Conclusion

Wipro faced many barries when it first started, the biggest as its CEO mentioned in an interview with Forbes was that they were looked as a joke being a consumer care company going into technology. That's why they changed their name from Western India Products Limited to Wipro. It was about the credibility. But they invested a lot in R&D and talent. Wipro put plenty of support money into building custom solutions and into building a strong after-sales service network that was not very prevalent in those days.

Today the IT industry is strong and so its Wipro. Wipro has presence around the world and even in Latin Amerca where it has been difficult for them to acquire the experience. Wipro is a company that keeps growing, and expanding around the world.
Wipro is doing recruitment from American, European campuses and are now starting Japanese campuses. They are setting up a center in Atlanta, where they will be recruiting from universities, and would like to build up to 500 people. They'll probably have two more centers in the U.S., typically in low-cost areas, university towns. Community sensitivity and visa concerns make this essential, and it makes sense to have a local cadre, apart from employees gained through acquisitions.

Quick Facts about Wipro

• Ranked leader by IDC, MetaGroup, Forrester - 2004
• 4th largest in the world in terms of market capitalization in IT services
• 42,000+ associates, 23 nationalities, 2000+ domain consultants
• Listed at NYSE (WIT) - Part of TMT (Technology-Media-Telecom) Index of the New York Stock Exchange
• 35 countries, 10 nearshore development centers
• CAGR of 42% in the last 5 years
• 421 customers across USA, Europe and Japan (140 of these are Global 500 companies)
• The world's first SEI CMM Level 5 software services company. ISO 9001 certified.
• Most mature Six Sigma program in the industry. World's first CMMi ver1.1 Level 5 and PCMM Level 5 company