Sybase and Wipro tie-up

Sybase Software has announced a partnership to extend SAP applications to a
variety of mobile device types. With these solutions, SAP customers will be able
to securely access their business-critical enterprise applications while on the
move.

Sybase and SAP are jointly delivering co-developed solutions for extending
SAP CRM and SAP Business Suite to mobile devices. SAP customers will now be able
to leverage Wipro's SAP implementation skills to customize these Sybase Mobile
Solutions for SAP, in addition to developing custom mobile applications for
other SAP modules such as SRM SCM, PLM that will be directed towards areas like
mobile services, mobile sales, time and travel approvals, workflows, warehouse
management, asset management, etc. Wipro's solutions will be based on Sybase
Unwired Platform (SUP), a mobile enterprise application platform that provides
systems integrators, independent software vendors and enterprise developers with
the ability to easily develop, deploy and manage mobile applications. This
comprehensive, yet flexible mobility infrastructure which will enable
enterprises to implement, manage and expand their mobile computing initiatives
in a coherent, streamlined and cost-effective manner. Mobile solutions created
using the Unwired Platform enable mobile workers to access business critical
data anytime, from anywhere, leading to a positive impact on productivity and
revenue.

Sunil Jose, MD, India and Sub-continent, Sybase Software said, "The Sybase
and Wipro partnership will offer Wipro's SAP customers, applications on the go.
SUP supports a wide variety of popular mobile platforms. This enables true
mobility for a large section of employees and not just top or middle management.
Through this, SAP's customers will be able to create an information edge by
optimizing and enhancing the infrastructure they already own, linking valuable
data resources in place, and securely delivering information anytime, anywhere."

Commenting on the partnership, Sairaman Jagannathan, VP-Business Solutions
Division, Wipro said, "Building on our SAP partnership, this partnership with
Sybase demonstrates a strong synergy between our companies as we share a common
goal of providing businesses easy access to valuable information contained
within enterprise applications. As Sybase's implementation partner, we will
bring in tight integration with a wide range of mobile environments to ensure
secure and real-time access to information. Wipro chose Sybase as a strategic
partner based on the strength of its mobile enterprise application platform and
rich expertise and proven leadership in the enterprise mobility space."

As part of this joint initiative, Wipro will set-up a Center of
Excellence(CoE) at its research Center, Sangam, in Bengaluru, where customers
will be able to experience the various mobile applications developed by Wipro to
mobilize SAP. This CoE will also be used to develop newer industry frameworks
that can be used across different customer verticals.