Wipro Technologies, also known as Wipro Limited, is an India-based software and technology service provider that targets the global market.
Wipro's service-offerings include:
Analytics
and Information
Management
Business
Application Services
Business Process
Outsourcing Services
Cloud
Services
Consulting Services
Eco Energy
Services
Infrastructure
Management Services
Mobility
Solutions
Product Engineering Services
Wipro Limited also has a hardware business unit called Wipro Infotech that sells notebooks, desktops and storage devices primarily to government departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India. Wipro's subsidiaries include Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering.
Headed by chairman Azim Premji, son of the founder, Mohamed Hasham Premji, Wipro Ltd started out in 1945 as Western India Products, a company that sold vegetable oil. The company later diversified into the manufacture of soaps and other consumer products and ventured into technology in 1985, selling locally-made computers. As of this writing, its subsidiaries include Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering.