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Wipro receives First Ever Teradata Partner Impact Award

Bangalore, November 17, 2009:

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, awarded Wipro the Teradata Partner Impact Award in the "APAC Emerging Markets SI Partner" category at its 24th annual Teradata Partners User Group Conference & Expo, held recently at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in Washington, DC. The award expresses appreciation for the outstanding level of commitment in their dedicated Teradata Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Wipro campus in Bangalore and generation of joint customer wins.

Wipro's leadership in data warehousing and Business Intelligence is driven by its dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE) with Teradata which ensures that Wipro develops expertise on Teradata. This partnership has enabled Wipro to build reusable frameworks for accelerating and standardizing implementations. The CoE team has extensive experience in all the technical areas of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing as well as in a variety of vertical domain areas like Manufacturing, BFSI, Utilities, Government, Healthcare, Telecom and Sales & Distribution. Leveraging the expertise and experience, the Wipro COE also offers various vertical centric analytics solutions.

"Teradata is proud to award Wipro its first ever Teradata Partner Impact Award for its fantastic contribution as an SI Partner in the APAC emerging markets. Leveraging its dedicated Center of Excellence (COE) with Teradata has enabled Wipro to build reusable frameworks to accelerate implementations, and will allow leverage of Wipro's expertise and analytic solutions for various additional verticals." said Mr. Ashok Ekbote, Country Manager, Teradata India.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Sairaman Jagannathan, Vice President, Business Solutions Division said, "We are delighted to have won the Teradata Partner Impact Award. This establishes us as a leading partner for Teradata in APAC including India and Middle East. This award is also a confirmation of the power of collaborative innovation, which Sangam our Technology Innovation Hub, embodies. We are confident that with Teradata we will continue to deliver best-of-breed solutions that address the evolving business needs of customers."

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) is the world's largest company solely focused on raising intelligence through data warehousing, data warehouse appliances, consulting services and enterprise analytics. Teradata is in more than 60 countries and on the Web at www.teradata.com.

About Wipro Infotech

Wipro Infotech, a division of the US$5 billion Wipro Limited, provides enterprise customers with high value Information Technology Products, Software Services, Solutions and Consulting Services in India and Middle East. Headquartered at Bangalore, Wipro Infotech serves customers in India through a network of 22 offices and 170 service locations across the country. It also has regional offices across the Middle East serving the region.

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, www.wiprocorporate.com, and www.wipro.in.

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