Wipro Reaffirms Position As Top Third Party R&D Service Provider

Wipro Technologies, the global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited, has reaffirmed its leadership position as the Number One third party ‘Global R&D Service Provider’ in a 2011 report released by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd, a Globalisation Advisory and Management Consulting firm. Wipro Technologies’ constant innovation curve, strong business model, superior engineering and steady growth has contributed to the company becoming the world’s top third party R&D service provider for the second consecutive time.

Innovative solutions like Wipro’s Collaborative Design, Manufacturing & Sustenance (CDMS) program that enables system companies meet ‘concept-to-product’ service needs, managed printing services, remote patient monitoring solution and connected TV solution, has won Wipro this acclaim. Zinnov has rated Wipro as a leader in third party R&D Services in semiconductor, peripherals & storage and cloud computing. Wipro was also positioned in the leadership zone of ‘Zinnov Zones’ for R&D Services in the ISV (Independent software vendor), Telecom, Communication Stack & Automotive segments.

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Zinnov analysed third party R&D service providers using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) modeller which assigned weights to multiple parameters like financial strength - the long term sustainability of the services provider, and capabilities - the ability of the service provider to help customers innovate, reduce time to market and deliver high quality products.

“This year, Wipro Technologies has outperformed itself as a third party R&D services provider. Wipro is an ace partner for product companies to collaborate and co-innovate with, as it can help them build innovative products for new markets and improve customer experience. We congratulate Wipro on this outstanding performance and retaining its leadership position in the third party Global R&D Service Providers ranking,” said Pari Natarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

“Wipro is delighted at being ranked the No. 1 third party Global R&D Services Provider by Zinnov. It is a testimony to our customers who have entrusted Wipro with their mission critical work and to the Wipro teams which have stepped to the plate to take Wipro to this position of leadership. We are committed to investing in enhancing our investments in our employees and knowledge of domains, systems, and architecture to earn the continuing franchise of our customers and being the best place to work for our employees,” said Sanjay Gupta, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologies.