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BRIEF: Wipro to hive off non-IT units into separate firm
[November 01, 2012]

BRIEF: Wipro to hive off non-IT units into separate firm


BANGALORE, Nov 01, 2012 (Mint - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Wipro Ltd, India's third-largest software services provider, will hive off its non-IT businesses into a separate company to focus on its software business.



Shares of the company rose more than 3% on Thursday morning on BSE.

The new company will be called Wipro Enterprises Ltd and will include Wipro's consumer and infrastructure businesses. The businesses contribute less than 15% to Wipro's profit and sales.


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