Infocrossing, a Wipro Company, Announces Five-Year Agreement With Cliffs Natural Resources

By Wipro Technologies, PRNE
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

LEONIA, New Jersey and BANGALORE, India, November 19 - Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) Company, today announced that it has
entered into a multi-year agreement to provide infrastructure services for
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. Cliffs is an international mining and natural
resources company. It is North America's largest producer of iron ore
pellets, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of
Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal.

Under the terms of the agreement, Infocrossing will provide to Cliffs
server, storage and architecture services from its data centers.
Additionally, Infocrossing will deliver service desk and desk top support to
approximately 2000 employees across Cliffs' multiple North American
administrative and operating locations. By contributing world-class IT
Infrastructure and data center support, Cliffs is ensured a robust IT
infrastructure to support its business and prepare it for growth.

Ron Aderhold, Cliffs' chief information officer, said "We selected
Infocrossing as our business partner because of the firm's commitment to
customers' success and an ability to deliver on its brand promise of superior
IT infrastructure services, delivery capabilities, and industry expertise."

"We are excited to be Cliffs Natural Resources' strategic IT partner,"
said Sameer Kishore, President for Infocrossing, a Wipro Company. "By
offering world-class IT infrastructure and data center services, Infocrossing
is committed to creating real business value for Cliffs."

Infocrossing, A Wipro Company, has been providing comprehensive IT
management solutions for over 25 years to large and mid-market customers, and
operates world-class data centers throughout the U.S. for multiple computing
environments and platforms. The combined strength of Wipro's established
leadership in the Remote Infrastructure Management space and Wipro
Infocrossing's data center and mainframe expertise, has allowed clients to
benefit from synergies of an end to end service offering from Wipro
Technologies.

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. For
more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com and
www.wiprocorporate.com.

About Infocrossing, a Wipro Company

Infocrossing, A Wipro Company, is a provider of selective IT
infrastructure, enterprise application and business process outsourcing
services delivering the computing platforms and proprietary systems that
enable companies, regardless of industry, to process data and share
information within their business, and between their customers, suppliers and
distribution channels. Leading companies leverage Wipro Infocrossing's robust
computing infrastructure, skilled technical team, and process-driven
operations to reduce costs and improve service delivery by outsourcing the
operation of mainframes, mid-range, open system servers, networks and
business processes to Wipro Infocrossing.

Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects
are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties
regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to
generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability
to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to
attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on
fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions
on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced
demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in
telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and
integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service
contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic
investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political
instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring
companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and
general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional
risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described
in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time,
make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including
statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to
update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by
us or on our behalf.

    Media Contacts:
    Wipro Technologies
    India:
    Radhika Mahadevan
    Wipro Technologies
    +91-9945042603
    radhika.mahadevan@wipro.com

    Mangala Koti Singhal
    Gutenberg Communications
    +91-9686446789
    mangala@gutenbergpr.com

    US:
    Lavanya DJ
    Gutenberg Communications
    +1-(212)-239-8740
    lavanya@gutenbergpr.com

    Eric Belove
    Wipro Technologies
    +1-(732)-216-6242
    eric.belove@wipro.com

    Kathleen Ulrich
    Infocrossing, A Wipro Company
    +1-(402)-965-5174
    kathleen.ulrich@wipro.com

    UK:
    Rahul Kadavakolu
    Wipro Technologies
    +44-792-020-5496
    rahul.kadavakolu@wipro.com

    Shalini Siromani
    Gutenberg Communications
    +44-79-6066-3200
    shalini@gutenbergpr.com

Media Contacts: Wipro Technologies, India: Radhika Mahadevan, Wipro Technologies, +91-9945042603, radhika.mahadevan at wipro.com; Mangala Koti Singhal, Gutenberg Communications, +91-9686446789, mangala at gutenbergpr.com; US: Lavanya DJ, Gutenberg Communications, +1-(212)-239-8740, lavanya at gutenbergpr.com; Eric Belove, Wipro Technologies, +1-(732)-216-6242, eric.belove at wipro.com; Kathleen Ulrich, Infocrossing, A Wipro Company, +1-(402)-965-5174, kathleen.ulrich at wipro.com; UK: Rahul Kadavakolu, Wipro Technologies, +44-792-020-5496, rahul.kadavakolu at wipro.com; Shalini Siromani, Gutenberg Communications, +44-79-6066-3200, shalini at gutenbergpr.com

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