Wipro Lighting wins the 'Design for Asia Merit Recognition Award 2010'

First Indian Lighting Company to win an International Design for Asia award

Wipro Lighting wins the coveted ‘Design for Asia Merit Recognition Award 2010’ in Product Design category for the most influential good design in Asia. The award was won for Wipro’s designer LED streetlight, Orio.

Orio is designed for illuminating secondary roads for large software campuses, IT/ITES facilities, industrial parks, educational campuses, commercial buildings and residential townships. This LED streetlight is a futuristic luminaire that harnesses the advantages of LEDs. It is dynamically sculpted and highly function driven. Orio LED streetlight’s contemporary aerodynamic form harmoniously gels with modern urban landscape and aids in city beautification. 

Orio with its revolutionary LED technology reduces power consumption up to 50%. It uses high power, high efficiency LEDs and is offered in 12 W, 18 W and 24 W.  Timeless aesthetics, long service life, energy efficiency, night sky friendly optics and 90% recyclability makes it a ‘Green by Design’ luminaire. Orio offers sustainable lighting solution for years to come and reiterates Wipro’s commitment to Eco Sustainability.

Commenting on the recognition, Mr. Parag Kulkarni, Vice-President & Business Head - Commercial Lighting and Furniture Business, Wipro said, “We see LED-based lighting as a big business opportunity. Wipro Lighting has adopted innovation and design as a way of life. Orio LED street lights are a result of this. It is a matter of great pride that Wipro Lighting is the first Indian lighting company to win an International Design for Asia award.”

About Design for Asia Award
Established in 2003 by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), Design for Asia Award aims to recognize the most influential good designs in Asia and provide an international platform for the designers. It attracts as many as 500 entries from 14 countries worldwide including Japan, China, India, South Korea and Thailand. DFA Award is adjudged on good design, influence in Asia and commercial success.

About Wipro Ltd
Wipro Limited provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, IT enabled services, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company 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. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. Wipro's ADSs 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 websites at www.wipro.com, and www.wipro.in

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