Wipro, the global IT services major and a leading provider of IT and business transformation services, has achieved a milestone by turning ten in the Middle East.
Wipro, which commenced operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in 2001, today has a presence spread across Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Al Kobar, Riyadh, Jeddah and Bahrain.
The company has 1300 employees servicing the region and 100 plus customers, a company release said.
The company has two near shore development centres in the region at Dubai and Egypt to service customers in the Middle East.
In Saudi Arabia, the largest market in the region, the company has a successful joint venture called Wipro Arabia Limited (WAL) between Wipro Ltd and Dal Al Riyadh for servicing clients in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on the occasion, Anand Sankaran, Senior Vice President and Business Head, India, Middle East and Africa, Wipro said, "Middle East has proved to be the growth engine for Wipro among emerging markets. In the last three years, the Middle East region has grown 100 per cent in terms of revenues and we expect the momentum to continue. We are looking at expanding our presence further in the region, as we see fresh opportunities coming up in Kuwait and Qatar."
Wipro's clients in the region include King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) where the company has implemented a turnkey ERP-Student Life Cycle Management solution first of its kind in the industry.
The company is managing their entire IT infrastructure and applications, end to end for Saudi Arabian Airlines.
It is also engaged with the Road Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai, where it is managing their IT environment including Data Center, networks, security and RTA's Customer Portal accessed by general public for all eServices.
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