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• Former Wipro exec new IT and data head at Unicef

  Former Wipro exec Abhishek Singh has joined children’s charity Unicef Australia as head of data and IT.

• CIO gives Sydney Water a new flow

  At the Sydney Easter Show last month, CIO George Hunt was at Sydney Water's booth, handing out merchandise and talking to visitors.

• Sydney Water selects Wipro led consortium for ERP, CRM overhaul

  ​Sydney Water has selected a consortium led by Wipro to design, build and run new ERP, billing and CRM systems in what has been dubbed a 'once in a generation investment'.

• Price tag for troubled SAP project will skyrocket to nearly $1 billion, audit says

  The cost of finishing a massive SAP software overhaul at a New York gas utility will rise to nearly US$1 billion from an original estimate of $383.8 million, a newly released audit report has found.

• Midsize IT Outsourcing Providers Offer Hidden Value

  There's a growing shift from tier 1 offshore outsourcing providers to midsize IT services players. Scale and price are no longer the sole interest of outsourcing customers. They are seeking agility, flexibility, vertical alignment, responsiveness and trust -- all of which they are more likely to find in a smaller, more focused provider.

• Wipro sees growing demand from outsourcing clients

  Indian outsourcer Wipro grew revenue and profits in the second quarter, citing improved demand.

• Study: High growth companies are better at analysing data

  The Economist Intelligence Unit has found a strong relationship between the growth of corporate earnings and companies’ use of data in strategic planning, with high growth companies performing better at analysis and use data for decision making.

• Wipro's IT services business posts slow growth in difficult market

  Indian outsourcer Wipro reported slow revenue growth in its IT services business, reflecting a continued volatility in the outsourcing market.

• India's Wipro benefits from recovery in offshoring

  Wipro's fourth-quarter IT services revenue grew 4.8 percent year on year, reflecting an overall recovery in offshoring to India.

• Citigroup cutting IT jobs, shifting some work offshore

  Citigroup is cutting 11,000 jobs, many in IT, as part of a restructuring announced Wednesday.

• Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings

  First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics," with Apple dropping two spots to sixth compared to last year's study.

• Wipro's revenue growth continues to slide

  Wipro said Friday its IT services business grew only 4.6 percent in U.S. dollar terms in the quarter ending Sept. 30, a much slower rate of growth reflecting a weak global economy.

• India's Wipro moving non-IT businesses out of the company

  Wipro has decided to move its non-IT businesses out of the company to give it a higher focus on IT services, it said Thursday.

• Can you trust one outsourcing provider to manage the rest?

  Even as CIOs continue to pursue the multi-provider model for outsourcing IT, the question remains as to how to do it successfully: amassing the necessary vendor management skills needed, avoiding vendor finger pointing, and achieving intended results.

• Indian outsourcers see opportunity in U.S. credit downgrade

  India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said Monday that an economic slump in the U.S. will benefit Indian outsourcers, as U.S. customers look to cut costs.