Wipro wins 7-year contract from Britan's Xoserve

India's third largest information technology (IT) services company Wipro today said it has won a seven-year contract from British gas distribution and transmission company Xoserve.

Under the contract, Wipro will replace Xoserve's two-decade-old legacy UK Link suite of applications by best-in-class enterprise applications with more contemporary technologies, the Bangalore-based company said in a release.

"The complex stakeholder matrix, and Xoserve's central role in delivering the changes to the entire gas industry in the UK, make this program unique and transformational in nature," said Arun Krishnamurthi, global head - utilities, energy, natural resources and utilities business unit at Wipro. "This is an immensely prestigious project for us and we look forward to partnering with Xoserve to ensure seamless delivery of this critical program."

Xoserve supports Britain's gas market through the provision of centralised information and data services for gas transporters and shippers. The company is jointly owned by the five major gas distribution network companies and National Grid's gas transmission business.