West Bengal acquires 200 acres for IT projectAugust 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government has acquired 200 acres of contiguous land for the Rajarhat information technology (IT) hub, where software majors like Infosys and Wipro have sought space, a state minister said here Wednesday. "We are now ready to offer land to any company.
Wipro actively looking at overseas acquisitionAugust 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Outsourcing major Wipro is actively looking at overseas acquisitions, a top company official said here Wednesday. "As far as acquisition is concerned, we are already active in that area and we will continue to remain active.
Infosys still hiring; to ramp up headcount this fiscalJanuary 12th, 2009 BANGALORE - Allaying fears of slowdown or lay-offs, IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd is still in hiring mode and plans to ramp up its headcount by this fiscal (2008-09), a senior executive said Tuesday. 'Though we have said in the beginning of this fiscal that we would hire about 25,000 people, in our estimate our hiring will go up to 27,000 by March 31, 2009,' Infosys head for HRD, education and research T.V.
Algorithm For Hiring At TaraganaOctober 12th, 2006 It is hiring time again! Srini has devised an algorithm for hiring at Taragana which I think very appropriately describes our hiring funnel:
if (isClueless()) {
goToIBM();
} else if (runOfTheMill()) {
goToWipro();
} else if (thinkUMLIsDesign() && bigAmbitionToBeADesigner() &&
chooseVariableNamesLikeTheLengthOfThisOne()) {
goToAccenture();
} else if ( appreciateDesign() && (knowJava() || knowPHP()) && isTrueDeveloper()) {
welcome();
}
If that looks like you and you are located in India (or willing to relocate) please send your resume to hiring[at]taragana[dot]com.
Note: No animals or companies were harmed in the making of this algorithm.
Wipro bags outsourcing contract from Unitech WirelessMay 6th, 2009 BANGALORE - Wipro Technologies has bagged an outsourcing contract for an undisclosed amount from telecom company Unitech Wireless, the IT firm said Wednesday. Unitech Wireless, which received licence last year to operate in 22 telecom circles in the country, is yet to launch its services.
Wipro to acquire Citigroup's Indian IT subsidiaryDecember 22nd, 2008 BANGALORE - India's second largest IT bellwether Wipro Technologies Tuesday announced acquisition of Citi Technology Services, the India-based captive provider of IT services and solutions to Citigroup entities worldwide, for $127 million in an all-cash deal. As part of the deal, Wipro and Citi will sign a Master Services Agreement for delivery of technology infrastructure services and application development and maintenance services for six years, which is projected to accrue $500 million during the contract.
Wipro says it's unaffected by client GM's bankruptcyJune 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Software giant Wipro's revenues will not be affected because of the bankruptcy of Detroit-based customer General Motors Corp, the Indian IT bellwether said in a regulatory filing Wednesday. "General Motors accounts for less than 1 percent of Wipro's IT services segment revenue, and our assessment is that a substantial portion is expected to continue," the company statement read.
Wipro projects $1.05 billion from IT services in Q4January 20th, 2009 BANGALORE - Wipro Ltd Wednesday projected $1.05 billion (Rs.51.73 billion) revenue from its global IT services for the fourth quarter (January-March) of this fiscal (2008-09). In regulatory filing to the stock exchanges, the IT bellwether said the outlook for this quarter (Q4) was based on revenue from its IT services in the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal at $1.13 billion under the American accounting system (US GAAP).
Wipro floats consulting academy in USAugust 13th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Technologies Thursday said it has set up a consulting academy in the US to strengthen the customer management skills of its frontline employees. The enterprise application services consulting academy will inculcate the right engagement behaviour at an early stage for improving customer satisfaction, the company said in a statement here.
Infosys, Wipro hope Obama will not hurt US competitivenessFebruary 25th, 2009 BANGALORE - Indian IT bellwethers Infosys Technologies and Wipro Wednesday expressed confidence that the US would not take any measure that would hurt its global competitiveness. Reacting cautiously to US President Barack Obama's remarks on outsourcing Tuesday, Infosys said outsourcing had enhanced the competitiveness of US corporations and had created more jobs within the US economy.
Indian IT should get ready to face global competition: Azim PremjiJune 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Wipro chief Azim Premji has asked the Indian IT industry to get ready to face the global competition, and not fall into a mind trap of 'India Advantage'. "We have talked a lot about India advantage.
Wipro admits to World Bank barring it from securing contractsJanuary 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Technologies Monday admitted that the World Bank had barred it from securing its contracts from 2007 to 2011. 'The World Bank determined in June 2007 that Wipro would be ineligible to contest direct contracts from 2007-2011,' the IT bellwether said in a notification to the stock exchanges.
Wipro unveils virtual centre for testing servicesMay 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Technologies has set up a virtual innovation centre for testing services on Second Life, the popular virtual world, the IT bellwether said Thursday. The innovation centre, a replica of the original lab at our campus in the electronics city will provide a one-stop virtual view of our Internet Protocol (IP)-powered solutions, the company said in a statement.
Wipro net profit up 18 percent in third quarterJanuary 20th, 2009 BANGALORE - Wipro Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs.10.04 billion (Rs.1,004 crore/$204 million) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2008-09), registering 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth under the Indian accounting system. In regulatory filing Wednesday, the IT bellwether said its consolidated revenues for the quarter under review (Q3) was Rs.66.18 billion (Rs.6,618 crore), posting 25 percent YoY growth.
Global meltdown has hit IT sector hiring in India: NilekaniFebruary 15th, 2009 BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies vice-chairman Nandan M. Nilekani Monday admitted that the global economic meltdown has affected hiring in India's IT industry.
HYDERABAD - Despite the economic slowdown, Wipro BPO, the business process outsourcing division of IT giant Wipro Technologies, is hiring personnel and expanding its operations globally, a top official said here Tuesday.'For the last six months, we have been hearing depressing news about people losing jobs and companies resorting to cost-cutting measures but we are still looking for people,' Wipro BPO head Ashutosh Vaidya told reporters.
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May 5th, 2009 at 5:14 am
A lot of allegations have been thrown at the BPO industry. Statements like “the jobs are monotonous”, “the jobs are repetitive”, “it’s boring” etc are fairly common. Even the ex-head of a large BPO company with international operations was heard saying that BPO jobs are monotonous. Maybe that’s why he is the ex-head now.
Marc Jansen
May 7th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I just wanted to say this to all the people planning to join Wipro BPO, Do not ever do this mistake. Let me tell you guys some fact, wipro hired arround 150 people in Jan 09 for one of their process in chennai both IT and non IT, all the people submitted their resignation in their respective organizations, and then 3 days before joining Wipro Told all these people they can not take them on board since the client decided not to sign the contract with Wipro. Now imagine the situation of all those people they have lost their old job and in this market they are jobless, I am one of them. after this we came to know wipro often does the same thing because they hire the experienced people for their processes even before they sing the final contract with their client. How can they do these ? people changes job for better life and this is what you will get if it is Wipro, So people decided to join wipro think again.
June 11th, 2009 at 11:02 am
working for TCS 3years, done BBM, BPO non voice,
September 9th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
On the 22nd of June 2009 Wipro-NewLogic announced to the employees that Wipro would stop all of its IP semiconductors activities in France and close the facility: 61 engineers fired. More details on: wireless.leader.free.fr/index.php?Itemid=76