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    ACCOUNTSPAYABLEAUTOMATION UNLOCKING

    VALUEIN

    B2B

    ECOMMERCE

    Authors Name:

    Vinodh Ravishankar (Senior Business Analyst)

    Pradyumna Deshpande (Senior Consultant)

    Banking Domain Team

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    TABLEOFCONTENTS

    THEOPTIMIZATIONIMPERATIVEINB2BPAYMENTS

    COSTDRIVERSINAMANUALCHECKBASEDPROCURETOPAYCYCLE

    THEEB2B

    PAYMENTS

    ADOPTION

    WAVE

    PROSPECTIVEHEGEMONYOFCOMMERCIALCARDSINELECTRONIC

    B2BPAYMENTS

    OFFERINGSINTHEMARKET

    EIPPTHECRUCIALMISSINGPIECEOFTHEPUZZLEFOR

    FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS.

    SYSTEMINTEGRATIONSERVICESFORACCOUNTS

    PAYABLEAUTOMATION

    ACCOUNTSPAYABLE

    BUSINESS

    PROCESS

    OUTSOURCING

    ..

    WIPROASTRATEGICPARTNERFORAPAUTOMATION..

    ABOUTWIPROTECHNOLOGIESANDWCIR.

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    THEOPTIMIZATION

    IMPERATIVE

    IN

    B2B

    PAYMENTS

    Businesshousesofdifferentsizeshaveevolved inthemarketplaceandthenumberofB2Btransaction

    betweentradingentitiesisontherise.B2Btransactionshavegrowninvolumefrom8billionin2002to10

    billion in 2009. At an estimated cumulative average growth rate of close to 20%, the numberwould

    possiblyhitthe14billionmark in2012.Whatbecomesapparentfromthesenumbersistheseriousness

    withwhichorganizationswouldhavetoviewtheinefficienciesintheB2Bpaymentprocess.

    Courtesy:AberdeenGroupThemostefficientorganizationswhichhavecompletelyautomatedtheirB2Bpaymentprocessesspend

    anaverageof$1.50pertransactionwhich isat least$57 lesserthanwhatanorganizationspendsona

    traditionalcheckbasedB2Btransaction.About74percentoftodaysB2Bpaymentsaremadebypaper

    checks,leavingplentyofroomforimprovedefficienciesWhenoneputstheproblemintheperspectiveof

    trillionsindollarsavingsatanindustrylevel,thecostbenefitscaleisevidentlytiltedtowardsweedingout

    orat

    aminimum,

    reducing

    the

    cost

    contributors

    in

    the

    more

    expensive

    B2B

    payment

    process.

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    COSTDRIVERS

    IN

    A

    MANUAL

    CHECK

    BASED

    PROCURE

    TO

    PAY

    CYCLE

    ADMINISTRATIVEOVERHEADOverheads

    associated

    with

    effecting

    the

    procure

    to

    pay

    cycle

    are

    comparatively

    higher

    in

    manual

    transactions than in B2B transactions that are eenabled. Contributors to cost are not confined to

    processes within an organization but also in communications between trading partners. Intrafirm

    communicationbetweendifferententitiesintheprocurementandaccountingdepartmentsofthebuyer,

    sales,distributionandaccountingdepartmentsoftheseller,generationofamultitudeofdocumentsfor

    contractualandbillingpurposesandinterfirmcommunicationbetweenbuyerandsellerareallimportant

    driversofcostinthemanualB2Bpaymentprocess. Manualdataentryandcheckprocessinghastipped

    theprobabilityoferrorsinmanualpaymentprocessingonthehigherendofthescale.Thecostandtime

    spentonnonvalueaddingactivitiesinvolvedwitherrorcorrectionareformidable.

    PAPERUSAGE

    The volume of documentation that has to flow through the cycle to supplement information is

    humongous.Rightfrominvoicegenerationtopaymentfulfillment,thedifferentbusinessentitiesinvolved

    inthetransactioncreateandexchangeawidearrayofdocuments includingrequisitionforms, invoices,

    approvaldocuments,checksandenvelopes.

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    HUMANRESOURCE

    Anegativecorrelationbetween thedegreeofautomation inapaymentsprocessand staffing levels to

    support theprocessexplainswhycostofhumanresources isan importantdriver.WithtraditionalB2B

    payment methods, processes are seldom optimized and streamlined, resulting in an overlapping

    workforceperformingredundantandsuperfluousfunctions.The impactofthiscostdriver isevenmore

    whenviewedintheperspectiveofhighvolume lowvalueB2Btransactionswheretheheadcounthasto

    beincreasedtosupportvolumes.

    LOGISTICS

    Adirectimpactofthehighvolumeofdocumentationthatflowsthroughthemanualcycleistheincreased

    costof

    logistics.

    Costs

    involved

    with

    moving

    documents

    between

    trading

    partners,

    financial

    institutions

    andthirdpartyserviceproviders inthechainaresignificantwithtraditionalB2Bpaymentmethods.The

    problem intensifies when invoice clarifications are sought, checks get returned and paperbased

    notificationsgetlostintransit.

    PROCURETOPAYCYCLETIME

    CheckbasedB2Bpaymentprocessestakeapainfullylongtimeforfulfillmentoftenspanningweeks.More

    thecycletimeoftheprocess,greateristhequantumoffundsthatarelockedin.Thishasadirectimpact

    on the available working capital and the kind of accounting visibility to available funds that an

    organization would desire. An increased procuretopay cycle time adversely affects the ability of a

    business

    to

    take

    right

    decisions

    on

    capital

    allocation

    and

    engenders

    a

    huge

    opportunity

    cost.

    Cash

    forecastingchallenges translate into lost investmentopportunities in greenfield stars in thebusiness

    portfolio

    COSTOFFRAUD

    AnestimatedUS$20billionislostduetopapercheckfraud.Nearly94percentoforganizationsthatare

    affectedbypaymentrelatedfraudsarevictimsofcheckfraud.Alackofimmediatepaymentverification

    methodsandaccurateinvoicedatamatchingcreatesalotofexposuretocheckfraudrelatedlossesinthe

    manualprocess.Organizationsworkingwithcheckbasedpaymentsystemsmaintainalargestockofpre

    printedchecksraisingtheriskoftheftrelatedlosses.

    REGULATIONAND

    COMPLIANCE

    Theneed tocomplywith tighterandnewerregulations in thecurrenteconomicmacroenvironment is

    compelling.Pervasivemanualprocessesinordercreationandfulfillment,payment,accountspayableand

    accountsreceivablefunctionscanonlyincreasetheriskofnoncompliance.Organizationshavebroughtin

    greaterfocusonregulatorycompliancetopreempthugecostsassociatedwithnoncompliance.Acasein

    pointwouldbethecostofcomplyingwithregulationslaidoutintheSarbanesOxleyActcertainlyhigh

    foranorganizationrelyingonpaperbasedpaymentsystems.

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    THEEB2BPAYMENTSADOPTIONWAVE

    A shift in the mindset of organizations to move away from traditional B2B payment methods is

    perceivable.ArecentsurveyconductedbytheAssociationforFinancialProfessionalspegsthepercentage

    of organizations that would eenable their B2B payments process in the next one year at 43%. The

    motivation for most organizations seems to be the direct impact on cost reduction, improved

    transparencywithcashflowsandstraightthroughprocessingtoaccountingsystems.

    Billion dollar firms with high volumes of payments are swiftly falling into the fold of converting to

    electronicpayments. Thebenefits accruing outof this conversion is independent oforganization size.

    Despitethis fact,themammoths inthebusiness landscapearemore likelytoconvert followedbymid

    market firms and small business. Larger corporations are better geared formoving to electronic B2B

    paymentsowing

    to

    the

    sheer

    size

    of

    their

    IT

    establishment

    and

    abetter

    network

    with

    trading

    entities

    whicharealreadyeenabledwiththeirEIPPsystems.Withthecurrenttrend,acheckusagereductionto

    60%by2010iswhatorganizationsarerunningtowards.

    Courtesy:CelentandNACHANottobeleftbehind,smallandmediumenterpriseshavealsobeguntoseetheadvantagesofmovingto

    electronicpaymentplatforms.The inertiaoftheseorganizationshasbeenreducedbytheavailabilityof

    newer technology solutionswhich can be tailored to individual organizational needs. This factor has

    broughtin

    the

    flexibility

    aspect

    that

    is

    desired

    by

    smaller

    businesses.

    Organizations

    that

    are

    hesitant

    to

    taketheplungewouldfailtotapintoafuturecustomerbasethatistunedintoanelectronicB2Bpayment

    mode.

    Intermsofgeography,thedevelopedcountrieshavecaughtupwellwithelectronicpaymentmethods,

    with thepacebeing relativelyslow in theUS.EuropeandCanadahavebeen front runners in the race

    markedbyearlyadoption.Anevidenceofthisisa95%penetrationofnoncashtransactionsinGermany,

    NetherlandsandSwitzerlandasearlyas1999.Comparedwithdatafromthesameyear,UShasbeena

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    slow adopter with figures of 40%. Notwithstanding the slow start, recent surveys have shown that

    financialinstitutions

    and

    their

    corporate

    customers

    in

    the

    US

    have

    begun

    to

    realize

    the

    value

    in

    eenabled

    B2Bpayments.USshoresareseeingfreneticactivityinmigrationtoeenabledpaymentplatforms.

    AbroadbasedadoptionofelectronicB2Bpaymentsdoesnotstopwithamindsetshift.Atwopronged

    strategy forchanges inprocessand technology iswhatwill takeorganizationscloser to theirefficiency

    goals. The environment for a technology change has beenmade conducive by IT solution providers

    offeringahostofservicestosuittheneedofeverybusiness.

    PROSPECTIVE HEGEMONY OF COMMERCIAL CARDS IN

    ELECTRONICB2BPAYMENTS

    Buyers and suppliers looking for efficiencies in their accounts payable process have turned towards

    ElectronicFundsTransferandmorespecifically,usingtheACHchannel.Thisiscertainlyamovecloserto

    thecostreductionagendasinceACHpaymentseliminateamajorityofcostlyresourcesthatareinvolved

    in checkbased payments. Enabling a batch processing of ACH payments with Electronic Invoice

    PresentmentandPayment(EIPP)makesthepropositionmoreattractive.DespitetheadvocatedbenefitsofACHpayments,outsidethefundstransfermechanism,theprocessof

    sharing account numbers and routing information is predominantly manual. Evidently, there is an

    optimizationpotentialhigherupinthevaluechain.AdiscouragerofwidespreadadoptionofACH

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    paymentsis

    an

    open

    gap

    for

    potential

    fraud.

    ACH

    payments

    require

    suppliers

    to

    provide

    buyers

    with

    sensitive bank account information, making them vulnerable. For buyers to bettermanage working

    capital, transparentspendvisibility isessential.This isagainachallengewithACHpaymentssince they

    carryminisculeornoremittancedata.

    CommercialcardssuchasPcardsofferalleviationtopainpointsintheACHpaymentmethod.Withcards,

    payment gateways preclude the need for trading entities to share bank account information. Rich

    remittancedataandatightintegrationwiththeaccountspayablesystemengenderdetailedinvoicelevel

    spendreportingthat issoveryimportantforthetreasurygroup.ThefloatbenefitinACHpayments is

    retained and enhancedwith commercial cards since issuers present amonthly statement for billing.

    Organizationshavebegun to see the value in commercial cardpayments and are extending theiruse

    beyond

    high

    volume,

    low

    value

    procurement

    to

    big

    ticket

    procurements

    as

    well.

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    OFFERINGS

    IN

    THE

    MARKET

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    EIPPTHECRUCIALMISSINGPIECEOFTHEPUZZLEFORFINANCIAL

    INSTITUTIONS

    Buying organizationswhich can flex their financialmuscle have channeled large amounts of available

    funds into the development of ElectronicData Interchange (EDI) systems to stay connectedwith the

    supplierbank network. For smaller organizationswhich transact heavily using commercial cards, , in

    additiontothecostinvolvedinbuildingtheinfrastructure,thereistheburdenofcostofcompliancewith

    PaymentCardIndustry(PCI)securitynorms.

    Banksandacquirerswhichhavestrongfinancialrelationshipswiththesetradingorganizationshavebeen

    abletosatiatetheirpaymentneedseffectivelythankstotheirextensivesettlementnetworks.Whenit

    comes to theupstream requirementsof invoice/purchaseorderpresentment,validation,approvaland

    paymentrelease, financial institutionshavebeenshopping inthemarket forEIPPvendors.Thestory is

    notverydifferentwiththirdpartypaymentprocessorseither. AllianceslikeBankofAmericaBottomline

    TechnologiesPaymode,USBankPowertrack,JPMorganChaseOrdertopayandAmericanExpress

    S2S,standtestimonyforthisfact.

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    Whilemost

    such

    strategic

    partnerships

    are

    aggressively

    promoting

    packaged

    solutions

    in

    the

    accounts

    payablesspace,therace isfarfromover.Largemultinationalcorporations,publicsector,globalFIsand

    mediumandsmallenterprisesrepresentadiversecustomerbasewithequallydiverseAPrequirements

    drivenbyindustryspecific,geographyspecificaswellastechnologyinfrastructurerelatedpeculiarities.

    Our forecast is thatelectronicB2Bpayments andAPautomationbusinesswill continue toexperience

    heightenedactivityoverthenextfewyears.Moreso,becauseofthefactthatbankswanttooffermore

    integratedcashmanagementservicestotheircorporateandSMEcustomersandEIPP isagoodtoolto

    gain visibility into theircashflows.Froma top linegrowthperspective, this information isof strategic

    importtobanksinimprovingtheeffectivenessoftheirproductdevelopment,customersegmentationand

    targeting exercise. Banks can structure and create new products which can help buyers fund their

    payments

    if

    they

    are

    low

    on

    cash

    flows

    and

    offer

    investment

    products

    in

    situations

    of

    excess

    cash

    flow.

    THELUREFORFINANCIALINSTITUTIONS

    ItisexpectedthatInitiativesliketheSingleEuroPaymentsArea(SEPA)willresultinareductionofcross

    borderpaymentfeeswithintheEuroZone.Paymentinstrumentsliketheletterofcreditarebeing

    replacedwithopenaccounttradingininternationaltrades.Giventhisbusinesslandscape,transaction

    basedrevenuesfromcorporatepaymentservicesarebeingdrivendownbyanincreasedinterconnectivity

    ofpaymentsystemsanddevelopmentslikeSWIFTinthepaymentsarena.Profitmarginsaregetting

    thinnerandcorporatepaymentsarebecomingcommoditized.Financialinstitutionscanengageinaprice

    warbutitwouldnotgivethemasustainableedge.Theyneedtoembarkonadifferentiationstrategyand

    takevaluedeliverytothenextlevel.

    Gaininginsightsintovaluableinformationallacrossthepaymentschainiscrucialtothedevelopmentofa

    differentiatedservicingstrategy.Intodaysworld,financialinstitutionshavevisibilitylimitedjustto

    paymentsmadeandreceived.Inordertoleverageuntappedopportunities,financialinstitutionsneedto

    stayengagedincorporatetransactionsasearlyintheprocessaspossible.Atightintegrationbetween

    bankingapplicationsandcorporateaccountspayable,accountsreceivableandtreasurymanagement

    servicesgivesthemtheuniqueadvantageofgainingvisibilityintotheclientsfinancialpositionatevery

    stageinthefinancialsupplychain.Gearedwiththisinformation,financialinstitutionscanstructure

    productsandservicestosuitaclientsneedatdifferentstagesofabusinesstransaction.Theyhavea

    biggercrosssellingopportunitywithabetterriskassessment.Bystretchingtheirpresenceacrossthe

    supplychainoftheircustomer,financialinstituionswillbeabletodeepentherelationshipwithbetter

    retentionandrepeatbusinessaspositivefallouts.

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    CASHMANAGEMENT

    Abroadengagementoffinancialinstitutionsinthefinancialsupplychainenablesthemtohaverealtime

    understandingofthecorporatecashposition.Thisinformationisinvaluableforfinancialinstitutionsto

    quantifyanddemonstratethecostofidlecashtotheircustomers.Itwouldsetupastrongplatformto

    provideSweepAccountserviceswherebyexcessidlefundsearninterest.Goingbeyondtherealmof

    overnightmarkets

    and

    intraday

    investments,

    financial

    institutions

    are

    better

    placed

    to

    offer

    investment

    managementservicestomeetacorporatesmediumandlongterminvestmentgoals.

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    Fundsconsolidation

    is

    astrong

    value

    proposition

    when

    targeted

    at

    corporates

    with

    anational

    or

    global

    footprint.Financialinstitutionsthatarecontinuouslyawareofthetime,volume,valueandstatusof

    paymentshaveanevenmorecompellingstorytotaketheirCashConcentrationServicestotheirclients.

    Sellingorganizationsthatarepartofthetradingnetworkprovideawealthofopportunitiesforfinancial

    institutionstopositiontheircollections,costmanagementandriskmanagementservices.

    TRADEFINANCE

    Financialinstitutionsthatdeliverendtoendservicesinalargetradingnetworklendthemselves

    conducivetostrengtheningtheirlendingbasedrevenuestream. Ifbuyingorganizationsareilliquidinthe

    shortterm,theywouldseevalueinstructuredlendingproductswithlongercreditterms. An

    insightinto

    the

    buyer

    supplier

    supply

    chain

    would

    enable

    financial

    institutions

    to

    provide

    payables

    discountingservicestosuppliersthatlookatreducingtheircostofcapitalandinturnpassonthebenefit

    tothebuyer.Invoicefactoringandforfaitingareothertradefinanceservicesthatwouldfinddemandwith

    suppliersinneedofshorttermliquidity,atdifferentstagesintheordertopaycycle.

    AnintegratedAPautomationsolutionhasthetheabilitytolinkpurchaseorderandinvoicedatatoatrade

    financeinstrument.Thisprovidesastrongerbasisforextendingcreditatahigherpercentageofthetrade

    valueoratabetterrateofinterest.Italsoimprovesthequalityoftradeinstrumentadvisory,inspection

    andguaranteeservicesofferedbyfinancialinstitutions.

    BUSINESSINTELLIGENCE

    Thecorporatequestforintelligenceontheirtraderelatedfinancescanbebestsatisfiedbyfinancial

    institutionsthatrenderservicesallalongthefinancialsupplychain.Realtimeinformationoncash

    positionsandfloatimprovethequalityofcashforecasting,zerobalanceaccountingandinterest

    reallocationservicesprovidedbyfinancialinstitutions. Businessanalyticsanddecisionsupportsolutions

    becomeanattractivepropositionforthetargetwhenthebasisforsuchsolutionsisinformationthatis

    gatheredacrossthespectrumfromordergenerationtosupplierreceiptoffunds.

    Therehasneverbeenabettertimeinthemarketforfinancialinstitutionstoentertheaccountspayable

    automationspace.Thosethatpursueawaitandwatchstrategywillmissoutonthefirstmover

    advantageandinthelongrunalionsshareinthemarket.Thosethattakeanimmediateplungewillnot

    onlyenjoyanewrevenuesource,butwillalsobeheraldedasinnovators.

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    SYSTEM INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

    AUTOMATION

    Asbanks,acquirers,3rdpartypaymentprocessors,paymentnetworks,independentserviceprovidersand

    EIPPvendorsevolvetheirproductsandservicesthroughstrategicpartnerships,thesuccessoftheirend

    toend product offerings quintessentially depend on effective systems integration. Nearreal time

    response,robust,highperformanceservicebus,highavailabilityandstateoftheartaudittrailmeeting

    desiredtransparency levelsarebecomingtherequisites,ratherthanstandoutfeaturesofan integrated

    nextgen AP solution. From the banks perspective, plain simple EIPP solutions are also pass, and

    integratedEIPPserviceswithcashmanagementandtradefinanceservices isofmost importance.Given

    the fact thatdifferent industrieshave different invoice formats, global and statewide tax regulations

    makethe

    integration

    even

    more

    complicated.

    Adesireforgreatercontrolandagilityhasmotivatedlargerorganizationstomovetowardsacentralized

    AP function.Moneymanagement from a centralized location would involve crossborder pooling of

    invoices,singlecurrencystatementsandglobaldashboardsalongwiththeabilitytointegratewithmore

    thanonefinancialinstitutionindifferentgeographies.AllthiswillneedaninnovativeapproachtoSI.

    Wiprosexperience in this fieldextends tovariousmessaging/GroupWareplatforms,BPMenginesand

    SOA implementations.We have consistently delivered substantial cost benefits for our customers by

    leveraging on innovative delivery models and valueadded initiatives such as Six Sigma and Lean

    methodologies,aimedatprovidingcontinuousproductivity improvements.TheSIpracticeofWiproalso

    has

    extensive

    experience

    in

    managing

    complex

    programs

    in

    a

    multi

    vendor

    scenario.

    ACCOUNTSPAYABLEBUSINESSPROCESSOUTSOURCING

    As the automated AP solutions enabled by electronic B2B payments evolve and mature in the

    marketplace, serviceprovidersandcustomersfaceasignificanthurdleinrealizingthecostsavingsworthy

    oftheproductsfullpotential.Businessesareinneedofacomparativelysmallerworkforcewithfocused

    skills in using and supporting the automated AP solutions as part of the extended but eenabled

    operations.Outsourcing theseservices to industryexpertsat lowercosts is increasinglypreferredover

    retainingandmaintainingsomeofthelargeworkforcecurrentlydeployedtohandlemanualcheckbased

    AP functions.Wipros Business ProcessOutsourcing services optimize business performance to attain

    valuecreation.WiproBPOSolutions isa leadingproviderofoffshoreBPOservicestypicallyrequiredfor

    using and supporting eenabled business processes such as accounts payables. Our BPO services are

    driven by the integrated solution approachwhich provides enhanced value to the customers through

    processstandardization,processsimplificationandprocessoptimization.

    AmongWiproswiderangeofBPOservices,ourprocurementoutsourcingservicesarethemostrelevant

    toAPautomationbusinessandhaveadirectpositiveimpactoncostreductionsthatcustomersseek

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    throughdeployment

    of

    AP

    solutions.

    We

    offer

    complete

    Source

    to

    Pay

    outsourcing

    services

    to

    our

    clientsand fulfill theSourcetoContractneedsofourcustomers throughstrategicsourcing,category

    management,suppliermanagementandsupplychainstrategy.WealsodeliverProcuretoPayprocess

    efficiencies andoperational cost reduction. Finally,weoffer a full suite of ondemandprocurement

    solutionsthatintegratewithourclient'scurrentERPsystemandprovidecostcontroltherebyoptimizing

    the entire supply chain.Wipro Procurement Outsourcing services offer key benefits to our clients,

    includingvalueformoney,SixSigmaenabledprocessestoimproveefficiencyandquality,costreduction

    ofmorethan40%throughoffshoreexecution,leverageonITexpertiseacrossdifferentsupplychainand

    APplatforms,domainexperienceinB2Bpaymentsindustryandtalentavailability.

    WIPRO

    A

    STRATEGIC

    PARTNER

    FOR

    AP

    AUTOMATION

    ThroughourIntegratedIT(ApplicationDevelopment&Managementservices)andBPO(BusinessProcess

    Operations)servicesandbusinessdomainexpertiseinBankingandFinancialServices,Wiproisinthebest

    positiontopartnerwithfinancialInstitutionstoimplementaggressivegotomarketstrategyanddeliver

    andpromotetopnotchAPsolutionsatoptimizedcosts.OurintegratedIT,BPOapproachhashelped

    organizationssavecostsinexcessof40%inspecificareas.

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    ABOUT

    WIPRO

    TECHNOLOGIES

    Wipro is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMMi Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally.Wipro

    providescomprehensiveITsolutionsandservices(includingsystemsintegration,ISoutsourcing,package

    implementation, software application development and maintenance) and Research & Development

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    Wipro'suniquevaluepropositionisfurtherdeliveredthroughourpioneeringOffshoreOutsourcingModel

    andstringentQualityProcessesofSEIandSixSigma.

    ABOUTWIPROCOUNCILFORINDUSTRYRESEARCH

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    organizationaimstoaddresstheneedsofcustomersbyspecifically lookingat innovativestrategiesthat

    will help them gain competitive advantage in themarket. The Council in collaboration with leading

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    Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.wipro.com/industryresearch

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    www.celent.com

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