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Wipro intros w-SaaS cloud platform

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Wipro Technologies, an IT services business of Wipro Ltd, will offer 'w-SaaS', a platform for rapid software-as-a-service (SaaS) enablement of business applications using Oracle Grid Computing and Oracle application grid middleware for independent software vendors (ISVs).

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The platform will help ISVs enable their 'existing' business applications to operate in SaaS model in a non-intrusive manner with minimal re-implementation, and enable the traditional single tenant application to

operate in an efficient multi-tenant mode.

This is expected to result in savings of up to 50 percent of effort for SaaS enablement of existing applications,

resulting in up to 10-20 percent savings in the total cost of ownership.

Srini Pallia, senior vice-president and global head, Business Technology Services, Wipro Technologies Ltd., said: "With Wipro's global service delivery capability, Oracle's platform and strategic insights on world-class performance, this solution can be leveraged across multiple global customers. Our relationship with Oracle enables us to provide ISV's and joint customers, a powerful platform that allows them to improve their revenues in a cost effective manner."

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As per leading analyst firm Gartner, "The market for worldwide software as a service (SaaS) is forecast to reach $8 billion in 2009, a 21.9 percent increase from 2008 revenue of $6.6 billion". Using Oracle to power the w-SaaS platform, together the companies can provide a cost-effective and flexible "SaaS enablement" alternative to the ISVs to move to the SaaS delivery model.

Oracle has worked with Wipro to offer its comprehensive technology stack to its ISV partners through this complete platform for accelerated SaaS enablement. Wipro will benefit from the increased SaaS market reach in collaboration with Oracle.

"We are delighted to team with Wipro to provide SaaS solutions. The w-SaaS platform, which leverages Oracle application grid products, will help our joint ISV customer base in their adoption of SaaS." said John Gawkowski, Vice President, Platform Technology Solutions at Oracle. "Oracle's strategy of delivering high value through complete and integrated products fits well with the Wipro methodology, resulting in a proven and optimal solution with speed, quality and value to the customer."

Wipro expects opportunities for this offering in North America, with growth potentials in the emerging markets of Latin America, Asia Pacific and Western Europe. Energy & utilities, retail, transportation, healthcare and

manufacturing sectors will be focus verticals.

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