New York Stock Exchange-listed Wipro is setting up a global IT services centre in Australia. The new centre in Western Sydney will provide consulting, software development and testing services to domestic and global companies in that country. Wipro started operations in Australia 2002 and at present has a strong customer base across the region with operations in NSW and Victoria.
Suresh Vaswani, President Wipro Infotech and President–Global IT Service lines said: "Wipro has a sharp focus on the Australian region and increasing our regional presence is one of the key strategies for growth in the future. The development centre strengthens Wipro's dominance in the region and integrates its Sydney operation with Wipro's Global Delivery Model. We are impressed with the focus of the NSW Government on information technology and are proud to be associated with them in this initiative."
With revenues of $3.47 billion (06-07) and over than 80,000 professionals, Wipro provides IT and consulting services to organisations globally.
Mr Rajat Mathur, Chief Executive Business Solutions and Head of Middle East and Asia Pacific region added: "Innovation will underpin the growth of the centre as Wipro develops and delivers solutions adapted for the Australian market. We are also committed to nurturing local talent, recruiting and training local employees, including graduates. This will provide a great launchpad for IT graduates wanting to build a global IT career". |
