Wipro Technologies & HIPAA Academy Partner to Launch Global Managed Compliance Center

Wipro Technologies, the Global IT Services Business of Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT), today announced the launch of the "Global Managed Compliance Center” for hospitals in the United States. The Global Managed Compliance Center is designed to assist hospitals manage the key requirements of HIPAA Privacy and Security regulation cost effectively by leveraging standardized HIPAA processes, dashboards, assessment and audit services. Uday Ali Pabrai, CEO, HIPAA Academy, said, "By partnering with a global IT services leader such as Wipro, we now have the capability to deliver a cost-effective, tailored, scalable platform that enables a truly integrated delivery platform for our healthcare clients. This is essential to systematically manage critical components of the IT infrastructure for ongoing HIPAA compliance with over 40 standards defined in the HIPAA Security Rule.” The Global Managed Compliance Center is a highly flexible and scalable service that is based on Wipro’s well-acclaimed Global Command Center Platform. In addition to providing the necessary compliance at a lower cost, this service enables complete transparency on the compliance process by incorporating an exhaustive set of dashboards and executive information templates. Vijay Raman, Global Head for Healthcare, Wipro Technologies said, "To improve the quality of care and reduce medical errors, hospitals today are under severe pressure to adopt IT aggressively while being HIPAA compliant. With tight IT budgets and limited skilled resource pool, IT is increasingly becoming a challenge for hospitals to sustain a high degree of security and privacy norms mandated by regulations like HIPAA. The partnership will provide a platform for hospitals – large and small – to effectively manage compliance by lowering the risk and cost.” "Wipro has pioneered the concept of Global Command Centers (GCCs). The Global Compliance Center would add a strong layer of HIPAA specialization through our partnership with the HIPAA Academy and leverage the Infrastructure and Security centers to offer hospitals a 360 degree platform to manage compliance end to end,” noted Vijay Raman. The HIPAA Academy, a division of ecfirst.com, was recognized by Inc. 500 in 2004 as America’s 500 fastest growing privately held business. In the area of HIPAA compliance, the HIPAA Academy has earned the trust of over 130 hospitals in the USA. For further information on the Global Managed Compliance Center Program, please contact: Lorna Waggoner, CHP Director of Business Development HIPAA Academy, ecfirst.com E: Lorna.Waggoner@ecfirst.com P: 1.877.899.9974 x17 W: www.HIPAAAcademy.Net OR Susheel Ladwa Practice Leader – Healthcare and Lifescience Wipro Technologies Email: Susheel.Ladwa@Wipro.com Website: www.wipro.com/hls/ManagedCompliance.htm For details about Wipro Limited & forward-looking and cautionary statements please see link below http://www.wipro.com/news/about_wipro.htm