Wipro bags $500M deal from US company; Adobe launches Experience Platform's AI assistant

Wipro bags $500M deal from US communication services company

IT services company Wipro Ltd has bagged a $500 million deal from a leading US communication service provider. Wipro did not disclose the identity of the company.

In a communication to the stock exchanges, Wipro said it will provide managed services for some products and industry-specific solutions with the contract being spread over five years.

Wipro has witnessed a key leadership change with the coming in of new chief executive officer Srinivas Pallia in April this year to replace Thierry Delaporte. The company reported a net profit of Rs 2,835 crore for the fourth quarter of FY24, which was an annual decline of 7.7%, while revenues also dipped by 4.2% to touch Rs 22,208 crore.

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Kyndryl expands partnership with AWS

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