7. HISTORY Wipro started as a vegetable oil company in 1947 from an old mill founded by Azim Premji's father.

When his father died in 1966, Azim, a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University , took on the leadership of the company at the age 21. He repositioned it and transformed Wipro (Western India Vegetable Products Ltd) into a consumer goods company that produced cooking oils/fat company, laundry soap, wax and tin containers. At that time, it was valued at $2 million. In 1977, when IBM was asked to leave India, Wipro entered the information technology sector. In 1979, Wipro began developing its own computers and in 1981, started selling the finished product. This was the first in a string of products that would make Wipro one of India's first computer makers .. In 1980 Wipro moved in software development and started developing customized software packages for their hardware customers. This expanded their IT business. 06/08/09 WIPRO

8. Wipro become the first Indian it service provider to be awarded gold level status in Microsofts windows embedded partner program. Worlds first IT service company to use six sigma. Wipro technologies winner of Indian MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise)Awards 2008. Wipro wins international institute for software testings software testing best practice award. 06/08/09 WIPRO

9. people are our greatest asset is much more than an adage for us. people comes fast as an emotion experienced by every wiproite. 06/08/09 WIPRO

10. . 33% business parameters to benchmark quality standards Through a single-minded emphasis on quality throughout its delivery processes, Wipro has shown impressive improvements in delivery capabilities, client satisfaction, and the ability to continually reduce the cost of services, which it aggressively passes on to its customers. Worlds First Software Company Worlds First IT Company SEI-CMM Level 5 Six Sigma Worlds First Company PCMM Level 5 ISO 9001 IEEE Award 06/08/09 WIPRO

11. We are the first company in India to adopt the Six Sigma TQM methodology for continuous improvement and eliminate defect and cycle time reduction Our Six Sigma program spreads right across verticals and impacts multiple areas such as project management, market development and resource utilization We have over 3350 employees trained in Six Sigma with 120 certified black belts We have 500 ongoing Six Sigma projects and the expected financial return is 10% of PBT 06/08/09 WIPRO