Bangalore, India, May 07, 2009
Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced the launch of ‘Tarang’, a product qualification and compliance certification facility, in Bangalore. Former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the facility in the presence of Azim H Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd.
Tarang is equipped with world class capabilities for product design centers & manufacturing organizations across the globe. Symbolizing yet another milestone in Wipro’s innovation journey, Tarang will enhance product quality; reduce time to market besides providing cost benefits. The investment in this facility is expected to be around $8.5 Million.
Commenting on the launch of Tarang, Girish Paranjpe, Joint CEO & Member of the Board, Wipro Limited, said, “Wipro’s agenda to make Innovation more purposeful and customer centric just got stronger with the launch of Tarang. We are confident that this world class facility will further enhance our ability to provide fully integrated product development solutions for our customers.”
Tarang will provide a one stop for solution offering consultancy, pre-compliance testing and certification services for various geographies in the areas of EMI/EMC, mechanical, thermal, acoustic, safety and reliability. The facility is equipped to test electronic products in the Aerospace, Automotive, Computing, Consumer Electronics, Industrial automation, Medical electronics and Telecommunication industries.
“With over 25 years of system design experience behind it, this facility is in line with our R & D strategy and is reinforcing our leadership. End to end product testing and consulting under one roof will enable customers to resolve complex cross-functional issues thereby achieving faster rollout of their products in the global market.” said V.R.Venkatesh, Senior Vice President, Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologies.
Tarang has been accredited in accordance with ISO 17025/IEC 17025:2005 standards and is the only FCC listed facility in India with capability to test up to 40 GHz. With cutting edge facilities and highly skilled team to analyze and correct product compliance related issues, Wipro will help its clients meet various standards such as IEC, CE, UL, FCC, CSA and others which are accepted globally.
Key capabilities include:
- 10m premium EMC Chamber With dual antenna masts and accurate NSA of +/- 3dB
- Hemi anechoic chamber with 16dBA ambient for high precision and low noise acoustic test
- Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) chamber with a ramp rate of 60deg C per minute
- State of the art Shock machine with up to 600g acceleration
- Range of thermal chambers from 32 cubic ft to 888 cu.ft
- Dedicated ESD controlled debug lab
‘Tarang’: Trademark registration is under process
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.
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