Center will provide remote infrastructure and application management services to customers in the ASEAN region
Bangalore, February 21, 2008:
Wipro Limited, a leading global provider of IT solutions and services, today announced the launch of its Global Service Management Centre (GSMC) in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. This center will cater to the infrastructure and application management service requirements of customers across the ASEAN region, through a remote service delivery model. Wipro has also recently been awarded the MSC Malaysia status from the Government of Malaysia.

This state of the art remote service delivery center will provide seamless integrated services on heterogeneous technology environments ensuring high availability of the business applications. The key services rendered from this center include Datacenter Management, Network Management, Call Center Technology Management, Business Service Management, Managed Security Services and End User Support services.

Running the operations on a 24x7 basis, this center will be the nerve centre for providing multilingual technical support to customers. This model of service delivery will help build a nimble and scalable support model aligned to the dynamism of customers' business environments. Best of the breed security technologies will be deployed to extend highest level of protection to customers' technology environments ensuring complete data integrity.

"Asia Pacific is a focus market for us and we are pleased to launch the Kuala Lumpur GSMC. It will bring us closer to our customers in the ASEAN region and thereby allowing us to provide better support by adopting a proactive approach, using best in class remote monitoring tools, robust processes using the ITIL framework and a team of highly skilled technology experts giving a distinct advantage in terms of faster response and resolution time for IT services. By this, customers' management bandwidth can focus on core business growth, without worrying about operational issues. GSMC KL is the latest addition to Wipro's multiple GSMCs spread across various geographies." said Mr. Thandava Murthy, Chief Executive, Professional Services Division, Wipro Infotech.

"We are extremely happy to have Wipro on board during this exciting growth phase in Malaysia's ICT Industry. We are confident that Wipro, with its global expertise in rendering best in class services, will deliver enormous value to their customers in this part of the world. Wipro's decision to expand their operations in Malaysia is significant evidence that Malaysia offers the right ingredients for companies to grow. We strongly believe that this collaboration between Wipro and MSC Malaysia will grow multifold in future and we will extend our support to Wipro in this endeavor", said MDeC CEO, Dato' Badlisham Ghazali.

About MSC Malaysia (www.msc.com.my)
MSC Malaysia is a national initiative spearheaded by the Malaysian Government to promote both the national ICT industry and provide a test-bed for the global ICT industry. MSC Malaysia provides a conducive enabling environment designed to facilitate companies to harness the full potential of ICT and multimedia technologies. With its ideal business environment coupled with the availability of talent resources, the MSC Malaysia has attracted participation from major global ICT companies to develop and host their leading-edge technologies in the designated MSC Malaysia Cybercities. MSC Malaysia also provides the ideal growth environment for Malaysian ICT SMEs to transform themselves into world-class companies.

Come explore the unlimited opportunities of the ICT world by locating in MSC Malaysia and be part of our global network of businesses and connected communities.

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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