Wipro has announced changes in the management structure of its IT business and expansion of its board. The firm appointed Girish Paranjpe, Suresh Senapaty and Suresh Vaswani to the Board of Wipro Ltd. Wipro also re-structured its IT business by appointing Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani as joint-CEOs. Paranjpe was the president of the banking, financial services & insurance business unit of the global IT business of Wipro. Suresh Vaswani was the president of Wipro Infotech
Wipro's ServiceNXT Operations framework will be utilised to manage PMI's technology and applications infrastructure.
Reliance Industries Limited is the country's most valued firm with a m-cap of Rs 9,17,953.13 crore followed by TCS Rs 8,04,980.33 crore.
'The top five IT giants are not hiring, but most of the freshers want to start their careers with the top five IT firms.' 'In today's scenario this is a challenge.'
Six years ago, the company discovered an incident of embezzlement of about $4 mn by an employee.
Why the consumer care business is still important to IT major Wipro?
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited, signed a licensing and advanced development deal to jointly develop an advanced mobile and remote workforce management system.
Software services major Wipro, which recently hived off its non-IT business into a separate entity, is betting big on the energy vertical as more companies turn to technology-centric methods for exploration and production of natural resources.
It projected first-quarter revenue for its IT services business to be in a range of $1.58 billion to $1.61 billion - a decline of 0.6 per cent to a rise of 1.6 per cent over the previous quarter.
An ostensible reason for the demerger was the low profitability of the non-IT business, which was a drag on Wipro's bottom line. It accounts for 14 per cent of the company's turnover but only 6 per cent of its operating profit.
The business environment is positive, with an uptick in demand, in both domestic and international markets.
Software-to-soap maker Wipro Ltd plans to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint by half in the next five years. The Bangalore-based company with significant interests in IT, would reduce GHG intensity to 2.5 tonnes per employee by 2015, according to the company's second sustainability report released recently. The GHG footprint for the India operations of Wipro's IT business stands at 4.79 tonnes per employee.
Its revenue from operations grew 2.5 per cent to Rs 13,977.7 crore
T K has been an integral part of the organisation's leadership for years, says Azim Premji.
Diversified company Wipro on Tuesday said it has acquired premium personal care brand Yardley's businesses in the UK and other select European nations for an undisclosed amount.
Wipro Technologies has entered into a strategic technology alliance with business intelligence software company SAS to provide a range of business intelligence applications using the SAS intelligence platform.
Wipro has announced changes in the management structure of its IT business and expansion of its board. The firm appointed Girish Paranjpe, Suresh Senapaty and Suresh Vaswani to the Board of Wipro Ltd. Wipro also re-structured its IT business by appointing Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani as joint-CEOs. Paranjpe was the president of the banking, financial services & insurance business unit of the global IT business of Wipro. Suresh Vaswani was the president of Wipro Infotech
Wipro Ltd resolved to allot 2673 equity shares of Rs 2 each for exercise of stock option by eligible employees.
Company identifies areas like cognitive technologies, artificial intelligence, man-machine interface, robotics
'Today's engineering graduates have to learn the skills to solve problems which is actually a higher order skill.'
Wipro Ltd decoded to allot 3225 equity shares of Rs 2 each pursuant to exercise of stock options by eligible employees.
Indian IT services provider Wipro said it is keen to expand its footprint in France as the country offers huge potential for growth and has stepped up its investment in the region.
The centre will have secured facilities, labs and infrastructure for customer projects and can grow to provide a capacity of 1000 seats, the company said.
The Chandigarh administration has approved the allotment of 30 acres of land to Wipro Technologies Limited in the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.
Qatar's Doha Bank has said it is keen to engage Indian IT major Wipro to provide software solutions to improve its e-commerce and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) systems, among others.
Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 6 lakh crore in a single day on Wednesday as the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled over 790 points. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 790.34 points or 1.08 per cent to settle at 72,304.88. During the day, it slumped 872.93 points or 1.19 per cent to 72,222.29.
The heritage brand's journey from Bond Street to Sarjapur Road will give a facelift to Wipro's fast moving consumer goods portfolio.
Software major Wipro's head of sales (America), Rich Garnick has resigned, the second such exit of a senior executive after the company's high-profile vice-chairman Vivek Paul left the firm a month ago.
Wipro hires former TCS veteran as Group Prez & COO.
Government auditor CAG has flagged "undue favour" to Wipro Ltd by UIDAI.
In a bonanza to its shareholders, country's third largest IT firm Wipro on Thursday said it will buyback up to four crore shares worth around Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion).
Analysts, on average expected a profit of Rs 2183 crore or Rs 21.83 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Wipro currently has operations in Chengdu and Shanghai, where it employs 305 people. The ramp-up will boost the company's headcount in China to over 3,000, according to Anil Bhardwaj, secretary-general, Federation of Indian Small and Medium Enterprises, who addressed reporters in Bangalore on Monday.
Wipro's clients currently include over 100 US payers, healthcare providers, and public health agencies.
Wipro Infotech on Thursday launched a new SuperGenius range of desktops based on Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading on high-volume 90-Nanometer manufacturing technology.
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