Wipro ties with SAP for mobility services

Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd has entered into a partnership with enterprise application software major SAP to deliver managed mobility services to customers at lower costs.

"Our new services will help customers improve their business, increase agility and reduce costs, as our partnership will bring domain expertise and systems integration experience together with SAP's mobile solutions," the global software major said in a statement here Tuesday.

Wipro's cloud-based, managed mobility services will span SAP solutions, including SAP mobile platform, SAP work manager mobile application and SAP mobile secure solution for mobile device and application management.

"As we see an increase in investments in mobility from companies across utilities, mining, government and retail sectors, our offering will enable a game-changing proposition in the enterprise-mobility space," Wipro global head for mobility services Gaurav Dhall said in the statement.

Enterprises are investing in mobility solutions for increased productivity and agility from their workforce and to improve customer engagement.

"Our model of engagement helps eliminate the need for upfront investment in licenses or mobile infrastructure, providing customers flexibility and scalability when building their mobile enterprise," Dhall pointed out.

Wipro will provide ready-to-deploy mobile solutions, leveraging enterprise systems to enable SAP customers gain business value.

"Supported by Wipro's cloud-based services and vertical-industry expertise, enterprises can benefit from fast deployment of our flexible mobile solutions," SAP vice-president Rick Costanzo said in the statement.

With mobility consultants across its global delivery centres, Wipro supports customers in various industry segments such as banking, insurance, mining, utilities, retail, consumer goods, government and higher education.