Category: IT Services

Three Wipro employees in Kolkata have been arrested in connection with a security breach in the customer records of a UK-based telecom client TalkTalk, a development that could have major implications for the IT company. A TalkTalk spokesperson said it is reviewing its relationship with Wipro. The British media carried the news on Wednesday, given that TalkTalk is a major […]

When Microsoft acquired the creator of the game Minecraft in 2014, the giant software company instantly got a cachet bump with children, picking up a blockbuster game app for a generation that didn’t depend on its products the way their parents did. Now Microsoft hopes Minecraft can help it in classrooms, another area where its once-mighty grip has been shaken […]

A day after Wipro appointed Bhanumurthy BM as its chief operating officer (COO), he has announced an organization structure with some changes to its leadership team within service lines. Hiral Chandrana has been appointed as vice-president and head of business application services (BAS), the largest service line that contributes 47% to its revenue. He was previously the VP and vertical […]

Accenture has acquired CRMWaypoint, a supplier of cloud advisory and technology services in the Netherlands, specializing in Salesforce cloud solutions for sales, service and marketing. The acquisition further strengthens Accenture’s position as a leading cloud services by reinforcing its Cloud First agenda that provides clients with high-standard cloud strategy and technology consulting, as well as cloud application implementation, integration and […]

Tata Consultancy Services, which ended initial talks with Dell for its Perot IT business after a disagreement over price, is back at the table and is locked in a bidding war with rivals such as US-based Cognizant, three people familiar with the negotiations said. “TCS left when the asking price was too high. But over past two weeks there has […]

Wipro has appointed TK Kurien as the executive vice chairman and Abidali Z Neemuchwala as the chief executive officer and member of the board of the company. Both these appointments are effective February 1. Kurien, who turns 58 next year, will complete his five-year tenure as CEO in January. Kurien has restructured Wipro and made major efforts to energize it, […]