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Wipro Offers IoT-Based Solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Power Wind Parks and Wind Turbine Manufacturers

Bangalore/Chennai, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA – February 28, 2017: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced a new IoT-based solution for wind parks and wind turbine manufacturers, that leverages the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Windpark Manager 4.0™. The solution manages wind turbines and associated IT infrastructure, including IT applications and security aspects to optimize operational expenditure, generate new revenue streams, and future-proof a customer’s business.

HPE’s Windpark Manager 4.0™ is based on HPE Operations Bridge, HPE Network Node Manager and HPE Business Value Dashboards (BVD), adapted to wind park operating environments. The solution’s robust scalable architecture helps reduce the operating cost (OPEX) of wind parks, and boosts the efficiency of wind turbine operations. It also provides a real time, executive dashboard that displays key business and IT-related information on wind park operations. This single dashboard of information enables wind park operators to act faster on critical issues. It further enables archiving and retrieval of those events and alerts from the IT environment, the turbine environment and the security network.

The software scales to IoT dimensions centrally managing geographically distributed wind park operations, perfectly adapted to the size and number of wind parks, and corresponding IT environments. A key feature of the solution is that it can be reconfigured for new operating conditions without disrupting current operations.

Wipro’s extensive advisory experience in the Energy and Utilities customer segment coupled with the manufacturing domain uniquely positions the company to lead this IoT transformation and enable customers’ digitization journey.

Jayraj Nair, Vice President and Global Head of IoT, Wipro Limited said, "Our partnership with HPE around the Windpark Manager 4.0™ compliments Wipro's end-to-end IoT solutions and enables us to transform the operational management and efficiency of wind turbines. This solution will deliver higher outputs of usable energy while making a positive environmental and societal impact.”

“Transforming IT organizations from a cost function to a value creator is essential to stay competitive in today’s fast paced, innovative environment,” said Tom Goguen, VP and GM, IT Operations Management, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He added, “The Windpark Manager 4.0™ provides a unique application of HPE Operations Bridge software capabilities through the simplification and automation of IT operations with real-time visibility to help executives make decisions faster.”

Kiran Desai, Senior Vice President and Head - Global Infrastructure Services, Wipro Limited said, “Wipro’s strength in system integration across technologies, extensive experience in IT-OT deployments across the globe and its domain expertise combined with HPE’s world-class Windpark Manager 4.0™ will help create a unique proposition for customers who own and operate complex multi-tenant wind park environments.”

About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading information technology, consulting and business process services company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of “Business through Technology.” By combining digital strategy, customer centric design, advanced analytics and product engineering approach, Wipro helps its clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, Wipro has a dedicated workforce of over 170,000, serving clients across 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com

SUSE Acquires OpenStack IaaS and Cloud Foundry PaaS Talent and Technology Assets from HPE to Accelerate Growth and Entry into New Markets

Company’s latest acquisition advances SUSE’s strategy for enterprise-grade software-defined infrastructure and application platforms

NEW DELHI / BENGALURU, India – November 30, 2016 – SUSE®, has entered into an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire technology and talent that will expand SUSE’s OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution and accelerate SUSE’s entry into the growing Cloud Foundry Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) market. The acquired OpenStack assets will be integrated into SUSE OpenStack Cloud, and the acquired Cloud Foundry and PaaS assets will enable SUSE to bring to market a certified, enterprise-ready SUSE Cloud Foundry PaaS solution for all customers and partners in the SUSE ecosystem. The agreement includes HPE naming SUSE as its preferred open source partner for Linux, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry solutions. In addition, SUSE has increased engagement with the Cloud Foundry Foundation, becoming a platinum member and taking a seat on the Cloud Foundry Foundation board.

“The driving force behind this acquisition is SUSE’s commitment to providing open source software-defined infrastructure technologies that deliver enterprise value for our customers and partners,” said Nils Brauckmann, CEO of SUSE. “This also demonstrates how we’re building our business through a combination of organic growth and technology acquisition. Once again, this strategy sends a strong message to the market and the worldwide open source community that SUSE is a company on the move.”

Ashish Nadkarni, Program Director, Computing Platforms, for IDC, said, “This expanded partnership and transfer of technology assets has the potential to be a real win-win for SUSE and HPE, as well as customers of both companies. SUSE has proven time and again it can successfully work with its technology partners to help organizations glean maximum benefit from their investments in open source. SUSE is positioning itself very well as a high-growth company with the resources it needs to compete in key market segments.”

As part of the transaction, HPE has named SUSE as its preferred open source partner for Linux, OpenStack IaaS and Cloud Foundry PaaS. HPE’s choice of SUSE as its preferred open source partner further cements SUSE’s reputation for delivering high-quality, enterprise-grade open source solutions and services.

“We are evolving our investment strategy to focus on developing the next generation of hybrid cloud solutions, which combines HPE technology with a broad ecosystem of open source and partner technologies that support traditional and cloud native applications,” said Ric Lewis, SVP and GM, Software-Defined and Cloud Group, at HPE. “Customers tell us they need simple hybrid offerings. By partnering with SUSE, HPE will continue to provide high quality OpenStack and Cloud Foundry PaaS solutions that are simple to deploy into customer’s multi-cloud environments.”

Today’s news follows the recent announcement of a deeper engagement between SUSE and HPE to leverage SUSE’s OpenStack expertise for joint innovation around HPE’s Helion OpenStack and Helion Stackato PaaS solutions. The transaction announced today also includes a non-exclusive agreement under which HPE will OEM SUSE’s OpenStack IaaS and SUSE’s Cloud Foundry PaaS technology for use inside HPE’s Helion OpenStack and Helion Stackato solutions.

Abby Kearns, Executive Director of the Cloud Foundry Foundation, said, “SUSE has been a powerful player in the enterprise open source world for more than two decades, and I’m excited to see the impact that a SUSE Cloud Foundry distribution will have for enterprises and developers around the world. SUSE’s strategic vision for the convergence of Platform-as-a-Service and Container-as-a-Service technologies will also be a welcome addition to the strategic dialogue we have within the Cloud Foundry Foundation community.”

For additional perspective on this acquisition and what it means for SUSE and its customers, see www.suse.com/communities/blog/acquisition-news-suse-acquiring-iaas-and-paas-technology-and- talent-from-hpe. For more information about SUSE’s cloud offerings, visit www.suse.com/cloud.

About SUSE

SUSE, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, interoperable Linux, cloud infrastructure and storage solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence, exceptional service and an unrivaled partner ecosystem power the products and support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently deliver mission-critical services. The lasting relationships we build allow us to adapt and deliver the smarter innovation they need to succeed – today and tomorrow. For more information, visit www.suse.com.

Government of Jharkhand at Las Vegas to Woo Investors Caterpillar Pvt.Ltd. proposed manufacturing unit in Adityapur

Las Vegas (USA) 27^th September 2016 : Pushing ahead on his agenda to make Jharkhand ‘the global destination of choice for investors’ Jharkhand CM Mr. Raghubar Das and his business- savvy team reached Las Vegas to attend MIN Expo 2016(Mining Expo), where the state has a dedicated pavilion.US whistle-stop tour of Mr. Das and his Team has an agenda for exploring foreign investor potential for Jharkhand.

At MIN Expo 2016(Mining Expo),CM and his delegation met Mr. Scott Phillips,CEO of GE Mining,Chicago, Mr. Sean McLanahan, CEO of Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania, USA and Mr. Rahul Jain, Business Head of Surface Mining and Technology of Caterpillar Pvt.Ltd.

During the interaction session, State delegation had a detailed discussion with Mining Tycoons. At MIN Expo (Mining Expo),Jharkhand Pavilion, Caterpillar Pvt.Ltd. proposed setting up of a mining equipment manufacturing unit in Adityapur, Jharkhand.

During the session, CM Mr.Raghubar Das said- Jharkhand is ushering in an era of industrial growth and is geared up to showcase its enormous potential to the national and international investment communities in order to attract suitable investments—and the MIN Expo in this scenario is a platform to lure investors who will become long term partners in the burgeoning development of one of India’s youngest states, which has over 40 per cent of India’s mineral reserves. The state accounts for 27 per cent of national coal reserves and 26 per cent iron ore besides others, he further added.

While detailing the investors Mrs. RajBalaVerma Chief Secretary of Government of Jharkhand said – So far the government has held fruitful road shows in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. During the road shows, Jharkhand Government signed some crucial agreements with global corporations like CISCO and Oracle to impart skilling to prepare for the technology leveraged future , Two MoUs were also signed with global technology major Hewlett Packard for e-healthcare and tele-education, she added.Mrs. Verma further said- During this US Sojourn GOJ is looking to seal collaborations with leading organizations & industrial institutions of commerce and trade bodies with the objective of boosting American familiarization with and investment in Jharkhand.

The expo would be followed by a visit to San Francisco where the delegation is scheduled to visit Hewlett Packard Enterprise with which memoranda of understanding were recently signed in the areas of tele-education (virtual classrooms) and IT enabled primary healthcare.

All this orchestrated lobbying is aimed at culminating in a sizeable attendance at Jharkhand’s maiden global business meet— The Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors Summit, scheduled to take place in state capital Ranchi, on 16-17th February 2017.

Chief Minister Mr.Raghubar Das, Chief Secretary, Mrs.Raj BalaVerma, Additional Chief Secretary cum Development Commissioner Mr.Amit Khare, Addl. Chief Secretary, Energy Mr. R.K. Srivastava,Principal Secretary to CM Mr. Sanjay Kumar and Secretary Mines-geology and Industries Mr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal and other state delegates are in USA for 5 days intense tour to woo the investors.

If you do not like something you are doing, speak out

New Delhi 11 July 2016: Speaking at the XXIII Annual Convocation ceremony of FORE School of Management, Delhi, Ms. Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director Hewlett Packard Enterprise, stimulated the outgoing students with her short but power packed speech.

“If you do not like what you do, you do not put your heart and soul into it. And your job will require more than your heart and soul. To perform and excel in your job you need to like what you do. In today’s world, work is life, when you enjoy your work it does not feel like ‘work’ any more. Though it may sound clichéd but the first ingredient one needs for success is passion. Passion defines what you want to be or want to do and drives you through that last mile,setting you apart from the rest while you go up the pyramid. If you do not like something you are doing, speak out. And if you are passionate about something and want to do a particular job, please put up your hand and volunteer. Look for that opportunity”, added Ms. Dhawan.

Often named among the top influential women business leaders Ms. Dhawan was among the first women to head a technology firm in the country, when she was appointed India head of the world's largest software company, Microsoft in 2005. She took over the India operations of computer-maker Hewlett Packard in 2008 and managed to steer the IT organization to leadership, competing with Lenovo and Dell. HPtransitioned from a PC maker into an IT solutions company under her leadership in India. An economics graduate from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and an MBA from FMS Delhi, she has held a variety of leadership positions at Compaq, Microsoft, HCL and IBM in India. She has been the Managing Director at Hewlett-Packard India Pvt Ltd. since 2008, with a portfolio that includes software engineering, research and IT services, before heading Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Mr. D. Shivakumar, erstwhile Vice President India, Middle East and Africa for Nokia, now Chairman &CEO at PepsiCo India and Mr. Narayan Murthy founder and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Limited were amongst the eminent business leaders who have been at FORE convocation ceremonies in the recent past.

The XXIII Annual Convocation of FORE School of Management was held on Friday, July 8, 2016 at the FORE campus where 174 students of PGDM, 59 students of the PGDM (IB) and 18 students of the PGDM (WMG) were honoured to receive their diplomas.Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, FORE, in his welcome speech greeted Chief Guest Ms. NeelamDhawan, and presented the Activity Report for the year 2015-16 highlighting the achievements and awards received during the year. FORE received the “Best Institute Providing Global Exposure” award at 9th ASSOCHAM Higher Education Summit 2016 and “Business School with Best Academic Input (Syllabus) in Human Resources” award at 23rd Business School Affaire &Dewang Mehta National Education Awards. Dr. Das said, “Retain that very element in you that made it possible for you to get an admission in FORE as that element in you must have been a combination of many things apart from your good scores or CGPA: your cognitive abilities, zeal to work hard, your attitude towards life and off course that X-factor; an indicator of your potential leadership abilities and capabilities to cope up with turbulence in business environment.”

Also present in the ceremony were Mr. R.C. Sharma (former Director-CBI) President, Dr. G.V.G. Krishnamurty (ex-Election commissioner of India), Chief Patron at FORE, Dr. B.B.L. Madhukar, (former CMD-MMTC) Vice President (Finance) & Treasurer at FORE, Dr. VinayshilGautam, Dr. Yasho V. Verma(former CEO LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.), Shri T.C. Venkat Subramanian (former CMD-EXIM Bank of India), Members of FORE Executive Board. Foundation for Organisational Research and Education (FORE) was formed in 1981 when a few top leaders from government and the corporate world got together and decided to create a non-profit institution that would serve as a center of excellence for consultancy, training and development of management practices in New Delhi.

The highest domestic offer this year was INR 21 Lakhs while the average offer was around INR 9 Lakhs per annum. FORE has been a preferred recruitment destination for industry, specially consulting companies, BFSI, E-commerce which comprises of 50%, 20% and 10% share respectively of the organization that come to the campus during placement session.

Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic to market Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s Converged Systems

January 25 2016, 14.05 PM IST || Pocket Press release

To act as a channel partner for the marketing and penetration of HPE Converged Systems

New Delhi, January 25, 2016: Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic, one of India’s leading IT Services and Solutions provider, partnered with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise as its channel partner for HPE Converged Systems. Under the partnership, Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic will be responsible for marketing and penetration for the product.

Speaking on the launch as well as the association, Rajan Bhandari, President Sales, Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic, commented, “Today, IT infrastructure the world over is undergoing a phase of rapid evolution and legacy environments using traditional IT infrastructure are fast getting outdated. As such, there is an urgent requirement for businesses to adopt new-age software-driven IT solutions that grant them business agility and operational flexibility. HPE’s Converged Systems, with its software-centric architecture and tight integration of technologies, has emerged as one of the most agile and trusted hyperconverged IT infrastructures in the world today. We are delighted to be associated with the product as its channel partner and are confident the solution will help businesses big and small in achieving scale and size.”

HPE Converged Systems is a package of pre-configured IT components that integrates into systems to lower the cost of ownership and grant greater flexibility to meet more business demand. The product, which was introduced today in an event in Gurgaon, attracted the attention of major industry players such as KPMG, Shopclues, Apollo Tyres, Jaquar, Blackberry, Daikin, Bata India, Marposs International etc and is expected to bring in a business of around $2 million.