Monday, January 21, 2008

Wipro JV wins Saudi Arabian Airlines order

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced today that it had awarded a long-term IT infrastructure transformation contract to Wipro Arabia (a joint venture between Wipro and Dar Al Riyadh Group, which provides IT solutions and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

The five-year agreement, which is valued at over $100 million, was signed today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Wipro Arabia will deliver a scalable and managed infrastructure platform based on industry standards. It will become the bedrock for driving all operations and business transformation at Saudi Arabian Airlines. The scope for Wipro Arabia includes data centre consolidation and management, integration and management of a highly secure converged network and comprehensive enterprise-wide managed infrastructure and security services.

Suresh Vaswani, president, Wipro Infotech & Global IT Practices, said, “Wipro will combine its service delivery excellence and deep technology expertise to deliver a seamless experience for the customers of Saudi Airlines. We value the partnership with Saudi Airlines and are committed to making this initiative a success.”

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