Wipro Named "IT Outsourcing Service Provider Of the Year" at The Third Annual NOA Awards

Business Wire, Oct 17, 2006

BANGALORE, India -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that it has won the National Outsourcing Association's (NOA) award for "I.T Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year".

Wipro Technologies won the award for demonstrating solid growth in the outsourcing sector during the past year, presenting a number of outsourcing projects it had worked on and all delivering tangible business benefits. The client testimonials to support these projects highlighted the quality of service, innovation and 'higher value' that Wipro delivers, which was impressive enough to win the award.

According to Dr. A L Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Wipro Technologies, "We are delighted to have won the "I.T Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year" award. It is a reaffirmation of Wipro's belief that the next level of delivering value to our global customers will come from identifying solutions that have been traditionally delivered from a single location and delivering these on global delivery model using innovative tools and technologies."

The Awards, which were announced at a glittering ceremony at London's Radisson Portman Hotel, were hosted by Anthony Hilton, the financial editor of the Evening Standard. Attracting over 350 professionals from the UK's outsourcing industry, the awards aim to reward organisations for success in outsourcing projects, as well as raising awareness for the importance of best practice in outsourcing. The awards acknowledge achievements in IT outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing, as well as sector specific achievements in telecommunications, finance, energy and the public sector.

Martyn Hart, chairman of the NOA commented: "At the NOA we strive to raise awareness of best practice in the outsourcing industry - the awards are core to this strategy. All winners have ably demonstrated excellence in outsourcing and have highlighted the importance of best practice standards being met in the industry."

About the National Outsourcing Association (NOA)

The NOA is an independent body whose objective is to ensure effective business management through the promotion of best practice, service and innovation in the application and development of outsourcing. The NOA's role is to lobby UK government, OFCOM and the European Union on matters affecting the collective interests of its members and to deliver information on market developments and lessons learned from business outsourcing.

Members fall into three main categories:

* Users - UK and overseas companies, which have outsourced (or are about to outsource) significant business infrastructure, such as: IT; telecoms; and processes

* Suppliers - companies which fulfill outsourcing contracts

* Support services - legal, recruitment and consultancy service companies which support the industry

The NOA communicates the significant benefits and strategic lessons of outsourcing to a wider audience, through conferences, seminars and publications. www.noa.co.uk

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