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Year Founded: 1945. View Website. Overview. Jobs. Information Technology. Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company.
Aug 24, 2024 · The company began by manufacturing minicomputers under a collaboration with Sentinel Computers and later expanded into software development. Wipro’s entry into software services in the 1990s coincided with the global IT boom, positioning the company as a significant player in the global market.
The company's first departure from its main cooking oil business came about in 1975. 1977 But in 1977 the Indian government decided to throw out United States computer giant IBM over a dispute about investment and intellectual property, creating what Premji saw as a golden business opportunity.
Jun 24, 2023 · Azim Premji, who is widely regarded as one of India’s most influential business tycoons, took over the company and embarked on a remarkable journey of transforming Wipro into a global IT services powerhouse.
By 1989, Wipro had become a diversified manufacturer of computer systems, consumer products and industrial equipment, but as the 90s opened up, so did another transformation in Wipro’s story.
Western India Vegetable Products Ltd. (Wipro Limited) was founded in 1945 by M.H. Premji. The company sold vanaspati solidified sunflower oil to retailers, who sold it in bulk, scooping 50 and 100 grams for customers who brought along their own containers.
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In 1966, a 21-year old Azim Premji left his engineering course at Stanford University to come back and be at the helm of his family business – a $2 million hydrogenated cooking fat company. He...
