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"We see a tremendous synergy in the Indo-Gulf markets and we aim to further strengthen this relationship in the years to come. Middle East market is moving into higher value services as IT is increasingly relied upon to drive business momentum. Middle East forms critical part of our global business strategy. Our company is extremely committed to building a strong customer base in UAE and across the region. We are confident that our efforts in bringing best practices will spur healthy growth of ICT industry in UAE.
The Summit plans to attract at least 500-600 participants from countries like India, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and from other countries in Europe, Asia, America and Africa. The theme of the Summit is "Towards Global Business Leadership."
One of the key objectives of the summit was to project the Gulf Region as an attractive investment destination with particular reference to UAE and emphasize on the availability of excellent infrastructure within the region and the initiative undertaken for the development of Special Economic Zones/ Free Trade Zones.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the chief patron of the Summit. Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Indian Business and Professional Group, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Indian Business Professional Council, Consulate General of India in Dubai and Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi are also playing a pivotal role and fully supporting this summit.
Wipro recognizes Middle East as a strategic market as the company witnessed high growth from this geography. In 2004-05 alone, Wipro had YoY growth of 85 per cent in APAC/Middle East region. In Q2, 2005-06, the company had a YoY growth of 28 per cent in the Asia Pacific/Middle East region. In Q2 ending September 2005-06, Arab National Bank, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, selected Wipro as their partner for managing the Datacenter operations of their 'Disaster Recovery Center'.
In addition Manso Group, a diversified business group in KSA, having interests in petrochemicals, steel, laminates and transportation business has chosen Wipro to Implement Enterprise Application Platform - SAP Enterprise Version.
"Wipro is uniquely positioned to become our customers' strategic IT partner due to our breadth of our offerings, skills and global recognition. We see a strong demand for services like Package implementation, Infrastructure Management, Testing, Application Development and Maintenance and customization services," added Mr. Mathur.
Wipro started its operations in Middle East region in June 2001. In the subsequent years it expanded its operations in the region to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Today it has built a strong customer base in Middle East. Some of its customers in the region include-Thuraya Satellite Communications, Doha Bank, Qatar Petroleum, Gulf Insurance Company, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, Al Ansari Exchange, Dubai Metal and Commodity Center, SPC and Dubai Municipality among others.
Wipro delivers high end IT services and consulting services to its client in the Middle East region through its two regional offices. One in Dubai Internet City handling operations in UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, and the second at Al Khobar catering to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Posted by Janeta Novakovic, Assistant News Editor
