Wipro Achieves Diamond Level Status in Oracle PartnerNetwork

By ORACLE
Monday, October 3, 2011

Recognized for Expertise and Co-Development Efforts Across Oracle Stack; Continued Commitment to Joint Customer Success

ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO- Oct. 3, 2011

News Facts

Oracle today announced that Wipro has been named a Diamond level partner, the highest ranking available, in Oracle PartnerNetwork (www.oracle.com/partners/index.html) (OPN) Specialized program.
Wipro (www.wipro.com/Pages/index.aspx) 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 has over 120,000 employees and over 900 global clients across 54 countries.
By achieving Diamond level, Wipro has demonstrated the breadth and depth of its expertise in Oracle products and offerings and dedication to leveraging Oracle technologies to provide business value to joint customers around the world.
In addition, Wipro has made significant investments in new innovative solutions with Oracle, including co-development efforts around Oracle Fusion Applications and end-to-end industry process solutions.
Wipro and Oracle have also launched the innovative solutions lab, OZONE, at Wipro's Electronic City facility in Bangalore. Services provided at OZONE help joint Wipro and Oracle customers define their IT roadmap and provide customers with the opportunity to test Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications.
Wipro was one of the first partners to achieve an Advanced Specialization in 2010 and today boasts 21 Specializations and 6 Advanced Specializations, including the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle’s Siebel, Oracle’s JD Edwards, Oracle’s PeopleSoft, Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Application Integration Architecture, Oracle Solaris, Sun SPARC and Oracle Database.
Wipro also has achieved Specialization in key Oracle industry solutions for Consumer Goods, Professional Services and Natural Gas.
Wipro is a Grande Sponsor of Oracle OpenWorld 2011 (www.oracle.com/openworld/index.html) . For more information regarding Wipro’s sessions and activities at the show, please visit booth #1221 or visit: www.oracle.com/openworld/connect/face-to-face/partners/wipro/index.html

Supporting Quotes

“Wipro’s dedication and commitment to Oracle is undeniable – from their expertise in our application-to-disk portfolio to their co-development efforts on new innovations, such as Oracle Fusion Applications,” said Andy Bailey, senior vice president, Strategic Alliances, Oracle. “Achieving Diamond status showcases Wipro’s strong expertise in Oracle technologies and ability to deliver value to joint customers across the enterprise.”
“The Specializations achieved by Wipro span Oracle’s Application, Database, Middleware, Hardware and Industries offerings – underscoring Wipro’s dedication to expanding our Oracle services practice worldwide,” said Srini Pallia, Senior Vice President & Global Head, Business Application Services, Wipro Technologies. “By adding new dimensions to our already strong relationship with Oracle we are providing new innovations and superior value to our joint customers to accelerate the growth of their business.”

Supporting Resources

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) (www.oracle.com/partners/032191.htm)
OPN Diamond Level (www.oracle.com/partners/en/opn-program/opn-details-by-levels/diamond/index.html)
Wipro (www.wipro.com/Pages/index.aspx)
Judson Althoff blog (blogs.oracle.com/judsonalthoff/)
Connect with the Oracle Partner community at OPN on Facebook (www.facebook.com/oraclepartners) , OPN on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1935017) , OPN on YouTube (www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2CF00D9A9A734772) and OPN on Twitter (twitter.com/oraclepartners)

About Wipro Technologies

Wipro Technologies, the global IT business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro Technologies delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of “Business through Technology” – helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner’s approach to delivering innovation and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro Technologies has 120,000 employees and clients across 54 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com (www.wipro.com/) .

About Oracle OpenWorld

Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, the information technology event dedicated to helping businesses optimize existing systems and understand upcoming technology breakthroughs, draws more than 45,000 attendees from 117 countries.  Oracle OpenWorld 2011 offers more than 2000 educational sessions, 400 product demos, exhibitions from 475 partners showcasing applications, middleware, database, server and storage systems, industries, management and infrastructure – all engineered for innovation.  Oracle OpenWorld 2011 is being held October 2-6 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco.  For more information please visit www.oracle.com/openworld (www.oracle.com/openworld) . Watch Oracle OpenWorld live on YouTube for keynotes, sessions and more at www.youtube.com/oracle (www.youtube.com/oracle) .

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit www.oracle.com/partners.

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Contact Info

Jessica Moore
Oracle
+1.650.506.3297
jessica.moore@oracle.com (mailto:jessica.moore@oracle.com)

Dirk Lewis
Wipro Technologies
+91-7760983976
dirk.lewis@wipro.com (mailto:dirk.lewis@wipro.com)