Saudi Airlines awards $100 Mn IT deal to Wipro Arabia
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 02:53 IST
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Jeddah: Wipro Arabia, a joint venture between Wipro and Dar Al Riyadh Group, has won $100 million IT infrastructure transformation contract from Saudi Arabian Airlines. Wipro Arabia, a provider of IT solutions and services, functions in Saudi Arabia. The 5 years agreement, which is valued at over $100 Million, was signed in a function in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, stated a press release. The scope for Wipro Arabia in the deal includes data center consolidation and management, integration and management of a highly secure converged network and comprehensive enterprise wide managed infrastructure & security services. Saudi Arabian Airlines has undertaken an extensive business transformation exercise, which will create an organization designed around innovation, agility and customer centricity. A master plan aimed at overhauling central IT was developed for supporting this transformation. The whole exercise is part of the privatization program of Saudi Arabian Airlines. H E Khalid Almolhem, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines said "Building a customer centric organization culture and systems is key priority for us. This will differentiate Saudi Airlines from its competitors and ensure market leadership for us. It is highly reassuring to have Wipro as our partner in this transformational journey." "We are delighted to partner Saudi Airlines at their transformation drive. Wipro will combine its service delivery excellence and technology expertise to deliver a seamless experience for the customers of Saudi Airlines," said Suresh Vaswani, President, Wipro Infotech and Global IT Practices.

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