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Wipro Gets Infrastructure Management Agreement with Philip Morris International [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Wipro reported that it has won a contract with Philip Morris International (PMI). As a part of the five-year agreement, Wipro said it will provide a full suite of IT infrastructure management services to PMI. In its release, Wipro noted that the IT infrastructure services will support a host of functions at PMI, including management and support of its servers, storage, backup and applications infrastructure. "The PMI relationship is strategic to Wipro and we are excited to embark on this journey. We aim to foster a successful partnership with PMI and deliver the IT innovation that will support their business needs," said Srini Pallia, Chief Executive, Retail, Consumer Goods, and Transportation & Govt. (RCTG) Business Unit, Wipro Limited. He added, "Wipro's ServiceNXT Operations Framework will be utilized to manage PMI's technology and applications infrastructure." Wipro said its Consumer Goods expertise spans areas of Packaged Application Services, Application and Infrastructure Management, Business Process and IT Consulting, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing. "We are pleased to be working with Wipro," said Patrick Brunel, Senior Vice President and CIO, PMI. "With Wipro supporting our technology and application infrastructure we look forward to strengthening efficiencies, managing costs and being better able to serve and support our workforce around the world." Wipro is a global information technology, consulting and business process services organization. PMI is an international tobacco company with products sold in more than 180 markets. More information and complete details: www.wipro.com www.pmi.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |