IT giant Wipro Technologies

Wipro’s wallowing in money, profits up 20%

Bangalore, India, October 27 -- India's No. 3 software services exporter, Wipro Ltd., booked a 21 percent increase in profits in the second quarter compared to last year.

Despite slowdown, Wipro BPO continues hiring

Hyderabad, India April 28: Despite the economic slowdown, Wipro BPO, the business process outsourcing division of IT giant Wipro Technologies, is hiring personnel and expanding its operations globally, a top official said here Tuesday.

"For the last six months, we have been hearing depressing news about people losing jobs and companies resorting to cost-cutting measures but we are still looking for people," Wipro BPO head Ashutosh Vaidya told reporters.

The company plans to expand its BPO facility in Hyderabad by recruiting 1,000 to 1,200 people over the next six to eight months, he said.

At present, 3,150 people are working at the Hyderabad facility.