BWI: Wipro Announces Communication & Collaboration Solutions for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: WIPRO
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:08 PM IST (04:38 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Telecommunications; Technology
Release no: 19131
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Wipro Announces Communication & Collaboration Solutions for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2
Solutions to Provide Efficient Utilization of Resources, Single Interface to Access Different Communication Devices

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, February 03, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that it has developed Communication & Collaboration Solutions, which works with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. With the implementation of this version Wipro will provide customized domain specific solutions to customers that will enhance productivity, improve intra office communication significantly.

Customers can now leverage the existing Exchange Server 2007 & telephony environments without any additional investments. The new release builds on the software-based unified communications solution with important new functionalities like dial-in audio conferencing bridge persistent group chat; Improved Software Development Kits; Audio, Video and IM Conferencing; Microsoft Office Live Meeting hosted on premise; Session and provides advanced call-management, routing, and monitoring tools. Wipro has deployed Office Communications Server 2007 to more than 80 customers. These organizations range in size from 10,000 to 80,000 employees.

In case of a healthcare provider this solution will enable the physician to have access to internal portals for patient history, prescription test reports from a Windows handheld device or a computer. In addition to this a healthcare practitioner can see the presence of his/her colleagues on the portal and communicate with them using IM, audio or video. This offers faster and efficient communication and anywhere access critical for the healthcare industry.

"Wipro Technologies takes advantage of the group chat, advanced communication features and advanced Software Development Kits in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2, enabling customers to unify their communications systems and meet the growing demand for enhanced business collaboration," said Moz Hussain, director of the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft is excited to work with Wipro to demonstrate the value of software-powered unified communications solutions to our customers."

"Customers are realizing the need for Communication & collaboration solution for improving employee productivity, increase operational efficiencies, and cut costs through reduced reliance on traditional telephony. Office Communications Server 2007 will provide our customers with lower costs, better call routing & monitoring, improved group collaboration & reduced telephony costs. ," said Madhusudhanan Vasu, General Manager, Technology Infrastructure Services, 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.

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

Purvika Anand
Gutenberg Communications
+91 9901134441
purvika@gutenbergpr.com

US:

Lavanya DJ
Gutenberg Communications
+ 212).239.8740
lavanya@gutenbergpr.com

Eric Belove
Wipro Technologies
+ 1 (732).216.6242
eric.belove@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



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