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Wipro Ranked as the Leader in Remote Data Center Management.

BANGALORE, India -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that it has been ranked as the leader in an AMR Research report titled "Remote Data Center management -- Low cost and high quality from India."

Leading Indian and

International players were evaluated based on service and organizational attributes. The ranking was awarded based on combination of qualitative and quantitative inputs coupled with customer references.

Remote data center management includes tasks such as IT HelpDesk, System administration, network, storage, server and database management from remote locations without transferring data center IT assets and employees to the outsourcing provider.

The report authored by Lance Travis, Vice President, Core Research group - AMR Research further state that "customers reported satisfactory levels of service from Indian services providers and savings of between 30 to 80%, making remote data center management an excellent way to cut IT operational costs." Travis continues, "Wipro is the leader of the group. It has the most experience with global customers, numerous satisfied customers, and strong management backing to grow and improve the service."

"The rating by AMR Research validates our market leadership in the remote infrastructure management space. Wipro has been evangelizing the concept of remote infrastructure services and with the growing interest shown by our global customers, we continue to invest towards innovating newer service delivery models," said G.K. Prasanna, Vice President - Technology Infrastructure Services.

Wipro Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS) currently works with over 140 customers and currently employs over 1400 consultants who provide services ranging from consulting, system integration, infrastructure management, technical support services and enterprise service desk. TIS is the largest provider of these service among the offshore vendors in terms of revenues, customers and number of consultants.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally. Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development 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 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 ADSs 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, among others. More information is available at www.wipro.com.

Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects and our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions 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 our ability to integrate and manage acquired IT professionals, our ability to integrate acquired assets in a cost effective and timely manner, fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect 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, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Wipro has made strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our 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. Wipro 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. Wipro does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. For further information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.co.in.

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