Bangalore, August 22, 2007:
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today announced that Wipro will be setting up a global development center in Smart Village.

H.E Dr. Tarek Kamal , Minister of Communications and Information Technology has witnessed today the signing of an MOU between Wipro and the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) supporting Wipro to establish a Global IT services Development Center targeting the IT Export Services for the Middle east and Global Markets.

Wipro is the leading Consulting and Information Technology Company from India employing more than 70000 professionals. Wipro would be providing software development, integration and consulting services from this center.

On the occasion H.E Dr. Tarek Kamal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology said "We are delighted that Wipro is setting up a global development center in Egypt. This will give a further impetus to Egypt as an IT Export destination ".

Eng. Mohamed Omran, CEO of ITIDA added "Wipro is a leading IT services company with strong presence in the Middle East region. We believe that talent transformation processes of Wipro will be of significant value"

Mr. Rajat Mathur, Chief Executive of Business Solutions and Head of Middle East and Asia Pacific regions said "Wipro has always been focused on Middle East as a region and localization in this region is one of the key strategies for growth this year. This development center besides strengthening Wipro's dominance in the region would also give a thrust to Wipro's Global Delivery Model. We are impressed with the focus of the Egyptian government on Information Technology and are proud to be associated with them in this talent development initiative."

With revenues of US$ 3.47 Bn, the NYSE listed Wipro Limited is the leading Indian company in providing IT and consulting services to organizations globally. Wipro had started its operations in Middle East in 2001. Today it has a strong customer base across the Middle East with operations spread across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Some of Wipro's prestigious customers in the region include Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, Metal, Dubai eGovernment, Qatar Petroleum, Bahraini Saudi Bank, Future Communications Company, Kuwait, Doha Bank, PetroRabigh, SASREF and Saudi Polyolefins Company among others.

About Wipro Infotech
Wipro Infotech, a division of the US$ 3.47 billion Wipro Limited, provides enterprise customers with high value Information Technology Products, Services, Solutions and Consulting Services in India, and provides Technology & Software Services and Consulting Services in the Middle East and ASEAN. It is the world's first Products, Services and Solutions Company to be certified, Enterprise wide at Level 5, Version 2.0 of PCMM. Headquartered at Bangalore, Wipro Infotech serves customers in India through a network of 22 offices and 170 service locations across the country. It has business offices in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Wipro Infotech is ranked No. 2 in Indian Domestic IT Services Market in 2005, according to IDC's report Indian IT Services Market Analysis 2005-10.

About Wipro Limited
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, IT enabled services, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company 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. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. Wipro's ADSs 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, www.wiprocorporate.com , and www.wipro.in

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