Wipro Technologies Provides Android Os-based Commercialization Services On Texas Instruments Omap(tm

MEDIA RELEASE PR38381



Wipro Technologies Provides Android OS-Based Commercialization Services on Texas Instruments OMAP(TM) Processor

BANGALORE, Feb. 17/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --





- Collaboration With TI builds on the Successful Engagement to Address

the Connected Devices Sector



Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services business of Wipro Limited

(NYSE:WIT) today announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it

has engaged with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) to offer services on the

OMAP(TM) processors at the MWC. The services - which include Linux baseport,

Android operating system (OS) porting on hardware platforms, middleware,

third-party component integration, application development, and operator

customization - will address commercialization requirements for OEMs

designing on Android, ensuring fast time to market.



TI's OMAP 4 platform, based on dual-core ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-A9 foundation,

supports the next range of robust multimedia for mobile devices. The platform

drives High Definition (HD), 1080p video playback and supports multiple

displays, to name a few capabilities. The OMAP 4 platform addresses power and

processing requirements of the next-generation connected devices expected to

hit store shelves by 2011.



Wipro's expertise in this domain as a System Integrator has helped TI's

customers realize cost efficiency and faster deployment of applications on

their products.



"We are extremely excited to continue our work with Wipro to help

customers quickly create unique Android-based designs on the OMAP 4

platform," said Sharada Satrasala, Director, OMAP SW Ecosystem (Asia), TI.

"Wipro, with its strong knowledge of TI's product line, brings unique assets

to our robust ecosystem, which we can leverage to simplify the development

cycle for our customers," she added.



"We are extremely pleased to be working on TI's OMAP platform to achieve

the next step in the Android journey," said Nagamani Murthy, Vice President

of Mobile, Auto and Consumer Business in Wipro Technologies. "Wipro being a

member of TI's ecosystem, and our recent entry into the Open Handset Alliance

(OHA) positions us uniquely. We believe that Wipro's vast expertise and

knowledge on the board/system design and the middleware/application, coupled

with leveraging on the strengths of the TI offerings, will result in

innovative solutions for consumers to enjoy in the near future," she added.



Wipro and TI have been working together for more than a decade. Having


been a part of the OMAP ecosystem since 2002, Wipro has worked

collaboratively with TI on various OMAP processor advancements.



Trademarks



OMAP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks

belong to their respective owners



About Wipro



Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is

the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services

organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V

1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the

largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro

provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and

services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing,

package implementation, software application management, and datacenter

managed services to corporations globally.



In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT

solutions and services for the corporate segment in India, offering system

integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services.



Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments

of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East

markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations.

Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares

are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock

Exchange.



For more information, please visit our website at http://www.wipro.com



Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements



Certain statements in this release concerning our future

growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of

risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially

from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties

relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and

uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits,

our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT

services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in

India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time

and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client

concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our

international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus

areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully

complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our

service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic

investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political

instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring

companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and

general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional


risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described

in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make

additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements

contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any

forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our

behalf.



Media Contacts:



Wipro Technologies



India:

Radhika Mahadevan

+91-9945042603

[email protected]



Mangala Koti Singhal

+91-9686446789

[email protected]



US:

Eric Belove

+ 1-732-216-6242

[email protected]



Lavanya DJ

+1-212-239-8740

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UK:

Rahul Kadavakolu

+44-792-020-5496

[email protected]



Shalini Siromani

+44-79-6066-3200

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SOURCE: Wipro Technologies




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