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BT, Wipro team up for mobile workforce management

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BANGALORE:

 BT

and



Wipro Technologies
, the Global IT Services Division of

Wipro Limited

have signed a licensing and advanced development deal to jointly develop an

advanced mobile/remote workforce management system.






This deal involves joint development of BT's 'mPower' product and the
non-exclusive licensing of BT's 'mPower' intellectual property rights to Wipro.

'mPower', developed by BT's Research and Venturing (R&V) business, enables

organisations to mobilise their enterprise applications, whilst enabling their

remote workers to communicate, collaborate and co-ordinate effectively to

achieve their individual and collective goals.






Mike Carr, director of Research and Venturing at


BT
, said, “Prompt, informed decision-making by mobile workers is essential

to the success of any operation with an out-of-office workforce. Organisations

in many sectors including gas, water or electricity field engineering, account

teams, healthcare professionals and logistics providers, rely on mobile

workforces to deliver their services. Our mPower solution supports advanced peer

to peer services that allow mobile workers to co-operate and collaborate highly

effectively to better serve the customer.”






Dr A L Rao, chief operating officer,
Wipro Ltd,

said, “Our expertise combined with



BT's
intellectual property and their leading edge 'mPower' platform will

further enhance the portfolio for the next generation of mobile enterprise

applications.”






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